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32-944: The district serves Pharr , San Juan , and Alamo as well as a small portion of McAllen . PSJA ISD's total student enrollment for 2010 was 31,329 according to the Texas Education Agency's website. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by the Texas Education Agency . PSJA ISD's current superintendent is Dr. Jorge Arredondo. In 2018, Carman Elementary in San Juan and Chavez Elementary in Pharr were named National Education Association Blue Ribbon Schools. On March 15, 1919, Common School District No. 4 in Hidalgo County became Pharr-San Juan Independent School District. Forty years later in 1959, Alamo merged with

64-612: A humid subtropical climate , similar to that of the Tampa Bay Area of Florida , but with less precipitation and slightly higher summer maximum temperatures. The average high in January is 68 °F (20 °C), and the average low is 47 °F (8 °C). In August, the average high is 100 °F (38 °C), and the average low is 80 °F (27 °C). The warm season is long, with average highs and lows similar to August's from June through September. The average annual precipitation

96-610: A July mean of 30 °C (86 °F) and temperatures can exceed 40 °C (104 °F) anytime from May until August. The average annual precipitation is 452 millimetres (18 in), with most of it being concentrated in the summer months though the months of May and June are the wettest. Reynosa is served by the General Lucio Blanco International Airport , which has flights to multiple important Mexican cities on six airlines, some serving it with aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 . In addition,

128-475: A city. Reynosa extends across 3,156.34 sq kilometers (1218.66 sq. miles), representing 3.7 per cent of the Tamaulipas territory. Today it is the location of several satellite U.S. companies doing business to take advantage of low labor rates and industry incentives. On 18 September 2012, an explosion at the nearby Pemex gas plant killed 30 and injured 46 people. Pemex Director Juan Jose Suarez said that there

160-756: A household in the city was $ 24,333, and for a family was $ 25,916. Males had a median income of $ 19,169 versus $ 16,737 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 9,462. 35.5% of the population and 30.8% of families were below the poverty line . Of the total population, 46.6% of those under 18 and 23.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. Pharr City Hall is located at 118 S Cage Blvd, Pharr, Texas 78577. The Innovation and Technology Department operates its official website ( http://pharr-tx.gov ), as well as its local government television on Time Warner Cable channel 17.12. All current social media platforms are used to allow for interactive governmental operations. The Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge

192-482: A result of the census, they obtained authorization from the King of Spain to move the village to a placed named Santa María de las Lajas, which was not done because Escandón didn't consider the river a flooding risk anymore. In September 1800, an immense flood occurred. The village was inundated and the villagers used canoes and rafts to arrive to the hills of El Morrillo. In 1802, the village moved to its current location and

224-421: Is 21.0 inches (530 mm). Most precipitation occurs in the warm season, with the least precipitation distinctly occurring in the cooler winter. As September is the peak of the north Atlantic hurricane season and tropical storms and hurricanes occasionally drop copious amounts of rainfall on the region, this month tends to be by far the wettest, averaging 3.6 inches (91 mm) of precipitation. The driest month

256-437: Is March, with 0.7 inches (18 mm) of precipitation. Despite frequent temperatures above 100 °F (38 °C), occasionally as early as February and as late as the end of October, the highest temperature ever recorded in Pharr is 110 °F (43 °C), once in 1998 and once in 1999. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Pharr is 13 °F (−11 °C), on January 12, 1962, which is far lower than would be expected at

288-571: Is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas , in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality . The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area , directly across the Mexico–United States border from Hidalgo, Texas . As of 2020, the city of Reynosa has a population of 691,557. If

320-598: Is bordered to the west by the city of McAllen , to the north by Edinburg , the county seat , to the east by San Juan , and to the southwest by Hidalgo . The Pharr city limits extend south in a narrow band to the Rio Grande and the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge into Mexico. According to the United States Census Bureau , Pharr has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.07 km ), or 0.12%,

