La Joya High School
604 North Coyote Blvd La Joya TX, 78560, Hidalgo County Phone: 956-580-5100 Ranking: (1,292 out of 1,337, bottom 3%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: La Joya Independent School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 161 | 161 | 166 | 159 | 149 | 148 | 146 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,382 | 2,471 | 2,496 | 2,480 | 2,186 | 2,222 | 2,548 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 774 | 32.5% | 767 | 31.0% | 847 | 33.9% | 833 | 33.6% | 757 | 34.6% | 666 | 30.0% | 65 | 2.6% |
Grade 10: | 575 | 24.1% | 588 | 23.8% | 533 | 21.4% | 587 | 23.7% | 442 | 20.2% | 538 | 24.2% | 459 | 18.0% |
Grade 11: | 538 | 22.6% | 508 | 20.6% | 594 | 23.8% | 538 | 21.7% | 486 | 22.2% | 424 | 19.1% | 1,079 | 42.3% |
Grade 12: | 495 | 20.8% | 608 | 24.6% | 522 | 20.9% | 522 | 21.0% | 501 | 22.9% | 594 | 26.7% | 945 | 37.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,260 | 52.9% | 1,284 | 52.0% | 1,279 | 51.2% | 1,249 | 50.4% | 1,103 | 50.5% | 1,122 | 50.5% | 1,335 | 52.4% |
Female: | 1,122 | 47.1% | 1,187 | 48.0% | 1,217 | 48.8% | 1,231 | 49.6% | 1,075 | 49.2% | 1,092 | 49.1% | 1,209 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 2,381 | 100.0% | 2,455 | 99.4% | 2,489 | 99.7% | 2,472 | 99.7% | 2,177 | 99.6% | 2,210 | 99.5% | 2,530 | 99.3% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% |
White: | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.5% | 15 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 2,200 | 92.4% | 2,241 | 90.7% | 876 | 35.1% | 1,141 | 46.0% | 1,112 | 50.9% | 1,238 | 55.7% | 1,591 | 62.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 106 | 4.5% | 147 | 5.9% | 190 | 7.6% | 222 | 9.0% | 187 | 8.6% | 198 | 8.9% | 192 | 7.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.76 | 15.35 | 15.00 | 15.56 | 14.62 | 15.00 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 64% | 76% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 51% | 64% | 78% |
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 86% | 88% | 65% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 96% | 97% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 81% | 85% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 64% | 68% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 72% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 37% | 43% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 35% | 39% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 27% | 26% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 53% | 58% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 26% | 27% | 52% |
2012 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 32% | 38% | 50% |
2012 | English III Writing | End of course | % met std | 21% | 22% | 38% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 96% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 81% | 86% |
2013 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 68% | 70% | 81% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 55% | 60% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 50% | 56% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 43% | 47% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 48% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 8% | 54% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 46% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 8% | 48% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 44% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 64% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 27% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 64% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 13% | 44% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 42% | 47% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 49% | 51% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 78.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,401.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $40,142.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $53,939.0 |
* La Joya High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.