Schools in San Juan · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
San Juan’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts
The public schools San Juan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 74% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 19 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$15.7K
▲ 22% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
16
9,787 students
The School Grade
How San Juan compares
D Test scoresB− Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (726)Better than 22%
High confidence. Built on 6,999 tested students and a graduating class of 2,239; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve San Juan.
8 schools teach Pre-K in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach K in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach 1st grade in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach 2nd grade in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach 3rd grade in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach 4th grade in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
8 schools teach 5th grade in San Juan’s district. Which one depends on your address: Edith & Ethel Carman El, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El, Alfred Sorensen El and Amanda Garza-Pena El and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
Parts of San Juan are served by Hidalgo Independent School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math18%
State average 36.5%
Every school in San Juan
16 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Edith & Ethel Carman El
C−686 students17:1Rate it →
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. El
B−598 students17:1Rate it →
Alfred Sorensen El
C583 students17:1Rate it →
Amanda Garza-Pena El
C−557 students16:1Rate it →
DRS Reed - Mock El
C+509 students15:1Rate it →
SGT Leonel Trevino El
D401 students15:1Rate it →
John Doedyns El
D391 students14:1Rate it →
Vida N Clover El
D378 students15:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Psja Early College H S
A−2,300 students13:1Rate it →
Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions
340 students8:1Rate it →
Private & other
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near San Juan
There’s no college in San Juan, but 6 are within 30 miles. The closest is Southern Careers Institute-Pharr in Pharr, 3.4 miles away.
Southern Careers Institute-PharrCommunity college · For-profit · Pharr
3.4 mi629 students
Rio Grande Valley CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Pharr
4 mi883 students
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen CampusCommunity college · For-profit · McAllen
6.2 mi728 students
South Texas CollegeUniversity or college · Public · McAllen
6.6 mi20,017 students
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUniversity or college · Public · Edinburg
8.2 mi26,858 students
Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenCommunity college · For-profit · Harlingen
29.6 mi437 students
Straight-line distance from the center of San Juan. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.