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South Palm Gardens High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2607 Camino Real Viejo

Mercedes TX, 78570, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-565-0404

Type: Other/Alternative School, Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 12

School District: Weslaco Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	6		5		7		10		11		9		10
Total Students:	92		117		201		87		90		63		59
Prekindergarten:	12	13.0%	18	15.4%	17	8.5%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 1:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 2:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 3:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 4:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 5:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 6:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 7:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Grade 9:	2	2.2%	11	9.4%	31	15.4%	9	10.3%	5	5.6%	4	6.3%	1	1.7%
Grade 10:	11	12.0%	12	10.3%	43	21.4%	23	26.4%	22	24.4%	13	20.6%	14	23.7%
Grade 11:	43	46.7%	31	26.5%	60	29.9%	34	39.1%	46	51.1%	24	38.1%	25	42.4%
Grade 12:	24	26.1%	45	38.5%	50	24.9%	21	24.1%	17	18.9%	22	34.9%	19	32.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	47	51.1%	60	51.3%	110	54.7%	36	41.4%	35	38.9%	18	28.6%	30	50.8%
Female:	45	48.9%	57	48.7%	91	45.3%	51	58.6%	47	52.2%	37	58.7%	25	42.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	3	2.6%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	92	100.0%	113	96.6%	197	98.0%	87	100.0%	86	95.6%	63	100.0%	57	96.6%
Black:	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	1	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
White:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	1.0%	0	0.0%	4	4.4%	0	0.0%	2	3.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	89	96.7%	91	77.8%	59	29.4%	37	42.5%	49	54.4%	38	60.3%	31	52.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.5%	2	2.3%	2	2.2%	4	6.3%	4	6.8%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.64		23.40		29.78		8.49		8.40		7.00		6.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	0%	48%	N/A
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	0%	71%	N/A
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	57%	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	18%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	41%	59%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	0%	60%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	0%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	9%	70%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	6%	72%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	100%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	84%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	73%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	29%	56%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	18%	50%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	55%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	20%	54%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	33%	64%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	20%	67%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	36%	68%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	73%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	20%	83%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	80%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	70%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	46%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	63%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	56%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	11%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	31%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	53%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	50%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	95%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	75%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	100%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	69%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	58%	79%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	70%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	44%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	53%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	61%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	60%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	63%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	82%	92%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	89%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	80%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	100%	96%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	100.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	0.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	87.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,618.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$47,449.0