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La Joya Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Mission, Palmview, Penitas, La Joya and Sullivan City, and parts of Alton.
Students
22,942
Schools
37
Spent per student
$13,608
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$168.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about La Joya Independent School District
- School Grade D: better than 12% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 5 pts below the state
- Spends 6% more per student than the TX average
- 15 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 11.2% since 2020
- Debt of $168.1M, about $7,328 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Doffing.
PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–88 middle schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency18%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,608 per student · 6% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 62%Federal 26%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,829’20
23,499’21
24,352’22
23,998’23
22,942’24
Down 11.2% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 100%White <1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%
Schools in the district
37 public schools.
Enrique Kiki Camarena El
C+715 students16:1
John F Kennedy El
C+676 students17:1
Jose de Escandon El
C+614 students16:1
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola El
C−583 students17:1
Juan Seguin El
D569 students16:1
Tabasco El
C544 students16:1
Lloyd M Bentsen El
C538 students16:1
Diaz-Villarreal El
D527 students15:1
Corina Pena El
D523 students15:1
E B Reyna El
C+523 students15:1
Emiliano Zapata El
C−511 students16:1
Narciso Cavazos
C+471 students15:1
Dr. Americo Paredes El
C+465 students16:1
William J Clinton El
C+463 students15:1
Guillermo Flores El
D452 students16:1
Elodia R Chapa El
C−445 students15:1
Patricio Perez El
C−421 students15:1
Henry B Gonzalez El
C−391 students14:1
Evangelina Garza El
C−384 students14:1
Sam Fordyce El
C−356 students13:1
Leo J Leo El
C+319 students13:1
Rosendo Benavides El
C−267 students13:1
Ann Richards Middle
C665 students16:1
Memorial Middle
C663 students14:1
Juan de Dios Salinas Middle
D−648 students13:1
Cesar Chavez Middle
C+625 students15:1
Dr. Javier Saenz Middle
D601 students13:1
Irene M Garcia Middle
C−601 students14:1
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle
C−545 students13:1
Domingo Trevino Middle
D531 students12:1
La Joya H S
C−2,405 students15:1
La Joya Palmview H S
C2,073 students15:1
Juarez-Lincoln H S
D1,952 students14:1
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College H S
A−471 students15:1
Jimmy Carter Early College H S
B+327 students12:1
Hope Academy
78 students8:1
J J A E P
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.