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What tradition at PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S should never be changed?
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Enrollment
2,300
High
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486003921
Psja Early College High School
805 W RIDGE RD, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 354-2300 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,300 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
173 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
2,156 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 538 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 560 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 588 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 614 | 27% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 46.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 11.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 24.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Psja Early College High School
Psja Early College High School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Early College High School this school | 2,300 | 93.7% | 53.3% |
| La Joya High School LA JOYA | 2,405 | 93.1% | 36.9% |
| Rivera Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 2,150 | 94.4% | 45.2% |
| Psja North Early College High School PHARR | 2,166 | 92.6% | 55.3% |
| Sunset High School DALLAS | 2,164 | 93.5% | 48.8% |
| Mission High School MISSION | 2,154 | 92.2% | 35.8% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Psja Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #705 of 1,385 | #25 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #261 of 1,425 ▲ 56 | #9 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #696 of 1,425 ▲ 65 | #24 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #573 of 1,184 | #16 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,300 | #220 of 2,107 | #5 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #453 of 1,344 | #17 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.7% | #1,313 of 1,346 | #43 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #98 of 1,522 | #19 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.8% | #406 of 672 | #8 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,300
-197 (-8%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 1,311
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,300 | 172.7 | 13.3:1 | 94% (2,156) |
| 2023-24 | 2,360 | 166.1 | 14.2:1 | 94% (2,208) |
| 2022-23 | 2,459 | 173.5 | 14.2:1 | 93% (2,296) |
| 2020-21 | 2,497 | 165 | 15.1:1 | 93% (2,331) |
| 2017-18 | 2,114 | 138 | 15.3:1 | 93% (1,969) |
| 2015-16 | 1,920 | 127 | 15.1:1 | 89% (1,701) |
| 2010-11 | 2,240 | 168 | 13.3:1 | 1% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 1,652 | 106 | 15.6:1 | 63% (1,045) |
| 1990-91 | 1,311 | 171 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Psja Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (2,114 to 2,300); teachers up 25% (138 to 172.7).
About Psja Early College High School
Psja Early College High School is a high-enrollment high school that serves part of SAN JUAN, Texas. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 2,300 students. Enrollment is 189% higher than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD oversees Psja Early College High School and 43 other schools, with 29,749 students in total.
The student body at Psja Early College High School is 99% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 172.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 94%. Compared with the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Psja Early College High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Psja Early College High School scores 19.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 53.3% actual versus 33.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Psja Early College High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Psja Early College High School's average proficiency of 53.3% compares with 55.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 197 fewer students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.1:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Psja Early College High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHigh · 741 students
- R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- IDEA Academy San JuanElementary · 617 students
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions0.1 mi · 340
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School0.6 mi · 686
- Liberty Middle School0.8 mi · 742
- Vanguard Rembrandt0.8 mi · 1,978
- Kelly-Pharr Elementary School0.9 mi · 587
- Elvis J Ballew High School1.0 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Psja Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Psja Early College High School?
Psja Early College High School enrolls approximately 2,300 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Psja Early College High School serve?
Psja Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Psja Early College High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Psja Early College High School.
How diverse is Psja Early College High School?
Psja Early College High School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Psja Early College High School public or private?
Psja Early College High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.