West RGV News

La Joya High School had the highest enrollment among Hidalgo County schools, welcoming 2,775 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.7% of the students were girls, and 49.3% were boys.

Data also showed that all of the students were Hispanic, representing 100% of the La Joya High School total enrollment.

Among the 326 schools in Hidalgo County, Economedes High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,762 students, while Edinburg North High School welcomed 2,672 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

La Joya High School is a part of La Joya ISD, which roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in La Joya.

In the previous school year, La Joya High School also had the highest number of students among Hidalgo County schools.

Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
La Joya High School	La Joya	2,775
Economedes High School	Edinburg	2,762
Edinburg North High School	Edinburg	2,672
Weslaco High School	Weslaco	2,553
Psja Early College High School	Pharr	2,459
Edinburg High School	Edinburg	2,433
Mission High School	Mission	2,218
Robert R. Vela High School	Edinburg	2,189
Psja North Early College High School	Pharr	2,176
La Joya Palmview High School	La Joya	2,155
McAllen High School	Mc Allen	2,133
Donna High School	Donna	2,095
Donna North High School	Donna	2,091
Memorial High School	Mc Allen	2,080
Juarez-Lincoln High School	La Joya	2,062
Weslaco East High School	Weslaco	2,004
Rowe High School	Mc Allen	1,944
Veterans Memorial High School	Mission	1,932
Vanguard Rembrandt	Pharr	1,873
Psja Memorial Early College High School	Pharr	1,860
Psja Southwest Early College High School	Pharr	1,692
Sharyland High School	Mission	1,546
Vanguard Beethoven	Pharr	1,524
Sharyland Pioneer High School	Mission	1,471
Betty Harwell Middle School	Edinburg	1,453
Edcouch-Elsa High School	Edcouch	1,345
South Middle School	Edinburg	1,309
Francisco Barrientes Middle School	Edinburg	1,215
Vanguard Mozart	Pharr	1,178
Valley View High School	Pharr	1,170
Hidalgo Early College High School	Hidalgo	1,083
Memorial Elementary School	Weslaco	1,075
Memorial Middle School	Edinburg	1,065
B. L. Garza Middle School	Edinburg	1,056
Morris Middle School	Mc Allen	1,016
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	Pharr	1,003
Central Middle School	Weslaco	974
Mercedes High School	Mercedes	974
Beatriz G. Garza Middle School	Weslaco	958
Austin Middle School	Pharr	951
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School	Weslaco	948
Mary Hoge Middle School	Weslaco	938
Dr. R. E. Margo Elementary School	Weslaco	914
Veterans Middle School	Donna	894
Idea McAllen Academy	Weslaco	887
Idea North Mission Academy	Weslaco	867
White Junior High School	Mission	847
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	Weslaco	838
Idea Academy Mission	Weslaco	831
Idea Edinburg Academy	Weslaco	830
Cathey Middle School	Mc Allen	821
Alton Memorial Junior High School	Mission	819
Idea Academy Pharr	Weslaco	812
Vanguard Van Gogh	Lufkin	812
Idea Tres Lagos Academy	Weslaco	810
Idea Owassa Academy	Weslaco	810
Sharyland North Junior High School	Mission	806
Idea Elsa Academy	Weslaco	805
Elias Longoria Senior Middle School	Edinburg	804
Idea Academy	Weslaco	803
Idea Academy Alamo	Weslaco	803
De Leon Middle School	Mc Allen	800
Gonzalez Elementary School	Mc Allen	797
Idea Academy San Juan	Weslaco	796
Liberty Middle School	Pharr	795
South Texas ISD Science Academy	Mercedes	795
Dr. William Long Elementary School	Pharr	792
Airport Elementary School	Weslaco	792
Audie Murphy Middle School	Pharr	787
Michael E. Fossum Middle School	Mc Allen	780
R. Yzaguirre Middle School	Pharr	775
Idea McAllen College Preparatory	Weslaco	773
Idea College Preparatory Pharr	Weslaco	771
A. N. Rico Elementary School	Weslaco	763
Idea Quest Academy	Weslaco	762
Idea College Prep Weslaco	Weslaco	762
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Weslaco	759
Idea College Preparatory Mission	Weslaco	755
Milam Elementary School	Mc Allen	755
South Texas ISD Health Professions	Mercedes	755
Maria Alicia P. Munoz Elementary School	Donna	754
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	Weslaco	749
Sam Houston Elementary School	Weslaco	745
Idea Los Encinos Academy	Weslaco	743
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	Weslaco	742
Idea College Preparatory Alamo	Weslaco	736
B. L. Gray Junior High School	Mission	730
Ann Richards Middle School	La Joya	729
Carmen V. Avila Elementary School	Edinburg	728
Idea College Preparatory San Juan	Weslaco	726
Idea College Prep	Weslaco	725
John McKeever Elementary School	Pharr	723
Truman Elementary School	Edinburg	709
Idea Quest College Preparatory	Weslaco	709
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School	La Joya	704
Escandon Elementary School	Edinburg	701
Memorial Middle School	La Joya	700
Alamo Middle School	Pharr	698
Donna Wernecke Elementary School	Mission	697
Mims Elementary School	Mission	697
Idea Academy Weslaco	Weslaco	697
W. A. Todd Middle School	Donna	693
North Bridge Elementary School	Weslaco	692
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	La Joya	683
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School	Edinburg	681
Mission Junior High School	Mission	680
Canterbury Elementary School	Edinburg	676
