Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School
Public high school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 9–12
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School serves 553 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 846th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 39.97 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 | 483486012225 |
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 | 553 | 29,613 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 94% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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 Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School in context
Size
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School is the 5th largest of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD's 7 high schools; its 553 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,165; Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem 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 154 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 118, against an average of 138 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% more students than grade 9 (141 against 118). 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% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.5% 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 39.97 full-time-equivalent teachers for 553 students, Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 553 students would have about 39.5 teachers, so Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem 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 Buell Central DAEP, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 44 other high schools, 18 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% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 118 |
| Grade 10 | 140 |
| Grade 11 | 154 |
| Grade 12 | 141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
714 E Business Hwy 83, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)784-8525
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buell Central DAEP | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 0.5 mi | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% |
| Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.1 mi | 340 | 8.5 | 98.8% |
| Psja Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.2 mi | 2,300 | 13.3 | 93.7% |
| Premier H S of San Juan | Premier High Schools | 2.4 mi | 108 | 17.2 | 92.6% |
| Psja North Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,166 | 14.6 | 92.6% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,588 | 12.5 | 95.1% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 2.6 mi | 741 | 15.2 | 89.2% |
| Memorial High School | McAllen ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,021 | 13.1 | 64.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.