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La Joya ISD proposes five school closures and a career academy, estimates $27 million for reinvestment
Summary
Superintendent and senior staff proposed closing five campuses (or temporarily closing and reassigning students) and creating a career academy middle school; the district says closures would move students to higher-rated campuses, address underutilization and free an estimated $27 million for student programs and facilities.
La Joya Independent School District leaders on Tuesday outlined five proposed school actions that would close or temporarily close five campuses and reassign students to nearby, higher-rated schools, with one building planned to reopen in 2027-28 as a districtwide career academy middle school.
Doctor Little, the district official leading the presentation, told the board the recommendations were driven by three priorities: ‘‘academic excellence, addressing enrollment declines and financial sustainability,’’ and said the package could "free up potentially 27 plus million dollars that can be reinvested" in programming and avoid major capital spending on aging facilities. "We are not asking you to take a vote on this this evening," he said, outlining an engagement and approval timeline that would bring a formal request back to the board in January.
The five recommendations are: close Benavides Elementary and reassign its pre-K to fourth‑grade…
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