📍 603 N College Dr, La Joya, Hidalgo County, 78560
Jimmy Carter Early College H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Joya, Hidalgo County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Luis Bocanegra. It is part of the La Joya Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jimmy Carter Early College H S enrolls 366 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 32% male and 68% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 99% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 366 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jimmy Carter Early College 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.
Jimmy Carter Early College 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 366 students, Jimmy Carter Early College H S is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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