Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial High School

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PSJA Memorial Early College High School
Address
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial High School
800 S Alamo Rd

Alamo
,
Texas
78516

United States
Coordinates 26°10′25″N98°07′24″W / 26.17369°N 98.12331°W / 26.17369; -98.12331
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Type Public high school
MottoA Wolverine is: Positive, Responsible, Optimistic, University-Bound, and Dedicated. A Wolverine is PROUD! [1]
School district Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
PrincipalRaquel Garcia
Teaching staff130.69 (FTE) (2023–2024) [2]
Grades 9–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment1,946 (2023–2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio14.89 (2023–2024) [2]
MascotWolverines
Website www.psjaisd.us/wolverines

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) Memorial Early College High School is a public high school in Alamo, Texas (U.S.). It is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and is one of the district's six high schools. [3]

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Located at 800 South Alamo Road, the school serves students in grades 9th through 12 grade. The principal is Raquel Garcia. [4]

Student demographics

The demographic breakdown by race/ethnicity of the 1,812 students enrolled for the 2018–2019 school year was: [2]

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
School
Year		American Indian /
Alaska Native		AsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian /
Pacific Islander		WhiteTwo or
More Races
2018–19 [5] 1 (0.1%)3 (0.2%)5 (0.3%)1,794 (99%)0 (0%)9 (0.5%)0 (0%)

Attendance area and feeder patterns

The school's attendance boundary includes most of Alamo as well as parts of San Juan, [6] [7] and the census-designated place of North Alamo. [8]

Feeder elementary schools include Farias, Marcia Garza, Guerra, Santos Livas, John KcKeever, Reed Mock, and Sergeant Trevino. Feeder middle schools include Alamo and Audie Murphy. [9]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us / About the School & Accountability". psjaisd.us. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public Schools - PSJA Memorial Early College H S (483486007653)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Elementary Schools / High Schools". psjaisd.us. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "About Us / Principal's Message". psjaisd.us. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - PSJA Memorial Early College H S (483486007653) (2018–2019 School Year)". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ "PSJA High School Zones." Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. 2015. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hidalgo County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 2, 2017.
  8. ↑ North Alamo Census Bureau map. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ "PSJA Memorial ECHS Feeder Pattern." Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. Retrieved on January 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "PSJA Alumna Named 'Poet of the Year'". KVEO-TV. October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2019.


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