Jimmy Carter Early College High School
Public high school in La Joya, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 9–12
Jimmy Carter Early College High School serves 327 students in grades 9–12 in La Joya (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 1128th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 27.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613010825 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 327 | 22,942 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.9% | 92.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Jimmy Carter Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in La Joya ISD, Jimmy Carter Early College High School is the 5th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 635 students, so Jimmy Carter Early College High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 93 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 59, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (59 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across La Joya ISD (99.8%).
85.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Jimmy Carter Early College High School has 27.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 327 students would have about 23.4 teachers, so Jimmy Carter Early College High School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Hope Academy, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| White | 0.3% |
65.1% of students are girls and 34.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 83 |
| Grade 10 | 92 |
| Grade 11 | 93 |
| Grade 12 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
603 N College Dr., La Joya, TX 78560
Phone: (956)323-2200
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jimmy Carter Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy | La Joya ISD | 0.2 mi | 78 | 7.8 | 91% |
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 0.3 mi | 471 | 14.9 | 93.8% |
| La Joya High School | La Joya ISD | 0.3 mi | 2,405 | 14.6 | 93.1% |
| Premier H S of Palmview | Premier High Schools | 6.4 mi | 108 | 16.2 | 99.1% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School | La Joya ISD | 7.1 mi | 1,952 | 13.7 | 98% |
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 7.3 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Mission | IDEA Public Schools | 7.8 mi | 798 | 15.9 | 91% |
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 9.2 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.