📍 39200 Mile 7 Rd, Penitas, Hidalgo County, 78576
Dr Javier Saenz Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Penitas, Hidalgo County. The school has 655 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marena Contreras. It is part of the La Joya Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dr Javier Saenz Middle enrolls 655 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 53.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 655 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 655 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 640 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.
Dr Javier Saenz 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.
Dr Javier Saenz 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 655 students, Dr Javier Saenz 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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