Compare La Joya High School with La Joya Palmview High School

La Joya High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 77 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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 Palmview High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 88 in school progress, 71 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. La Joya High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and Social Studies. La Joya Palmview High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in La Joya High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 99.86% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.11%) and Two or More Races (0.04%). There is no African Americans, Asians and Native Americansstudents in the school.

At La Joya Palmview High School, Hispanics make up 99.58% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.28%) and African Americans (0.14%). There is no Asians, Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the La Joya High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 91.71% compared to 92.93% at La Joya Palmview 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, La Joya High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.64% of its student population compared to 45.35% at La Joya Palmview High School.

In addition, La Joya High School has 54.96% bilingual students, 11.03% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.03% are in the special education program. This stacks up against La Joya Palmview High School with 44.71% bilingual students, 12.58% gifted and talented students and 9.25% students in the special education program.

La Joya High School's 211 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.8 years. La Joya Palmview High School's 146 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 15 years.

Of its teaching staff, La Joya High School has 12 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 70 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 46 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 50 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. La Joya Palmview High School has 11 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 23 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 67 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 22 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 23 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. La Joya High School employs 97 male teachers and 114 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 14 staff members in the school administration department and 30 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, La Joya Palmview High School employs 69 male teachers and 76 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs 11 staff members in the school administration department and 25 more working as school support staff.