Psja Southwest Early College High School
Public high school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 9–12
Psja Southwest Early College High School serves 1,588 students in grades 9–12 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 438th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 126.85 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 | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486011513 |
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 | 1,588 | 29,613 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% | 94% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 37% 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 Southwest Early College High School in context
Size
Of the 7 high schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Psja Southwest Early College High School is the 4th largest, with 5.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 701; Psja Southwest 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 450 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 366, against an average of 397 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% more students than grade 9 (450 against 386). 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: 98.2% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.1% 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 126.85 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,588 students, Psja Southwest Early College High School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,588 students would have about 113.4 teachers, so Psja Southwest Early College High School has 13.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Psja Southwest Early College High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Psja Early College High School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 38 other high schools, 13 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 | 98.2% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 386 |
| Grade 10 | 366 |
| Grade 11 | 386 |
| Grade 12 | 450 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 E Javelina Dr., Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)354-2480
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Psja Southwest Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.8 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.9 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.6 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| Buell Central DAEP | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 848 | 19 | 94% |
| Premier H S of San Juan | Premier High Schools | 3.6 mi | 108 | 17.2 | 92.6% |
| Memorial High School | McAllen ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,021 | 13.1 | 64.8% |
| Psja Memorial Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,997 | 15.1 | 96.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.