Augusto Guerra Elementary School	Pharr	675
Aida C. Escobar Elementary School	Pharr	673
Kelly-Pharr Elementary School	Pharr	671
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School	Mission	670
Hurla M. Midkiff Elementary School	Mission	666
Cesar Chavez Middle School	La Joya	666
A. P. Solis Middle School	Donna	666
Villarreal Elementary School	Edinburg	665
Marcia R. Garza	Pharr	664
Dora M. Sauceda Middle School	Donna	660
Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School	La Joya	655
Trevino Elementary School	Edinburg	655
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	Mercedes	652
Dr. Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School	Edinburg	652
Bryan Elementary School	Mission	651
John High Shary Elementary School	Mission	649
Henry Ford Elementary School	Pharr	646
Geraldine Palmer Elementary School	Pharr	644
Irene M. Garcia Middle School	La Joya	641
Jose De Escandon Elementary School	La Joya	640
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School	Pharr	638
Idea Palmview Academy	Weslaco	628
Armando Cuellar Middle School	Weslaco	626
Domingo Trevino Middle School	La Joya	623
Carlos Truan Junior High School	Edcouch	622
Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary School	Weslaco	618
Alfred Sorensen Elementary School	Pharr	616
Eisenhower Elementary School	Edinburg	611
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	La Joya	606
Julian S. Adame	Donna	600
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary School	Weslaco	600
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School	La Joya	599
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary School	Pharr	599
Monte Cristo Elementary School	Edinburg	597
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School	Pharr	595
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School	La Joya	594
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School	La Joya	594
Rafael A. Cantu Junior High School	Mission	594
C. Stainke Elementary School	Donna	588
Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School	Mission	587
Allen & William Arnold Elementary School	Pharr	586
Brown Middle School	Mc Allen	585
Kennedy Middle School	Pharr	580
Seguin Elementary School	Mc Allen	577
Lloyd M. Bentsen Elementary School	La Joya	572
Jaime Escalante Middle School	Pharr	566
Diaz Junior High School	Hidalgo	565
Vanguard Picasso	Pharr	563
Zeferino Farias Elementary School	Pharr	563
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School	Mercedes	563
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School	Edinburg	561
Dr. Pablo Perez	Mc Allen	560
Raul Longoria Elementary School	Pharr	560
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School	Mission	559
De La Vina Elementary School	Edinburg	555
Raquel Cavazos Elementary School	Mission	554
Daniel Singleterry Senior	Donna	553
Berta School Palacios Elementary	Pharr	551
Zavala Elementary School	Edinburg	547
Corina Pena Elementary School	La Joya	546
Betts Elementary School	Edinburg	544
Emiliano Zapata Elementary School	La Joya	543
Jessie L. Jensen Elementary School	Mission	543
Patricia School Garza Elementary	Donna	542
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	Pharr	539
Tabasco Elementary School	La Joya	538
Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Weslaco	538
Romulo D. Martinez Elementary School	Mission	537
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School	Pharr	536
Juan Seguin Elementary School	La Joya	536
Jackson Elementary School	Mc Allen	535
Idea Elsa College Preparatory	Weslaco	532
William Junior Clinton Elementary School	La Joya	529
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	Weslaco	529
Santos Livas Elementary School	Pharr	527
Valley View Early College Campus	Pharr	523
R. C. Flores-Mark A. Zapata Elementary School	Edinburg	521
PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary School	Weslaco	519
Travis Middle School	Mc Allen	516
Blanca E. Sanchez	Mc Allen	515
Psja Early Start	Pharr	514
Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School	La Joya	510
Guerra Elementary School	Edinburg	509
Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory	Weslaco	507
Travis Elementary School	Mercedes	506
South Texas ISD World Scholars	Mercedes	503
Hargill Elementary School	Edinburg	502
Castaneda Elementary School	Mc Allen	500
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School	Edinburg	500
Escandon Elementary School	Mc Allen	495
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School	Mc Allen	494
Rayburn Elementary School	Mc Allen	492
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	Mercedes	492
Jefferson Elementary School	Edinburg	491
E. B. Reyna Elementary School	La Joya	490
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School	La Joya	490
Early Childhood	Edinburg	485
Valley View Junior High School	Pharr	483
Daniel Ramirez Elementary School	Pharr	483
Fields Elementary School	Mc Allen	481
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	Mission	478
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	Edcouch	472
Wilbur E. Lucas Elementary School	Pharr	468
Narciso Cavazos	La Joya	466
Garza Elementary School	Mc Allen	464
Leal Elementary School	Mission	463
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Mercedes	462
