📍 603 N Tabasco St, La Joya, Hidalgo County, 78560
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Joya, Hidalgo County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Silvia Elizondo. It is part of the La Joya Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle enrolls 606 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 604 | 100% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 606 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 529 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Lorenzo de Zavala Middle 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 606 students, Lorenzo de Zavala Middle is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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