La Joya Independent School District
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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 stretching west of Mission (small portions of Mission are in LJISD) to Sullivan City, including the smaller communities of La Joya, Palmview, and Penitas. Boundaries extend from the United States border formed by the Rio Grande River to the 13 mile line near McCook.
La Joya ISD also serves other unincorporated communities include Abram-Perezville, Citrus City, Cuevitas, Doffing, Havana, La Homa, Los Ebanos, and Palmview South.
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[edit] District growth
With a peak enrollment of 23,444 students for the 2004-2005 academic school year, of which Hispanic students account for over 99 percent of enrollment, La Joya ISD is one of the fastest growing school districts in Texas with an estimated increase of 1,400 students per year. Overall, La Joya ISD boasts 27 campuses; seventeen elementary schools, six middle schools, an alternative education center, and three high schools. La Joya ISD employs over 4,260 individuals from all across the Rio Grande Valley and some from overseas.
[edit] History
The first schools were established during the 1800s to provide educational opportunities for the people living in western Hidalgo County who did not have access to existing educational institutions. One of the first of these schoolhouses was build in Havana in 1849 when citizens from the towns and villages of Abram-Perezville (Ojo de Agua), Penitas, Tabasco (now La Joya), Havana, Los Ebanos and Cuevitas established a place of learning. Although far from the little red schoolhouse one might envision, the structure of rock and adobe sheltered the students of this area and gave them a solid education. This building would later become known as the La Joya Independent School District
[edit] Schools
[edit] High Schools (Grades 9-12)
- Jimmy Carter High School (La Joya)
- Juárez-Lincoln High School (La Joya)
- La Joya High School (La Joya)
[edit] Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
- Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School (La Joya)
- César Chávez Middle School (Unincorporated)
- Irene M. García Middle School (Unincorporated)
- Memorial Middle School (Mission)
- Ann Richards Middle School (Unincorporated)
- Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School (Unincorporated)
[edit] Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)
- Americo Paredes Elementary
- Díaz-Villareal Elementary
- E.B. Reyna Elementary
- 1993-94 National Blue Ribbon School [1]
- Elodia R. Chapa Elementary
- Emiliano Zapata Elementary
- Enrique Camarena Elementary
- Guillermo Flores Elementary
- Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary
- John F. Kennedy Elementary
- José de Escandón Elementary
- 2000-01 National Blue Ribbon School [2]
- Juan N. Seguin Elementary
- Kika de la Garza Elementary
- Leo J. Leo Elementary
- Lloyd M. Bentsen Elementary
- Narciso G. Cavázos Elementary
- Patricio Pérez Elementary
- Rosendo Benavides Elementary
- Sam Fordyce Elementary
- Tabasco Elementary
[edit] References
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF)
[edit] External links
- La Joya ISD
- Google Maps - Satellite view of La Joya's High Schools, Football Stadium, Transportation Dept. and Central Office.
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