352-658: Is covered by water. Communities: The community was named after sugar planter Henry Newton Pharr (1872-1966). For a number of years, centering around early 1900, Henry N. Pharr was director of the State National Bank of New Iberia, Louisiana , and was a former president of the Louisiana–Rio Grande Sugar Company and the Louisiana–Rio Grande Canal Company, which at one time owned 8,000 acres (32.4 km ) and which, in 1910, built

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384-559: Is focused on performance by having highly qualified teaching staff, effective research-based curriculum, plus state-of-the art technology to meet all instructional needs. By 2012 PSJA ISD began using an early college model to encourage university admission among first-time, low income, Hispanic and English as a second language students. It is a model derived from that of the Hidalgo Independent School District ; Superintendent Daniel P. King spearheaded this effort. After

416-852: Is operated by the city of Pharr. The Texas Department of Transportation operates the Pharr District Office in Pharr. The United States Postal Service operates the Pharr Post Office in Pharr. The majority of Pharr is served by the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District , which has five high schools in the city: PSJA North Early College High School , PSJA Southwest Early College High School , Thomas Jefferson TSTEM Early College High School , PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor Early College High School, and Buell Central DAEP. Zoned PSJA ISD schools include PSJA North and PSJA Southwest. A small fringe portion of

448-577: The 2020 census , the city population was 79,715, and in 2022, the estimated population was 80,187. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas . Pharr is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Pharr is located in southern Hidalgo County at 26°12′23″N 98°11′7″W  /  26.20639°N 98.18528°W  / 26.20639; -98.18528 (26.206334, –98.185174). It

480-494: The floating population is included, the total can reach approximately 1,000,000. On 6 July 1686, Agustín Echeverz y Zuvízar, governor of the Nuevo Reino de León , camped in what is now Reynosa during an exploratory expedition. In December 1748, an expedition led by José de Escandón y Helguera left from Querétaro , planning to establish 14 villages; the caravan consisted of 1500 colonists and 755 soldiers. On 14 March 1749,

512-625: The Future (JFF) out of Boston, MA. JFF is working to expand key components of the model to other states across the country. They also released a report in March 2012 featuring PSJA's College3 initiative and “College for All” strategy. PSJA ISD has increased the number of yearly graduates by almost 100% from 966 in 2006–07 to over 1,900 in 2011–2012. Pharr, Texas Pharr is a suburb of McAllen, Texas in Hidalgo County, Texas , United States. As of

544-458: The bribery and extortion scandal involving PSJA ISD's finances. The district serves portions of the cities of Pharr, San Juan, Alamo, and McAllen, as well as the census-designated place (CDP) of North Alamo , and a portion of the Lopezville CDP. In 2010 the district had 32,000 students, and in 2012 8,000 of them were attending senior high school. As of 2012 the student body at PSJA ISD

576-665: The city is a part of the Hidalgo Independent School District . Another small portion is a part of the Valley View Independent School District , which has one campus with around 2,000 students. In addition, residents are allowed to apply to magnet schools operated by the South Texas Independent School District . Pharr Memorial Library serves the city. Reynosa Airport General Lucio Blanco International Airport Reynosa ( Spanish pronunciation: [rejˈnosa] )

608-514: The city was 79.46% White, 0.24% African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 17.32% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. About 90.62% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 12,798 households, 47.1% had children under 18 living with them, 64.2% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.0% were not families. About 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who

640-511: The district, establishing what is now known as the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, a district that caters to over 31,000 students in the tri-city area. PBS NewsHour showcased PSJA ISD nationally in a two-part series featuring the district's dropout recovery program success and early college high school work (July 2012). On June 6, 2007, The Dallas Morning News reported that Arturo Guajardo,

672-499: The first flood was documented in the village. In April 1757, Reynosa had it first political conflict, when Escandón dismissed Carlos Cantú as the mayor of the village, replacing him by Pedro de Estrada, second mayor of Reynosa. On 9 July 1757, arrives to the village the captain José Tineda y Cuervo and the engineer Agustín López, both viceroyalty inspectors, to do a population census according to which Reynosa had 280 inhabitants. As

