Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School in Pharr, TX
(09-12 • Public • Regular School)
- Address
- 714 E BUSINESS HWY 83
Pharr, TX 78577
- Telephone
- (956) 784-8525
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- Website
- http://psjaisd.us
- City-data.com school rating
- 39
- Students
- 608
- Classroom Teachers (FTE)
- 36.8
- Free lunch eligible students
- 455
- School district
- PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Charter school
- No
- Title I status
- Title I schoolwide school
- Magnet School Indicator
- No
- Shared Time Indicator
- Missing
- Adult education offered
- No
Ratings
CESAR CHAVEZ EL (1.8 miles): | 71 |
GRACIELA GARCIA EL (1.7 miles): | 67 |
BERTA S PALACIOS EL (1.9 miles): | 48 |
LIBERTY MIDDLE (1.7 miles): | 44 |
KENNEDY MIDDLE (0.9 miles): | 42 |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 39 |
PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S (1.8 miles): | 33 |
PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S (0.1 miles): | 31 |
JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE (1.5 miles): | 23 |
Texas: | 54 |
Hidalgo County: | 58 |
Pharr: | 61 |
This School: | 39 |
Students & Teachers
Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2015: 523
Enrollment in 2014: 455
Enrollment in 2013: 422
Enrollment in 2012: 371
Enrollment in 2011: 295
Enrollment in 2010: 202
Enrollment in 2009: 114
Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
Grade | G09 | G10 | G11 | G12 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All students | 199 | 153 | 128 | 128 | 608 |
Female students | 102 | 86 | 69 | 63 | 320 |
Male students | 97 | 67 | 59 | 65 | 288 |
American Indian/Alaska Native students | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Asian students | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
Hispanic students | 196 | 150 | 126 | 125 | 597 |
White students | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 5 |
Enrollment by grade:
10th grade enrollment: 153
11th grade enrollment: 128
12th grade enrollment: 128
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - Historical enrollment by grade
Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
School: | 52.6% |
State: | 49.0% |
School: | 47.4% |
Texas: | 50.1% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - Historical enrollment by gender
Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 9,864 schools)
Here: | 0.2% |
Texas: | 0.4% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 0.8% |
State: | 3.1% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 98.2% |
State: | 46.9% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 0.8% |
Texas: | 32.3% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity
Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 8,545 schools)
School: | 74.8% |
Texas: | 61.6% |
School: | 74.8% |
Texas: | 55.4% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 0.0% |
State: | 6.2% |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - Lunch Program Eligibility
Teachers and support:
(State average from 9,601 schools)
Number of FTE teachers in their first year of teaching: 6.9
Number of FTE teachers in their second year of teaching: 4
Number of FTE school counselors: 3.5
Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 34.8
Number of FTE security guards: 2
Number of FTE nurses: 1
Student/Teacher Ratio
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 16.5 |
State: | 15.6 |
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio
School Expenditures:
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 35.8 (Salary Expenditures: $1,808,359)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $20,874)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 10.1 (Salary Expenditures: $579,855)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 4 (Salary Expenditures: $263,105)
- Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,923,968
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 1 (Salary Expenditures: $20,874)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 7.9 (Salary Expenditures: $633,194)
- Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 3 (Salary Expenditures: $263,105)
Limited English Proficiency:
- Hispanic: 61 (male: 32, female: 29)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Students with disabilities:
Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
- Hispanic: 10
Students with disabilities served under Section 504: 21 (male: 13, female: 8)
- Hispanic: 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- White: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all female)
Retention:
(State average from 1,007 schools)
- Hispanic: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Percent of 11th grade students retained
School: | 3.1% |
State: | 14.9% |
Gifted and Talented:
(State average from 7,254 schools)
Gifted/talented programs are programs during regular school hours that provide special educational opportunities including accelerated promotion through grades and classes and an enriched curriculum for students who are endowed with a high degree of mental ability or who demonstrate unusual physical coordination, creativity, interest, or talent.
- Hispanic115
- Asian2
- White2
- IDEA2
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment
- Hispanic: 115 (male: 68, female: 47)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Gifted and Talented Student Enrollment per 1,000 students
School: | 195.7 |
Texas: | 79.4 |
Dual Enrollment:
(State average from 1,381 schools)
Dual enrollment/dual credit programs provide opportunities for high school students to take college-level courses offered by colleges, and earn concurrent credit toward a high school diploma and a college degree while still in high school.These programs are for high school - enrolled students who are academically prepared to enroll in college and are interested in taking on additional coursework.For example, students who want to study subjects not offered at their high school may seek supplemental education at colleges nearby.
- Hispanic346
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- White5
- LEP28
- IDEA4
Dual Enrollment
- Hispanic: 346 (male: 164, female: 182)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 5 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 28 (male: 14, female: 14)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Dual Enrollment per 1,000 students
School: | 583.9 |
Texas: | 133.0 |
Accountability
SAT/ACT:
(State average from 1,567 schools)
The SAT Reasoning Test (SAT) is a curriculum-based, college readiness test that assesses the academic skills and knowledge students acquire in high school and the ability to apply that knowledge.
