Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | onestarfoundation.org
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.
Data also shows that the majority of students were Hispanic, representing 99.9% of the La Joya ISD total enrollment.
La Joya ISD roughly covers schools within Hidalgo County with its main office in La Joya.
Among the 37 schools in La Joya ISD, La Joya High School recorded the highest enrollment of 2,775 students in the 2022-23 school year.
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 | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| La Joya High School | 2,775 |
| La Joya Palmview High School | 2,155 |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School | 2,062 |
| Ann Richards Middle School | 729 |
| Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School | 704 |
| Memorial Middle School | 700 |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School | 683 |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | 666 |
| Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School | 655 |
| Irene M. Garcia Middle School | 641 |
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School | 640 |
| Domingo Trevino Middle School | 623 |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School | 606 |
| Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School | 599 |
| Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School | 594 |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School | 594 |
| Lloyd M. Bentsen Elementary School | 572 |
| Corina Pena Elementary School | 546 |
| Emiliano Zapata Elementary School | 543 |
| Tabasco Elementary School | 538 |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | 536 |
| William Junior Clinton Elementary School | 529 |
| Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School | 510 |
| E. B. Reyna Elementary School | 490 |
| Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School | 490 |
| Narciso Cavazos | 466 |
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | 461 |
| La Joya ISD Head Start Program | 452 |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School | 448 |
| Evangelina Garza Elementary School | 439 |
| Elodia R. Chapa Elementary School | 438 |
| Guillermo Flores Elementary School | 434 |
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School | 404 |
| Leo Junior Leo Elementary School | 372 |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School | 366 |
| Rosendo Benavides Elementary School | 285 |
| Hope Academy | 59 |
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