Lorenzo De Zavala Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 545 students
Dr Javier Saenz Middle
39200 Mile 7 Rd, Penitas, TX 78576
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
601
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
La Joya ISD
Hidalgo County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,626 Texas middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Dr Javier Saenz Middle
Dr Javier Saenz Middle is a public middle school in Penitas, Texas, serving grades 6–8. It is part of La Joya ISD. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Hidalgo County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 601 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Texas middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 1,626 Texas middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 601 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- School district
- La Joya ISD
- County
- Hidalgo County
- NCES school ID
- 482613010826
Schools near Dr Javier Saenz Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.