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Enrollment
2,166
High
DISTRICT 1,150 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486006896
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S
500 E NOLANA LOOP, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2360 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
149 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
2,005 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 21 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,166
-31 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of the sizable senior highs in PHARR, Texas, one of the schools within PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, with 2,166 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 172% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 29,749 students. PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of those campuses.
On demographics, PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 149 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 93% of students at PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S qualify 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.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.5%; PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 54.1%, +20.7 points above that line.
Around the school, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
DR WILLIAM LONG 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. On composite proficiency, PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Five-year trend. PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 2,197 (now 2,166).
On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
- AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLEMiddle · 790 students
Other schools in PHARR
- VANGUARD REMBRANDTCombined · 1,978 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- VANGUARD VAN GOGHCombined · 1,048 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARRHigh · 848 students
- DR WILLIAM LONG ELElementary · 767 students
Nearby schools
- DR WILLIAM LONG EL0.3 mi · 767
- ALLEN & WILLIAM ARNOLD EL0.9 mi · 657
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 1,006
- RAUL LONGORIA EL1.0 mi · 568
- IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.2 mi · 689
- IDEA OWASSA ACADEMY1.2 mi · 699
Frequently asked questions
About PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SWhat is the total enrollment at PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S?
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S enrolls approximately 2,166 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S serve?
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S.
How diverse is PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S?
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S?
PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
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