Psja Southwest Early College High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: A

Total students

1,703

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.3 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Psja Southwest Early College High School is a high school in Pharr, TX, in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,703 students. 73.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 61.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average ACT score was 17.3.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,665, which is $778 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

psjaisd.us

Address

300 E Javelina Dr
Pharr, TX 78577

Office phone number

(956) 354-2480

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Psja Southwest Early College High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,703

African American

6 (0.4%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,681 (98.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 99%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

13 (0.8%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.4%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

98.7%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

0.8%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

73.1 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 80.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

98.6 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 91.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

46.7 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 43.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

73.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

98.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

46.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

61.4 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 49.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

9 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

8.8 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

61.4%

Gifted and talented

9.0%

Special education

8.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.3 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.3 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 80%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

96.3%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.9 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.9 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

24.1 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

24.3 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.7 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

11.7 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 20%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 55.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

11.8 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 15%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

14 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 20%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

14 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

Masked

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 1043

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

17.3

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 17.3

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

68.4 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 50.5%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

55.6 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 37.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

43.9 %

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

68.4%

Math

55.6%

Reading + Math

43.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

139.5

African American

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.6 (1.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

126.5 (90.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

10.4 (7.5%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

11.3 (8.1%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

89.7 (64.3%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 75.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

37.5 (26.9%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 20.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

1 (0.7%)

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.2

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 13.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

8.7 years

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,665

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $60,356

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$54,808

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $54,923

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,388

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $55,793

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,813

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $57,792

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,810

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $62,086

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,653

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $69,534

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$74,988

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD: $76,170

Statewide: $71,111

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