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Psja Memorial High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 South Alamo Rd

Alamo TX, 78516, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-354-2420

Ranking:

(1,263 out of 1,337, bottom 6%)*

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:	138		139		150		162		168		159		132
Total Students:	1,902		2,006		2,040		2,212		2,261		2,295		2,305
Grade 9:	498	26.2%	586	29.2%	554	27.2%	594	26.9%	612	27.1%	719	31.3%	783	34.0%
Grade 10:	504	26.5%	466	23.2%	464	22.7%	493	22.3%	555	24.5%	567	24.7%	594	25.8%
Grade 11:	443	23.3%	464	23.1%	501	24.6%	570	25.8%	607	26.8%	562	24.5%	498	21.6%
Grade 12:	457	24.0%	490	24.4%	521	25.5%	555	25.1%	487	21.5%	447	19.5%	430	18.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,016	53.4%	1,068	53.2%	1,063	52.1%	1,150	52.0%	1,160	51.3%	1,174	51.2%	1,181	51.2%
Female:	886	46.6%	938	46.8%	977	47.9%	1,062	48.0%	1,093	48.3%	1,113	48.5%	1,120	48.6%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	4	0.2%	5	0.2%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%
Hispanic:	1,883	99.0%	1,988	99.1%	2,017	98.9%	2,186	98.8%	2,241	99.1%	2,265	98.7%	2,271	98.5%
Black:	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	5	0.2%	3	0.1%
White:	15	0.8%	12	0.6%	17	0.8%	20	0.9%	17	0.8%	24	1.0%	30	1.3%
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:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,730	91.0%	1,819	90.7%	6	0.3%	13	0.6%	30	1.3%	79	3.4%	304	13.2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	3	0.1%	22	1.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.79		14.46		13.62		13.68		13.43		14.40		17.50

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	64%	66%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52%	55%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	97%	88%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	86%	89%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	74%	72%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	66%	63%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	52%	52%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	36%	41%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	45%	37%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	20%	26%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	25%	23%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	95%	90%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	46%	54%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	77%	70%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	19%	24%	52%
2013	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	100%	97%	63%
2013	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	80%	69%	42%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	94%	93%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	73%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	73%	63%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	64%	54%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	48%	45%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	46%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	45%	41%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	42%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	49%	55%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	67%	73%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	78%	73%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	65%	61%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61%	58%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	82%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	40%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	35%	31%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31%	32%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	37%	39%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	42%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	46%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	64%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	77%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	73%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	80%	77%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	96%	93%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	75%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	63%	67%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62%	62%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	79%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	82%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79%	83%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	68%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	62%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	49%	49%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	50%	53%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	61%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63%	68%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	76%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	96%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	85%	86%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	45%	41%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	41%	40%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	52%	44%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	41%	44%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	42%	44%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	52%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	52%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	51%	53%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	68%	70%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	76%	78%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	89.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	7.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	60.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,322.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$37,066.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,760.0

* Psja Memorial 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.