📍 604 N Coyote Blvd, La Joya, Hidalgo County, 78560
La Joya H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Joya, Hidalgo County. The school has 2,775 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ricardo Estrada. It is part of the La Joya Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 213.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The school offers 56 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Joya H S enrolls 2,775 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 213.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,774 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,561 of the school's 2,775 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,510 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Joya H S 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 35.
La Joya H S is one of 37 schools in LA JOYA ISD, based in LA JOYA, Texas. The district serves 22,942 students district-wide and employs 1,792 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,775 students, La Joya H S is larger than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large