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Enrollment
1,997
High
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486007653
Psja Memorial Early College High School
800 S ALAMO RD, ALAMO, TX 78516 · (956) 354-2420 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,997 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.1:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,934 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 | 465 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 512 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 506 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 26% |
Student demographics
1%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 42.0% | 18.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 14 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 Memorial Early College High School
Psja Memorial Early College High School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Memorial Early College High School this school | 1,997 | 96.8% | 46.7% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School MISSION | 1,952 | 98.0% | 38.5% |
| Nixon High School LAREDO | 2,124 | 95.6% | 52.1% |
| Rio Grande City High School RIO GRANDE CITY | 1,670 | 96.2% | 42.7% |
| Donna North High School DONNA | 1,974 | 94.5% | 33.8% |
| Lopez Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 1,739 | 98.7% | 48.0% |
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 Memorial Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #939 of 1,385 | #34 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #537 of 1,425 ▲ 69 | #19 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,010 of 1,425 ▲ 41 | #35 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #525 of 1,184 | #11 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,997 | #330 of 2,107 | #14 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #746 of 1,344 | #36 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.1% | #1,324 of 1,346 | #46 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #37 of 1,522 | #8 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #415 of 672 | #10 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
1,997
+175 (+10%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,630
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 1,997 | 132.5 | 15.1:1 | 97% (1,934) |
| 2023-24 | 1,946 | 130.7 | 14.9:1 | 96% (1,877) |
| 2022-23 | 1,860 | 130.7 | 14.2:1 | 94% (1,754) |
| 2020-21 | 1,822 | 138 | 13.2:1 | 92% (1,684) |
| 2017-18 | 1,843 | 139.3 | 13.2:1 | 94% (1,731) |
| 2015-16 | 1,922 | 134 | 14.3:1 | 90% (1,730) |
| 2010-11 | 2,212 | 161 | 13.7:1 | 1% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 1,630 | 110 | 14.8:1 | 69% (1,132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Psja Memorial Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,843 to 1,997); teachers down 5% (139.3 to 132.5).
About Psja Memorial Early College High School
Psja Memorial Early College High School sits in ALAMO, Texas, and is classified as a high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,997 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
Across its 44 schools, PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD enrolls 29,749 students. Psja Memorial Early College High School is one of those schools.
Psja Memorial Early College High School's enrollment is 99% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 132.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Psja Memorial Early College High School and a ratio of 15.1:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. The 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County is 12 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Psja Memorial Early College High School is B-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Psja Memorial Early College High School is 32.3%. It actually posts 46.7%, which is 14.3 points higher and in the top 10% of Texas schools.
Psja Memorial Early College High School is located in Hidalgo County, where the median household income is $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Psja Memorial Early College High School is one of 364 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, John McKeever Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles from Psja Memorial Early College High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Psja Memorial Early College High School places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Psja Memorial Early College High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Psja Memorial Early College High School climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,822 to 1,997 students. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 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 ALAMO
- Vanguard MozartCombined · 1,236 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- IDEA College Preparatory AlamoHigh · 737 students
- Augusto Guerra Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
- John McKeever Elementary SchoolElementary · 699 students
- IDEA Academy AlamoElementary · 698 students
Nearby schools
- John McKeever Elementary School0.4 mi · 699
- Zeferino Farias Elementary School0.9 mi · 520
- Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy0.9 mi · 94
- Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School1.0 mi · 654
- Marcia R Garza1.1 mi · 545
- Capt D Salinas II Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHow large is Psja Memorial Early College High School?
Psja Memorial Early College High School enrolls approximately 1,997 students in grades 09-12.
Is Psja Memorial Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Psja Memorial Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Psja Memorial Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Psja Memorial Early College High School is approximately 15.1:1 (133 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Psja Memorial Early College High School?
At Psja Memorial Early College High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Psja Memorial Early College High School public or private?
Psja Memorial 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.