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Psja High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

805 West Ridge Rd

San Juan TX, 78589, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2300

Ranking:

(1,173 out of 1,337, bottom 12%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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:	124		140		154		169		179		173		151
Total Students:	1,687		1,798		1,998		2,240		2,414		2,385		2,389
Grade 9:	463	27.4%	470	26.1%	491	24.6%	521	23.3%	699	29.0%	737	30.9%	788	33.0%
Grade 10:	436	25.8%	398	22.1%	390	19.5%	510	22.8%	558	23.1%	594	24.9%	597	25.0%
Grade 11:	403	23.9%	389	21.6%	553	27.7%	591	26.4%	627	26.0%	577	24.2%	548	22.9%
Grade 12:	385	22.8%	541	30.1%	564	28.2%	618	27.6%	530	22.0%	477	20.0%	456	19.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	883	52.3%	954	53.1%	1,042	52.2%	1,154	51.5%	1,253	51.9%	1,233	51.7%	1,244	52.1%
Female:	804	47.7%	844	46.9%	956	47.8%	1,086	48.5%	1,153	47.8%	1,144	48.0%	1,141	47.8%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%
Asian:	1	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%
Hispanic:	1,675	99.3%	1,788	99.4%	1,986	99.4%	2,228	99.5%	2,381	98.6%	2,355	98.7%	2,356	98.6%
Black:	3	0.2%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	9	0.4%	6	0.3%	7	0.3%
White:	6	0.4%	5	0.3%	7	0.4%	7	0.3%	19	0.8%	21	0.9%	22	0.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,448	85.8%	1,528	85.0%	1	0.1%	14	0.6%	27	1.1%	53	2.2%	252	10.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	4	0.2%	31	1.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.66		12.80		12.96		13.28		13.47		13.80		15.80

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55%	66%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	55%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	88%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86%	89%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	69%	72%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	60%	63%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	49%	52%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	40%	41%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	41%	37%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	25%	26%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	28%	23%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	91%	90%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	56%	54%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	80%	70%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	23%	24%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	97%	97%	63%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	55%	69%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	91%	93%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	71%	73%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	60%	63%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	54%	54%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	49%	45%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	37%	46%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	36%	41%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	64%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	76%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	73%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58%	61%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	53%	58%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34%	40%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	27%	31%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	35%	32%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	40%	39%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	46%	42%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	46%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	52%	58%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	78%	77%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	74%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	66%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55%	62%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	56%	53%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	61%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	77%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	86%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	36%	41%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	40%	44%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	44%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	52%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	52%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	53%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	68%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	88.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	9.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	67.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$45,688.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,964.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,390.0

* Psja 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.