Compare Weslaco High School with Weslaco East High School

Weslaco High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 83 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 72 in closing performance gaps. It scored 85 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Weslaco East High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 83 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Weslaco High School's one out of seven distinction is in post-secondary. Weslaco East High School did not earn any distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Weslaco High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 98.40% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (1.44%), African Americans (0.08%), Asians (0.04%) and Native Americans (0.04%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

At Weslaco East High School, Hispanics make up 99.33% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (0.36%), African Americans (0.15%) and Native Americans (0.15%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Weslaco High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 73.35% compared to 80.53% at Weslaco East High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Weslaco High School has 440 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 17.61% of student population. Weslaco East High School has significantly more ELLs at 606 or about 31.05% of student population.

Weslaco High School’s bilingual students comprise 16.85%, gifted and talented students, 8.52%, while 9.52% are in the special education program. Weslaco East High School bilingual students comprise 30.33%, gifted and talented students, 4.71%, and 10.40% are in the special education program.

Weslaco High School's 157 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 15.8 years. Weslaco East High School's 138 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 17 years.

Of its teaching staff, Weslaco High School has 12 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 28 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 66 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 35 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Weslaco East High School has 12 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 40 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 47 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 23 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 14 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, male teachers outnumber the female teachers. Weslaco High School employs 60 male teachers and 97 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, 14 special education teachers are being assisted by 19 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 22 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Weslaco East High School employs 64 male teachers and 73 female teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 23 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 20 more working as school support staff.