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704-421: The initiative started, PSJAISD had an increase in its university matriculation rates, and in a three-year span, the four year graduation rate from the high schools increased to 87% as of 2012 from 62%. By 2012 about 2,000 students, making up 25% of all PSJAISD high school students, took university-level courses. PSJA has been identified as a national model for putting dropouts “Back on Track to College” by Jobs for

736-555: The international Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Mexico–U.S. border after San Diego–Tijuana and El Paso–Juárez . Reynosa is the 30th largest city in Mexico and anchors the largest metropolitan area in Tamaulipas. In 2011, Reynosa was the fastest growing city in the state of Tamaulipas, and

768-556: The new census showed 1631 inhabitants. In 1810, the building of the old church Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe began, by the parish priest Don José Cárdenas; it was finished in 1815 by Don Lorenzo Treviño. In 1846, Reynosa was invaded by the American army during the Mexican-American war . On 10 May 1910, General Lucio Blanco with the constitutional army took Reynosa during the Mexican revolution. On 24 November 1926, Reynosa became

800-569: The same latitude in Florida or on the west coast of North America, due to Pharr's location closer to the middle of the continent. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 79,715 people, 22,668 households, and 18,420 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, 46,660 people, 12,798 households, and 10,878 families were residing in the city. The population density was 2,240.2 people/sq mi (864.9/km ). The 16,537 housing units averaged 794.0/sq mi (306.5/km ). The racial makeup of

832-588: The superintendent of PSJA ISD, and board members Raul Navarro, Evangelina De Leon, and Rogelio Rodriguez, were indicted on corruption charges. On January 24, 2011, former PSJA superintendent Arturo Guajardo and board members Rogelio "Little Roy" Rodriguez, Rogelio "Big Roy" Navarro, and Evangelina "Vangie" De Leon pled guilty and were sentenced to probation, fines, and prison terms. Also, Arnulfo "Arnie" Olivarez (former insurance agent) and George Hernandez (former Donna ISD board president) pleaded guilty and were sentenced to probation, fines, and prison term for their role in

864-458: The town of Pharr on this land. Pharr was the Republican nominee for Louisiana governor in 1908 , as his father John Newton Pharr had been in 1896 . Pharr has grown rapidly since the late 20th century, from a population of 32,921 in 1990 to an estimated 77,320 in 2016 and 79,112 in 2019. In 1987, Pharr annexed Las Milpas . In 2006, Pharr received "The All-America City" award. Pharr has

896-521: Was "no evidence that it was a deliberate incident, or some kind of attack". In 2017, it was described as a major hotspot in the Mexican Drug War , as a result of the internecine wars between the Gulf and Los Zetas drugs cartels. Reynosa is the largest and most populous city in the state of Tamaulipas, followed by Matamoros , Nuevo Laredo , Ciudad Victoria , Tampico , and Río Bravo . In addition,

928-406: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.64 and the average family size was 4.02. In the city, the age distribution was 34.8% under 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males. The median income for

960-427: Was 99% Hispanic, and 41% of the students were classified as English as a second language students; with Spanish being the language spoken at home. For the 2009–2010 school year the Texas Education Agency designated 11 PSJA campuses with an "Exemplary" status and 19 as "Recognized," and the district was also designated as a "Recognized" School District. PSJA ISD believes all children can learn and within that motto it

992-439: Was among the top five fastest growing cities in Mexico. The city is about 11 miles (18 km) south of McAllen, Texas . Reynosa has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification BSh ) with short, mild winters and hot summers. Winters are mild and dry with a January high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F) although temperatures can fall below 10 °C (50 °F). Summers are hot with

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1024-500: Was founded (in its original location) the Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reynosa, by the captain Carlos Cantú on behalf of Escandón, being as well in political and military command. There were 279 pioneer residents in the charge of Friar Agustín Fragoso. The city was named Reynosa after Reinosa , birthplace of the viceroy Juan Francisco de Güemes y Horcasitas. In August 1750,

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