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LA JOYA ISD

LA JOYA, HIDALGO COUNTY, TXSuperintendent: DR MARCEY SORENSEN

TEA Rating

C · 78

Enrollment

21,613

Avg Salary

$68,292

Open Jobs

0

2024–2025 TEA district staff

Salary by Experience

Average base salary by years of experience. Excludes stipends and benefits.

Teachers

ExperienceTeachersAvg salary
Beginning22$55,168
1–5 years224$55,866
6–10 years296$57,346
11–20 years683$61,779
21–30 years281$67,637
Over 30 years44$77,209

Some districts increased salaries for 2025–26. For the current pay scale, see the district’s website.

Support & Admin

RoleEmployeesAvg Salary
School Counselor60$77,619
School Nurse28$61,928
Librarian32$70,367
Business Services26$77,124
Principal34$100,711
Superintendent1$441,799

Teacher Incentive Allotment · TIA

TIA Participation

The Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) provides additional funding to reward and retain top-performing teachers.

Participation status

TIA Active
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LevelTeachers designated% designatedAvg payout
Recognized805.2%$6,471
Exemplary1177.5%$13,170
Master463.0%$23,478

243 of 1,551 teachers TIA-designated (15.7%) in 2024-25

TEA staffing · 2024–25

District staffing

Teacher workforce metrics from TEA PEIMS.

Student / Teacher Ratio

14.8 : 1

Teacher turnover

11%

State avg. 22.7%

Teachers with a college degree

98.5%

Spring 2026 STAAR

STAAR performance

Grade-level and end-of-course results by performance level.

Mathematics

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
360%39%19%
465%46%23%
573%43%15%
668%33%11%
725%10%1%
873%46%9%

Reading / ELA

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
367%43%20%
473%47%19%
576%52%28%
668%49%24%
769%47%22%
874%48%22%

Social Studies

GradeApproaches+Meets+Masters
851%27%14%

End-of-Course exams

SubjectApproaches+Meets+Masters
Algebra I81%49%25%
Biology90%59%21%
English I58%41%6%
English II61%47%5%
U.S. History90%58%24%

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