Psja Memorial Early College High School
Public high school in Alamo, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 9–12
Psja Memorial Early College High School serves 1,997 students in grades 9–12 in Alamo (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 333rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 132.54 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486007653 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,997 | 29,613 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.8% | 94% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Psja Memorial Early College High School in context
Size
Psja Memorial Early College High School is the 3rd largest of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD's 7 high schools; its 1,997 students are 6.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 645; Psja Memorial Early College 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 12 with 514 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 465, against an average of 499 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% more students than grade 9 (514 against 465). 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: 99.4% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
With 132.54 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,997 students, Psja Memorial Early College High School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,997 students would have about 142.6 teachers, so Psja Memorial Early College High School has 10.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Psja Memorial Early College High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Premier H S of San Juan, 1.3 miles away in Premier High Schools. Within 10 miles there are 43 other high schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.4% |
| White | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 465 |
| Grade 10 | 512 |
| Grade 11 | 506 |
| Grade 12 | 514 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 S Alamo Rd, Alamo, TX 78516
Phone: (956)354-2420
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Psja Memorial Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier H S of San Juan | Premier High Schools | 1.3 mi | 108 | 17.2 | 92.6% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Alamo | IDEA Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 737 | 16.6 | 95.8% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 741 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.5 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| IDEA College Prep | IDEA Public Schools | 3.6 mi | 823 | 15.5 | 95.3% |
| Buell Central DAEP | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.0 mi | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.