Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School
Public high school in La Joya, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 9–12
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School serves 471 students in grades 9–12 in La Joya (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 942nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 31.71 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 | 482613012880 |
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 | 471 | 22,942 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.8% | 92.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School in context
Size
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School is the 4th largest of La Joya ISD's 6 high schools; its 471 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 599; Thelma Rosa Salinas 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 9 with 158 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 85, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 12 has 46% fewer students than grade 9 (85 against 158). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
93.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 31.71 full-time-equivalent teachers for 471 students, Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 471 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM 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 La Joya High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other high schools, 3 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 | 100% |
40.3% of students are girls and 59.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 158 |
| Grade 10 | 118 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 N College Dr., La Joya, TX 78560
Phone: (956)323-2240
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya High School | La Joya ISD | 0.2 mi | 2,405 | 14.6 | 93.1% |
| Jimmy Carter Early College High School | La Joya ISD | 0.3 mi | 327 | 11.8 | 85.9% |
| Hope Academy | La Joya ISD | 0.5 mi | 78 | 7.8 | 91% |
| Premier H S of Palmview | Premier High Schools | 6.4 mi | 108 | 16.2 | 99.1% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School | La Joya ISD | 6.9 mi | 1,952 | 13.7 | 98% |
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 7.2 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| IDEA College Preparatory Mission | IDEA Public Schools | 7.9 mi | 798 | 15.9 | 91% |
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 9.1 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.