Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 97 in student achievement, 97 in school progress and 98 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, La Joya High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 76 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 61 in closing performance gaps and 76 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and post-secondary. La Joya High School’s only distinction designation is in Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 100.00% of student population, followed by . There is no African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, Two or More Races and Whites or Caucasians students in the school.

At La Joya High School, Hispanics make up 99.67% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.17%), Two or More Races (0.08%), African Americans (0.04%) and Asians (0.04%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 93.84% compared to 93.14% at La Joya High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School has 101 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 21.44% of student population. La Joya High School has significantly more ELLs at 1240 or about 51.56% of student population.

Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 19.32%, gifted and talented students, 36.94%, while 3.61% are in the special education program. La Joya High School bilingual students comprise 48.81%, gifted and talented students, 10.31%, and 14.51% are in the special education program.

Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School's 31 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 14.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 15.3 years. La Joya High School's 160 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. La Joya High School has six teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 63 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 40 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 22 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Thelma Rosa Salinas Stem Early College High School employs 13 male teachers and 18 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, one teacher is aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and two more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, La Joya High School employs 72 male teachers and 87 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs nine staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.