Texas public high school · La Joya ISD

Jimmy Carter Early College High School

603 N College Dr, La Joya, TX 78560. 83.9% of its 87 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

La Joya ISDHidalgo CountyTop 10% in Texas for college enrollment
83.9%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)35.6 pts above Texas (48.3%)
87Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 49 graduates at Texas public universities, 57.1% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Jimmy Carter Early College

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 56.3%Texas public 2-year college 26.4%Texas private college 1.1%Not found in Texas colleges 14.9%ID not trackable 1.1%

    Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.

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    How they did in their first year of college

    First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.

    College typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university84991957.1%
    Texas public 2-year college7227450%
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    What those choices lead to

    Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.

    College type in TexasCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3847%$13,638$57,404$18,750
    Public 2-year and community colleges5831%$5,533$43,299$9,500
    Private nonprofit colleges3950%$22,962$58,159$22,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Jimmy Carter Early College

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    South Texas College14.0 mi23%$855$39,609
    The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus15.0 mi76%$27,685$37,336
    Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen15.4 mi83%$20,171$34,579
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr17.3 mi67%$27,184$31,200
    Rio Grande Valley College18.5 mi74%$21,178$53,135
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley19.2 mi55%$4,858$52,947

Where it is

Nearby high schools: La Joya High School (0.3 mi, 46.1% to college) · Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School (0.3 mi, 80.8% to college) · Premier High School of Palmview (6.4 mi, 36.7% to college) · Juarez-Lincoln High School (7.1 mi, 41.7% to college) · La Joya Palmview High School (7.3 mi, 49.7% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureJimmy Carter Early CollegeLa Joya ISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year83.9%49.6%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Jimmy Carter Early College High School graduates go to college?
83.9% of the Class of 2024 at Jimmy Carter Early College High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.