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Lone Star H S South (Tjjd)

Public high school in Edinburg, Texas · Lone Star School District · Grades 9–12

Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) serves 159 students in grades 9–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 5 schools in Lone Star School District. By enrollment it is the 1439th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.

159
students
–
students per teacher
–
free/reduced lunch eligible
9–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelHigh
Grades9–12
DistrictLone Star School District
CountyHidalgo County
Area typeCity, midsize
School mealsNot in the National School Lunch Program
NCES school ID480143208662

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolLone Star School DistrictTexas high schools (median)
Students159756457
Students per teacher––14
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible––63.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.

Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) in context

Size

Of the 5 high schools in Lone Star School District, Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) is the 3rd largest, with 21% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 435; Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) 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 9 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 11, against an average of 40 per grade. This year grade 12 has 87% fewer students than grade 9 (11 against 88). 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

The largest group is Hispanic students: 46.5% here and 41.1% across Lone Star School District. Black students are next, at 42.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

NCES reports no teacher count for Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.

Location

Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Economedes High School, 1.8 miles away in Edinburg CISD. Within 10 miles there are 24 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
46.5%
Black
42.1%
White
8.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1.3%
Two or more races
1.3%

0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 9
88
Grade 10
44
Grade 11
16
Grade 12
11

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

3801 E Monte Cristo Rd, Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956)289-5562
Website: tjjd.texas.gov

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Lone Star H S South (Tjjd). Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Economedes High SchoolEdinburg CISD1.8 mi2,6891592%
Hidalgo County JJAEPWeslaco ISD2.1 mi14––
Juvenile Detention CenterEdinburg CISD2.1 mi384.794.7%
IDEA Edinburg College PreparatoryIDEA Public Schools2.2 mi7951783%
Edinburg North High SchoolEdinburg CISD2.7 mi2,54214.180.8%
IDEA Toros College PreparatoryIDEA Public Schools3.5 mi25814.384.5%
Edinburg Collegiate High SchoolEdinburg CISD4.0 mi46614.968.7%
South Texas ISD World ScholarsSouth Texas ISD4.6 mi40313.261.3%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Lone Star School District

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Lone Star H S Central (Tjjd)High8–12225
Lone Star H S North (Tjjd)High9–12162
Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)High5–12128
Lone Star H S West (Tjjd)High7–1082