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	La Joya	461
Alvarez Elementary School	Mc Allen	461
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	Edinburg	459
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	Mission	459
La Joya ISD Head Start Program	La Joya	452
Progreso High School	Progreso	452
Sgt. William G. Harrell Middle School	Mercedes	451
Anne L. Magee Elementary School	Edinburg	450
Lee Elementary School	Edinburg	449
Patricio Perez Elementary School	La Joya	448
John Doedyns Elementary School	Pharr	442
Ollie O'Grady Elementary School	Mission	442
Evangelina Garza Elementary School	La Joya	439
Elodia R. Chapa Elementary School	La Joya	438
Mission Collegiate High School	Mission	438
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School	Donna	436
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School	Edinburg	435
Guillermo Flores Elementary School	La Joya	434
Roosevelt Elementary School	Mc Allen	433
Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood Center	Edcouch	432
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School	Pharr	431
Vida N. Clover Elementary School	Pharr	426
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School	Mc Allen	423
Marcell Elementary School	Mission	423
Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary School	Edcouch	421
T. Price Elementary School	Donna	417
Cantu Elementary School	Mission	417
Capt. D. Salinas II Elementary School	Donna	416
McAuliffe Elementary School	Mc Allen	413
Le Noir Elementary School	Donna	413
Valley View Elementary School	Pharr	412
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	Edinburg	411
Achieve Early College High School	Mc Allen	411
Taylor Elementary School	Mercedes	410
Lincoln Elementary School	Edinburg	410
Cavazos Elementary School	Edinburg	409
Carmen Anaya Elementary School	Pharr	408
San Carlos Elementary School	Edinburg	406
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	Pharr	405
Sam Fordyce Elementary School	La Joya	404
Graciela Garcia Elementary School	Pharr	402
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School	Edinburg	398
Carl C. Waitz Elementary School	Mission	396
Alton Elementary School	Mission	390
Hidalgo Elementary School	Hidalgo	389
Monte Alto Elementary School	Monte Alto	384
Idea La Joya Academy	Lufkin	383
Wilson Elementary School	Mc Allen	382
Kennedy Elementary School	Edcouch	381
Horizon Montessori	Weslaco	381
Progreso Early Childhood	Progreso	378
Houston Elementary School	Mc Allen	378
Guzman Elementary School	Donna	376
Pearson Elementary School	Mission	373
Hilda C. Escobar/Alicia C. Rios Elementary School	Mission	373
Leo Junior Leo Elementary School	La Joya	372
Santiago Garcia Elementary School	Edcouch	372
Salinas Elementary School	Mission	366
Jimmy Carter Early College High School	La Joya	366
Castro Elementary School	Mission	360
A. M. Ochoa Elementary School	Donna	360
Austin Elementary School	Edinburg	356
Mercedes Early College Academy	Mercedes	354
Mission Early Learning	Mission	354
M. Rivas Elementary School	Donna	349
Horizon Montessori II	Weslaco	345
21ST Century Early Learning Foundations Academy	Weslaco	344
Valley View North Elementary School	Pharr	342
Dr. Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary School	Hidalgo	341
Valley View South Elementary School	Pharr	341
Travis Elementary School	Edinburg	329
Dorothy Thompson Middle School	Progreso	326
Brewster Elementary School	Edinburg	316
JC Kelly Elementary School	Hidalgo	297
Hidalgo Park Elementary School	Hidalgo	295
Monte Alto High School	Monte Alto	295
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	Edcouch	288
Progreso Elementary School	Progreso	287
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School	La Joya	285
Excellence in Leadership Academy	Mission	263
J. W. Caceres Elementary School	Donna	262
Idea Palmview College Preparatory	Weslaco	254
Idea Toros College Preparatory	Weslaco	243
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School	La Villa	243
Weslaco 21ST Century Cte Early College High School	Weslaco	242
Jose Borrego Middle School	Monte Alto	186
La Villa Early College High School	La Villa	182
Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	Lewisville	160
Idea La Joya College Preparatory	Lufkin	158
Mercedes Early Literacy Program	Mercedes	151
La Villa Middle School	La Villa	141
Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen	Mc Allen	140
Premier High School of Mission	Lewisville	137
Premier High School of Weslaco	Lewisville	135
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes	Mc Allen	127
Buell Central DAEP	Pharr	121
Premier High School of Palmview	Lewisville	117
Premier High School of San Juan	Lewisville	113
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen	Lewisville	99
Mercedes Academic Academy	Mercedes	94
Lamar Academy	Mc Allen	87
Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Weslaco	84
Instr/Guid Center	Mc Allen	71
South Palm Gardens High School	Weslaco	65
Hope Academy	La Joya	59
Elvis Junior Ballew High School	Pharr	52
PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor High School	Pharr	47
Roosevelt Alternative School	Mission	46
Hidalgo Early Start Academy	Hidalgo	40
Edcouch-Elsa High School Academy	Edcouch	33
Juvenile Detention Center	Edinburg	29
Hidalgo County Boot Camp	Weslaco	12