Juarez-Lincoln High School
Public high school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 9–12
Juarez-Lincoln High School serves 1,952 students in grades 9–12 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 350th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 142.28 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 | 482613007045 |
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 | 1,952 | 22,942 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98% | 92.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Juarez-Lincoln High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in La Joya ISD, Juarez-Lincoln High School is the 3rd largest, with 8.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.9 miles away and have a median of 435 students, so Juarez-Lincoln High School is larger 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 10 with 527 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 464, against an average of 488 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 487 in grade 9 and 464 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
98% 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
Juarez-Lincoln High School has 142.28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,952 students would have about 139.4 teachers, so Juarez-Lincoln High School has 2.9 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 Mission Collegiate High School, 5 miles away in Mission CISD. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.9% |
| White | 0.1% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 487 |
| Grade 10 | 527 |
| Grade 11 | 474 |
| Grade 12 | 464 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7801 W Mile 7 Rd, Mission, TX 78574
Phone: (956)323-2890
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juarez-Lincoln High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 5.0 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 5.3 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| Premier H S of Palmview | Premier High Schools | 6.3 mi | 108 | 16.2 | 99.1% |
| La Joya High School | La Joya ISD | 6.8 mi | 2,405 | 14.6 | 93.1% |
| Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 6.9 mi | 471 | 14.9 | 93.8% |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 7.1 mi | 327 | 11.8 | 85.9% |
| Hope Academy | La Joya ISD | 7.3 mi | 78 | 7.8 | 91% |
| IDEA North Mission College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 7.6 mi | 756 | 14.7 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.