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Enrollment
471
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613012880
THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S
801 N COLLEGE DR, LA JOYA, TX 78560 · (956) 323-2240 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
442 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
87.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+48.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 49 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
471
+49 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S
THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is a 9-12 campus of compact scale in LA JOYA, Texas, one of the schools within LA JOYA ISD, caters to 471 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.
Within LA JOYA ISD, which oversees 36 schools and 22,942 students, THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.
On the income-and-resources front, THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 94% of students at THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, THELMA ROSA SALINAS 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 32.9%; actual is 81.8%, +48.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: LA JOYA H S, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.8%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 471). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
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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 LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in LA JOYA
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- IDEA LA JOYA ACADEMYElementary · 656 students
- LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLEMiddle · 545 students
- TABASCO ELElementary · 544 students
- IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORYMiddle · 344 students
- JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 327 students
Nearby schools
- LA JOYA H S0.2 mi · 2,405
- JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE H S0.3 mi · 327
- HOPE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 78
- IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.7 mi · 344
- IDEA LA JOYA ACADEMY0.7 mi · 656
- LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE0.7 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H SHow many students attend THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S?
THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S enrolls approximately 471 students in grades 09-12.
Is THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S.
What is the student diversity at THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S?
Student demographics at THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S in?
THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S is part of LA JOYA ISD.
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