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - ACT/SAT scores
- All17.7
- Hispanic17.7
- Asian16.5
Average ACT composite score
Percent of graduates taking the ACT: | 86.9% |
State: | 41.3% |
ACT composite scores above criteria: | 6.5% |
Texas: | 21.8% |
Number of graduates taking the ACT: <100
Average ACT composite score: | 17.7 |
State: | 18.9 |
Average ACT English score: | 16.1 |
Texas: | 17.8 |
Average ACT mathematics score: | 17.9 |
State: | 19.1 |
Average ACT reading score: | 18.0 |
Texas: | 19.3 |
Average ACT science score: | 18.2 |
State: | 19.2 |
- All836
- Hispanic833
- LEP755
Average SAT combined score
Percent of graduates taking the SAT: | 70.1% |
Texas: | 45.4% |
SAT combined scores above criteria: | 5.3% |
Texas: | 19.5% |
Number of graduates taking the SAT: <100
Average SAT critical reading and mathematics combined score: | 836 |
State: | 875 |
Average SAT mathematics score: | 418 |
State: | 443 |
Average SAT critical reading score: | 418 |
Texas: | 432 |
Average SAT writing score: | 411 |
State: | 415 |
- Hispanic160
- Asian2
- White2
- LEP7
- IDEA2
SAT or ACT Test Participation
- Hispanic: 160 (male: 71, female: 89)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Advanced Placement:
(State average from 1,179 schools)
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School - AP exams with scores at or above criteria
- All6.8
- Hispanic6.6
- Asian33.3
- White16.7
Exams with scores at or above criteria (%)
Number of students taking at least one AP exam: 189
Percent of students taking at least one AP exam: | 74.4% |
State: | 24.6% |
Examinees scoring at or above criteria on at least one AP exam: | 14.8% |
State: | 39.6% |
Number of AP exams: 560
Number of AP exams with scores at or above 3: 38
Percent of AP exams with scores at or above 3: | 6.8% |
Texas: | 33.1% |
Number of different AP courses provided by school: 10
Is enrollment via self-selection by students permittedfor all AP courses offered by the school?: Yes
- Hispanic343
- American Indian2
- Asian4
- White2
- LEP37
- IDEA7
Students Enrolled in at least one AP Course
- Hispanic: 343 (male: 164, female: 179)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 37 (male: 20, female: 17)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
Student Enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) Mathematics: 36 (male: 20, female: 16)
- Hispanic: 34 (male: 20, female: 14)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
- Hispanic139
- White2
- LEP7
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) Science
- Hispanic: 139 (male: 65, female: 74)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
- Hispanic337
- American Indian2
- Asian2
- White2
- LEP37
- IDEA7
Students Enrollment in Other Advanced Placement (AP) Subjects
- Hispanic: 337 (male: 158, female: 179)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 37 (male: 20, female: 17)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic247
- American Indian2
- White2
- LEP31
- IDEA2
Students who took one or more AP exams
- Hispanic: 247 (male: 122, female: 125)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 31 (male: 17, female: 14)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Students who received a qualifying score on one or more AP exams: 44 (male: 16, female: 28)
- Hispanic: 44 (male: 16, female: 28)
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 17.5% |
State: | 45.1% |
Students who did not receive a qualifying score on any AP exams: 203 (male: 106, female: 97)
- Hispanic: 203 (male: 106, female: 97)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 26 (male: 16, female: 10)
- Hispanic79
- Asian2
- LEP4
- IDEA4
Students who took no AP exams
- Hispanic: 79 (male: 38, female: 41)
- Asian: 2 (all male)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Health & Safety
Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
(State average from 7,777 schools)
- Hispanic: 37 (male: 17, female: 20)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Section 504: 2 (all male)
School: | 60.9 |
State: | 147.9 |
Suspensions:
(State average from 3,231 schools)
- For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
- For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (male: 1, female: 1)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 6
Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School: | 9.9 |
Texas: | 102.7 |
- Hispanic: 2
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Classes & Courses
Algebra I:
(State average from 1,490 schools)
Number of Algebra I classes taught by certified teachers: 6
9-10th grade student enrollment in Algebra I: 118 (male: 50, female: 68)
- Hispanic: 118 (male: 50, female: 68)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 19 (male: 11, female: 8)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
- Hispanic: 104 (male: 43, female: 61)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 17 (male: 10, female: 7)
Here: | 88.1% |
State: | 77.3% |
Algebra II:
Number of Algebra II classes taught by certified teachers: 4
- Hispanic109
- White2
- LEP4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Algebra II
- Hispanic: 109 (male: 50, female: 59)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Calculus:
Number of Calculus classes taught by certified teachers: 2
Student Enrollment in Calculus: 25 (male: 14, female: 11)
- Hispanic: 25 (male: 14, female: 11)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 2 (all male)
Geometry:
Number of Geometry classes taught by certified teachers: 5
- Hispanic121
- Asian4
- LEP19
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Geometry
- Hispanic: 121 (male: 56, female: 65)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Advanced Mathematics:
Number of Advanced Mathematics classes taught by certified teachers: 5
- Hispanic94
- American Indian2
- White2
- LEP10
- IDEA4
Student Enrollment in Advanced Mathematics
- Hispanic: 94 (male: 44, female: 50)
- American Indian / Alaska Native: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 10 (male: 5, female: 5)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Biology:
Number of Biology classes taught by certified teachers: 16
- Hispanic334
- Asian4
- White4
- LEP31
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Biology
- Hispanic: 334 (male: 152, female: 182)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- White: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 31 (male: 17, female: 14)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Chemistry:
Number of Chemistry classes taught by certified teachers: 6
- Hispanic154
- Asian2
- White2
- LEP19
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Chemistry
- Hispanic: 154 (male: 71, female: 83)
- Asian: 2 (all female)
- White: 2 (all female)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 19 (male: 8, female: 11)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all male)
Physics:
- Hispanic109
- Asian4
- LEP4
- IDEA2
Student Enrollment in Physics
- Hispanic: 109 (male: 47, female: 62)
- Asian: 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
- Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 2 (all female)
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