Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School

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Location
PSJA High School[1]
805 West Ridge Road San Juan, Texas, USA
Information
School district	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Principal	Corina Ramirez
Type	Public
Grades	9-12
Mascot	Bear
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Homepage	http://www.psja.k12.tx.us//

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) High School is a public school in San Juan, Texas (USA). It is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and is one of the district's three high schools.

Located at 805 West Ridge Road, the school serves students in grades nine through twelve.

1 Student demographics
2 2006-07 Accountability rating
3 Athletics
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Student demographics

As of the 2007-2008 school year, PSJA High had a total of 2,528 students (98.7% Hispanic, 1.1% White, 0.1% African American, and less than 0.1% Native American). 90.6% of the students are considered economically disadvantaged.

[edit] 2006-07 Accountability rating

Based on the accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency on August 1, 2007, PSJA High is currently rated "Academically Acceptable".

[edit] Athletics

The 2007 PSJA Bear Football team walking off the field with pride battling their rivals, the PSJA North Raiders

PSJA High School is considered the pride of PSJA since it is the original high school. The mascot is a bear and they are known for having a strong football team. PSJA High is one of two schools from the Rio Grande Valley to ever make it to the state finals, and the only school to ever make it twice and back to back in 1962&1963.