La Joya ISD (LJISD)
La Joya, Texas · Hidalgo County · Grades Pre-K–12
La Joya ISD runs 36 schools (22 elementary, 8 middle, 6 high) with 22,942 students. By enrollment it is the 65th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 36 |
| Students | 22,942 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,571.3 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4826130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in La Joya ISD
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of La Joya ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
La Joya ISD in context
Size
La Joya ISD enrolls 0.4% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is La Joya High School with 2,405 students, and the smallest is Hope Academy with 78; the average is 637, against 626 statewide.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 1,979 students this year. Grade 12 has 1,657 students and kindergarten has 1,331, 24% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. La Joya ISD enrolls 2,125 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in La Joya ISD at 99.8%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
92.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 81.4% at Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School to 98.6% at Sam Fordyce Elementary School. All 36 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,571.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 14.6 students per teacher, close to the state's 14.9. With 72.4 counselors it has 317 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 33.9 librarians or media specialists and 5.5 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies La Joya ISD's area as suburb, large: in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest district is Mission CISD, 5.5 miles away with 13,765 students. 12 districts are within 25 miles, and 2 of them enroll more students than La Joya ISD. Hidalgo County has 24 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,542.3 | 15 |
| School counselors | 72.4 | 317 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 33.9 | 677 |
| School psychologists | 5.5 | 4,171 |
| Instructional aides | 318.1 | 72 |
| Other student support staff | 111.3 | 206 |
| School administrators | 111.7 | 205 |
| District administrators | 34.8 | 659 |
| All staff | 3,409.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.8% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| White | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 2,125 |
| Kindergarten | 1,331 |
| Grade 1 | 1,387 |
| Grade 2 | 1,384 |
| Grade 3 | 1,468 |
| Grade 4 | 1,576 |
| Grade 5 | 1,486 |
| Grade 6 | 1,557 |
| Grade 7 | 1,683 |
| Grade 8 | 1,660 |
| Grade 9 | 1,979 |
| Grade 10 | 1,924 |
| Grade 11 | 1,725 |
| Grade 12 | 1,657 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission CISD | 5 mi | 13,765 | 14 | – |
| Brillante Academy | 6 mi | 354 | 27.8 | – |
| Excellence in Leadership Academy | 6 mi | 183 | 11.1 | – |
| Sharyland ISD | 8 mi | 9,844 | 15.8 | – |
| McAllen ISD | 11 mi | 19,890 | 13.9 | Starts Aug 17 |
| Vanguard Academy | 14 mi | 6,814 | 16.7 | – |
| Hidalgo ISD | 16 mi | 2,918 | 12.8 | – |
| Edinburg CISD | 16 mi | 33,343 | 14.7 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Hidalgo County
- IDEA Public Schools (79,430 students)
- Edinburg CISD (33,343 students)
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (29,613 students)
- McAllen ISD (19,890 students)
- Weslaco ISD (16,300 students)
- Mission CISD (13,765 students)
- Donna ISD (12,937 students)
- Sharyland ISD (9,844 students)
- Premier High Schools (7,948 students)
- Vanguard Academy (6,814 students)
- South Texas ISD (4,639 students)
- Edcouch-Elsa ISD (4,349 students)
- Mercedes ISD (4,207 students)
- Valley View ISD (3,444 students)
- Hidalgo ISD (2,918 students)
- Progreso ISD (1,339 students)
- Horizon Montessori Public Schools (1,164 students)
- Monte Alto ISD (819 students)
- La Villa ISD (512 students)
- Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley (457 students)
- Texas Works (446 students)
- Brillante Academy (354 students)
- Excellence in Leadership Academy (183 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
201 E Expy 83, La Joya, TX 78560
Phone: (956)323-2006
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.