Psja Memorial Early College High School

Summary:

Psja Memorial Early College High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Alamo, Texas, with a student population of 1,860. The school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (PSJA ISD), which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Psja Memorial Early College High School has several strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates ranging from 97.5% to 99.5% over the past five school years, and low dropout rates between 0.1% and 0.4%. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state rankings and test scores, is below the state and district averages, particularly for certain student subgroups. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.3% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to these academic challenges.

Comparing Psja Memorial Early College High School to nearby schools within the district and IDEA Public Schools, as well as Premier High Schools, reveals significant performance disparities. For example, Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions and Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School have significantly higher state rankings and test scores compared to Psja Memorial Early College High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 800 S Alamo Rd
       Alamo, TX  78516-6802


(956) 354-2420

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1340th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,910 Help


Feeder schools for Psja Memorial Early College High School:

Elementary:    Augusto Guerra Elementary
    Drs Reed - Mock Elementary
    John McKeever Elementary
    Marcia R Garza
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Middle:    Audie Murphy Middle
    Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  1,860

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.1%
White:
0.6%
African American:
0.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.3% Help


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Compare Details Psja Memorial Early College High School ranks worse than 67.4% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 6 ranked high schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.12. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Psja Memorial Early College High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.1%), White (0.6%), African American (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Psja Memorial Early College High School is 14.2. 6 high schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Psja Memorial Early College High School employs 130.6 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Psja Memorial Early College High School is $13,910, which is the 4th highest among 6 high schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Psja Memorial Early College High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Psja Memorial Early College High School 1340th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Psja Memorial Early College High School in the ranking list.)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd) 460th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Psja Memorial Early College High School

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Rank History for all students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 42.07 1044th 1427 26.8%
2005 34.45 1111th 1429 22.3%
2006 27.81 1194th 1430 16.5%
2007 28.68 1239th 1497 17.2%
2008 22.28 1336th 1510 11.5%
2009 28.17 1317th 1539 14.4%
2010 32.61 1323rd 1568 15.6%
2011 39.67 1310th 1672 21.7%
2012 43.60 1005th 1603 37.3%
2013 28.89 1293rd 1652 21.7%
2014 18.23 1518th 1734 12.5%
2015 16.57 1522nd 1743 12.7%
2016 22.27 1483rd 1762 15.8%
2017 29.20 1271st 1777 28.5%
2018 34.40 1179th 1797 34.4%
2019 34.93 1246th 1857 32.9%
2021 20.30 1519th 1861 18.4%
2022 30.16 1341st 1876 28.5%
2023 32.68 1331st 1961 32.1%
2024 33.12 1340th 1987 32.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.44 509th 1113 54.3%
2019 38.56 604th 1136 46.8%
2021 30.14 865th 1195 27.6%
2022 26.86 930th 1278 27.2%
2023 31.45 883rd 1371 35.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.35 870th 1347 35.4%
2019 46.79 594th 1357 56.2%
2021 36.87 847th 1382 38.7%
2022 41.60 734th 1418 48.2%
2023 32.14 1020th 1478 31.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.81 1035th 1794 42.3%
2019 41.72 1047th 1818 42.4%
2021 26.14 1441st 1848 22.0%
2022 35.62 1203rd 1847 34.9%
2023 38.22 1158th 1897 39.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.20 66th 131 49.6%
2019 45.74 64th 113 43.4%
2021 36.55 69th 97 28.9%
2022 52.03 49th 114 57.0%
2023 50.33 40th 93 57.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.69 1123rd 1781 36.9%
2019 38.15 1194th 1798 33.6%
2021 18.38 1516th 1815 16.5%
2022 30.12 1310th 1841 28.8%
2023 31.98 1300th 1891 31.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.12 687th 1137 39.6%
2019 37.08 932nd 1145 18.6%
2021 11.73 1092nd 1177 7.2%
2022 33.77 954th 1172 18.6%
2023 40.83 904th 1182 23.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.43 1151st 1784 35.5%
2019 33.39 1268th 1810 29.9%
2021 15.93 1675th 1829 8.4%
2022 36.11 1132nd 1837 38.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.86 1341st 1803 25.6%
2019 29.07 1322nd 1824 27.5%
2021 20.76 1479th 1840 19.6%
2022 27.69 1349th 1853 27.2%
2023 30.54 1321st 1913 30.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.18 1002nd 1691 40.7%
2019 38.73 1070th 1714 37.6%
2021 24.60 1362nd 1743 21.9%
2022 34.34 1146th 1762 35.0%
2023 37.93 1118th 1820 38.6%
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Rank History for White students at Psja Memorial Early College High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.19 1267th 1576 19.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Psja Memorial Early College High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 43 1 1 1323 1 n/a n/a 0 1369
1999 36 2 1 1503 1 n/a n/a 0 1543
2000 36 2 1 1626 0 n/a n/a 0 1665
2001 38 3 0 1589 0 n/a n/a 0 1630
2002 27 4 0 1740 0 n/a n/a 0 1771
2003 27 4 0 1740 0 n/a n/a 0 1771
2004 32 3 0 1752 0 n/a n/a 0 1787
2005 30 4 0 1857 0 n/a n/a 0 1891
2006 37 7 1 2015 0 n/a n/a 0 2060
2007 35 4 1 2138 0 n/a n/a 0 2178
2008 30 3 1 2271 0 n/a n/a 0 2305
2009 24 5 1 2265 0 n/a n/a 0 2295
2010 17 3 0 2241 0 n/a n/a 0 2261
2011 20 2 4 2186 0 0 0 0 2212
2012 17 2 4 2017 0 0 0 0 2040
2013 12 1 5 1988 0 0 0 0 2006
2014 15 0 4 1883 0 0 0 0 1902
2015 9 1 2 1897 1 0 0 0 1910
2016 7 2 3 1910 0 0 0 0 1922
2017 9 3 1 1858 0 0 0 0 1871
2018 6 3 3 1831 0 0 0 0 1843
2019 9 5 3 1794 1 0 0 0 1812
2020 3 3 1 1754 0 0 0 0 1761
2021 6 3 2 1810 1 0 0 0 1822
2022 11 4 0 1807 1 0 0 0 1823
2023 11 3 1 1843 1 0 1 0 1860

