📍 11650 W Whyman Ave, Avondale, Maricopa County, 85323
La Joya Community High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Avondale, Maricopa County. The school has 2,078 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tolleson Union High School District (4288) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
La Joya Community High School enrolls 2,078 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 87.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 9% Black or African American and 4.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,694 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 9% |
| White | 98 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 21 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,100 of the school's 2,078 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Joya Community High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-70.
La Joya Community High School is one of 8 schools in Tolleson Union High School District (4288), based in TOLLESON, Arizona. The district serves 13,931 students district-wide and employs 594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,078 students, La Joya Community High School is larger than the district average of about 1,741 students per school.
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