PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S

PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S operates as an intimate senior high in PHARR, Texas, operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Across the 44 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (29,749 students total), PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S shows that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.2%; actual is 76.0%, +43.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELVIS J BALLEW H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 46.3%.

PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S has fell 29%, going from 775 students in 2018 to 553 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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