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Psja Memorial Early College High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 1369 82.4 16.6 69.2
1999 1543 95.0 16.2 73
2000 1665 106.8 15.6 71.2
2001 1630 110.6 14.7 69.4
2002 1771 117.3 15.1 62.6
2003 1771 117.3 15.1 62.6
2004 1787 119.5 15.0 60.7
2005 1891 126.5 14.9 56.5
2006 2060 125.7 16.4 41.1
2007 2178 139.1 15.7 26.4
2008 2305 131.6 17.5 14.1
2009 2295 158.8 14.4 3.6
2010 2261 168.3 13.4 1.5
2011 2212 161.7 13.6 0.7
2012 2040 149.7 13.6 0.3
2013 2006 138.7 14.4 90.7
2014 1902 137.9 13.7 91
2015 1910 138.0 13.8 89.2
2016 1922 134.0 14.3 90
2017 1871 136.8 13.6 89.8
2018 1843 139.3 13.2 93.9
2019 1812 138.4 13.0 97.1
2020 1761 139.3 12.6 97.4
2021 1822 138.0 13.2 92.4
2022 1823 129.5 14.0 91.4
2023 1860 130.6 14.2 94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Psja Memorial Early College High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 1369 82.4 16.6 69.2
1999 1543 95.0 16.2 73
2000 1665 106.8 15.6 71.2
2001 1630 110.6 14.7 69.4
2002 1771 117.3 15.1 62.6
2003 1771 117.3 15.1 62.6
2004 1787 119.5 15.0 60.7
2005 1891 126.5 14.9 56.5
2006 2060 125.7 16.4 41.1
2007 2178 139.1 15.7 26.4
2008 2305 131.6 17.5 14.1
2009 2295 158.8 14.4 3.6
2010 2261 168.3 13.4 1.5
2011 2212 161.7 13.6 0.7
2012 2040 149.7 13.6 0.3
2013 2006 138.7 14.4 90.7
2014 1902 137.9 13.7 91
2015 1910 138.0 13.8 89.2
2016 1922 134.0 14.3 90
2017 1871 136.8 13.6 89.8
2018 1843 139.3 13.2 93.9
2019 1812 138.4 13.0 97.1
2020 1761 139.3 12.6 97.4
2021 1822 138.0 13.2 92.4
2022 1823 129.5 14.0 91.4
2023 1860 130.6 14.2 94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Psja Memorial Early College High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,202 (9.1%) $12,067 (90.9%) $13,269
2020 $1,998 (15.1%) $11,242 (84.9%) $13,240
2021 $2,680 (19.3%) $11,231 (80.7%) $13,910

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Psja Memorial Early College High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1246th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1331st of 1961 High schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Psja Memorial Early College High School)6540
 25%
   End of Course Algebra I (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))7762
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Psja Memorial Early College High School)4036
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4845
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Psja Memorial Early College High School)3845
 7%
   End of Course English I Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4249
 7%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Psja Memorial Early College High School)3747
 10%
   End of Course English II Reading (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))4351
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Psja Memorial Early College High School)6764
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd))6464
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18121860
 2.6%
African American53
 40%
American Indian11
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic17941843
 2.7%
Pacific Islander00
White911
 22.2%
Two or More Races01
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.1%94.3%
 2.8%


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Students at Psja Memorial Early College High School are 99% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,860 students attended Psja Memorial Early College High School.

Psja Memorial Early College High School ranks 1340th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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