PSJA EARLY START

Located at 601 E KELLY, in PHARR, Texas, PSJA EARLY START is a mid-tier elementary school that teaches 527 students (grade pre-K), run under PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.

PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 29,749 students; PSJA EARLY START is among them.

On demographics, PSJA EARLY START reports that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

On the resource side, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PSJA EARLY START is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

HENRY FORD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

PSJA EARLY START operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 32%: 776 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.