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Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 206 students
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At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 97 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.6 average for 2,178 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg.The current score is above the 84.5 average for 253 rated schools in Hidalgo County.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 1,347 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
STAAR result
Among 2,019 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
91 +13.4 pts vs 77.6
Current strength
78 +3.1 pts vs 74.9
STAAR result
Among 492 schools in Region 01: Edinburg reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
91 +5.3 pts vs 85.7
Current strength
97 +10.3 pts vs 86.7
Top placement
89% Tied for 3rd of 91 schools in Hidalgo County reporting this measure · 2025-26 · 2 share this value
See the full measureTop placement
92.9% 3rd of 42 schools in Hidalgo County reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureTop placement
98.8% 3rd of 42 schools in Hidalgo County reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureSTAAR result
Among 1,198 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
91 +9.7 pts vs 81.3
Current strength
97 +15.5 pts vs 81.5
STAAR result
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
91 +9.7 pts vs 81.3
Current strength
97 +15.8 pts vs 81.2
Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.6 average for 2,178 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 114th of 2,178 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 99 others).
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.7 average for 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 91st of 505 rated schools in Region 01: Edinburg (tied with 51 others).
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 84.5 average for 253 rated schools in Hidalgo County. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 36th of 253 rated schools in Hidalgo County (tied with 26 others).
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 1,347 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 216th of 1,347 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 54 others).
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 91 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 5 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 1,157th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 413 others).
Put the numbers in context
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2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 97 that year.
Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 91 | 77.6 2,178 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 97 | 77.3 2,159 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | A | 97 | 73.9 2,141 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | A | 98 | 73.4 2,131 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 96 | 81.9 2,105 reporting | 83.7 7,283 reporting |
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 97 | A | — |
| School Progress | 97 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 78 | C | 2 |
| Academic Growth | — | Not rated | — |
| Relative Performance | 97 | A | — |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%.
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.
| Criterion | This school% of graduates | Averagesimilar economic context | Differencepercentage points | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 83.9% | +16.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 259 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 92.9% | 57.2% | +35.7 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 92.9% | 19.9% | +73.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 45.2% | 13.8% | +31.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 98.8% | 26.6% | +72.2 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 2.4% | 33.4% | −31.0 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 2.9% | −2.9 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Earned an associate degree | 75.0% | 6.7% | +68.3 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 6.5% | −6.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 2.5% | −2.5 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 1.2% | 7.3% | −6.1 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 1.2% | 2.6% | −1.4 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 260 rated schools reporting |
Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.
Class of 2023–24
80.8% of graduates
14.4% of graduates
Fall 2024
Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.
“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.
“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,178 reporting for every category shown · 2,178 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Hidalgo County · 253 reporting for every category shown · 253 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,347 reporting for every category shown · 1,347 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
TEA-published share: 100%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 206 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 265 (56.3%) from 2024–25.
2025–26
Decrease · −56.3%
Decrease · −54.8%
| School year | Students enrolledThelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 456 | First available year | 619 |
| 2022–23 | 461 | Increase of 5 (1.1%) | 615.5 |
| 2023–24 | 439 | Decrease of 22 (4.8%) | 605.3 |
| 2024–25 | 471 | Increase of 32 (7.3%) | 598.5 |
| 2025–26 | 206 | Decrease of 265 (56.3%) | 573.8 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
3.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment
3.40 per 100 students
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 493 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 462 | 11 | 2.4% | 13 | 2.81 | 12.7% | 30.2 |
| 2022–23 | 460 | 14 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.48 | 13.6% | 33.1 |
| 2023–24 | 436 | 14 | 3.2% | 23 | 5.28 | 13.8% | 33.4 |
| 2024–25 | 470 | 16 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.40 | 13.2% | 31.5 |
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | 16 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.40 | 13.2% | 31.5 |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | 15 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.19 | 9.3% | 15.3 |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
For 2025, TEA reported $7,914 per student for this campus, $15,199 per student for its parent district, La Joya ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
| Year | Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS | Parent district: La Joya ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7,431 | $12,706 | $13,054 | $8,327 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,051 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $7,601 | $13,017 | $13,108 | $8,339 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,078 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $7,670 | $13,922 | $14,058 | $8,846 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,084 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $7,673 | $14,753 | $14,797 | $9,661 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,088 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $8,849 | $17,471 | $15,708 | $11,220 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,105 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $8,926 | $17,081 | $16,792 | $11,735 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,130 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $8,854 | $16,417 | $18,125 | $12,642 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,144 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $7,914 | $15,199 | $18,972 | $13,238 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,157 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,178 reporting for every category shown · 2,178 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Region 01: Edinburg · 505 reporting for every category shown · 505 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For Hidalgo County · 253 reporting for every category shown · 253 in full cohort
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,347 reporting for every category shown · 1,347 in full cohort
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
| Grade or subject | Average students per classThelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College HS · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary English | 17.1 | 15.1 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 11.6 | 18.2 |
| Secondary math | 18.3 | 16.8 |
| Secondary science | 20.9 | 17.7 |
| Secondary social studies | 18.9 | 17.8 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Out of 180 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
Second- and third-place results
4 measures
Social Studies — Meets
Hidalgo County · of the 91 that report this measure · tied with 1
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA
Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure
Earned an associate degree
Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure
Fourth- through tenth-place results
12 measures
Student Achievement
Hidalgo County · of the 242 that report this measure · tied with 4
School Progress
Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 4
Relative Performance
Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 3
Math — Approaches
Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure
Social Studies — Masters
Hidalgo County · of the 91 that report this measure · tied with 1
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure
Attendance
Hidalgo County · of the 240 that report this measure · tied with 2
Social Studies — Approaches
Hidalgo County · of the 91 that report this measure · tied with 2
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure
All Subjects — Approaches
Hidalgo County · of the 242 that report this measure
All Subjects — Meets
Hidalgo County · of the 242 that report this measure
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Hidalgo County · of the 240 that report this measure
High placements in larger reporting groups
2 measures
All Subjects — Masters
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,019 that report this measure · tied with 5
Math — Meets
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 2,011 that report this measure · tied with 8
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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