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LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD)

EDINBURG · TX · LONE STAR SCHOOL DISTRICT · Public

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Programs & features
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD) compares for families

What families should know about LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD).

  • LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: ECONOMEDES H S, HIDALGO CO J J A E P, HIDALGO CO J J A E P and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
6.2%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
48.4%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
159:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
17
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +12.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 159 students:

2025
179
2027
228
2029
289

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
ECONOMEDES H S
EDINBURG
Public 1.8 2,689 -0.5%
HIDALGO CO J J A E P
MCALLEN
Public 2.1 6
HIDALGO CO J J A E P
MCALLEN
Public 2.1 10
IDEA EDINBURG COLLEGE PREPARATORY
EDINBURG
Public · charter 2.2 400 +14.3%
EDINBURG NORTH H S
EDINBURG
Public 2.7 2,542 -5.6%
VISION ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE
EDINBURG
Public 2.8
IDEA TOROS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
EDINBURG
Public · charter 3.5 222 +0.9%
EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S
EDINBURG
Public 4.0 466 +126.2%

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