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Schools in North Alamo · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District

North Alamo’s public schools outscore 50% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving North Alamo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 44% of North Alamo’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (51%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#324of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

44%

▼ 7 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

38%

▼ 3 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

97%

▲ 7 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$15.7K

▲ 22% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.4

TX 14.9

Schools in town

28,969 students on the public path

In brief

North Alamo’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 700 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Alamo’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 44% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,679 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

27 elementary schools, then eight middle and six high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind North Alamo’s grade

C⁺ Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Texas school districts, #324 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 50%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (700)Better than 55%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,487 test results and a graduating class of 2,118 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of North Alamo’s students in the tested grades sat them (15,329 in math, 15,645 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Alamo, with each school’s own grade.

27 schools teach K in North Alamo’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
North Alamo	B⁻	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent
San Juan	B⁻	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent
Alamo	C⁺	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent PK–12 · Donna Independent PK–12

North Alamo’s public schools outscore 50% of Texas districts

North Alamo’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

27 elementary schools, then eight middle and six high schools

What’s behind North Alamo’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

North Alamo vs. its neighbors

Every school in North Alamo

Questions about North Alamo’s schools

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