La Joya Independent School District
| La Joya Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
201 East Expressway 83
La Joya , Texas, 78560United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Schools | 37 |
| NCES District ID | 4826130 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 23,998 (2023–2024) |
| Teachers | 1,687.38 (on an FTE basis) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.22:1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
La Joya Independent School District is a school district headquartered in La Joya, Texas, United States.
The La Joya Independent School District, located in the western portion of Hidalgo County, Texas consist of more than 226 square miles (590 km2) stretching west of Mission (small portions of Mission are in LJISD) to Sullivan City, including the smaller communities of La Joya, Palmview, and Peñitas. Boundaries extend from the United States border formed by the Rio Grande to the 13-mile (21 km) line near McCook.
Incorporated places served by LJISD include La Joya, Palmview, Penitas, Sullivan City, and sections of Alton and Mission. La Joya ISD also serves other unincorporated communities including Abram, Citrus City, Cuevitas, Doffing, Havana, La Homa, Los Ebanos, Palmview South, and Perezville, as well as portions of West Sharyland.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
The Texas Education Agency's college readiness performance data shows that only 2.4% (31 out of 1288 students) of the graduates of the class of 2010 of the La Joya school district met TEA's average performance criterion on SAT or ACT college admission tests.
Jimmy Carter Early College High School is a 2018 recipient of the U.S. Department of Education's Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award.