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Weslaco High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1005 West Pk Ave

Weslaco TX, 78596, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-969-6700

Ranking:

(1,031 out of 1,337, bottom 23%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 8 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:	154		141		149		151		151		153		151
Total Students:	2,452		2,527		2,438		2,582		2,477		2,509		2,425
Grade 8:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Grade 9:	884	36.1%	855	33.8%	782	32.1%	865	33.5%	875	35.3%	950	37.9%	920	37.9%
Grade 10:	595	24.3%	609	24.1%	544	22.3%	558	21.6%	594	24.0%	542	21.6%	556	22.9%
Grade 11:	434	17.7%	588	23.3%	589	24.2%	679	26.3%	534	21.6%	559	22.3%	539	22.2%
Grade 12:	539	22.0%	475	18.8%	523	21.5%	480	18.6%	474	19.1%	458	18.3%	410	16.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,259	51.3%	1,279	50.6%	1,224	50.2%	1,340	51.9%	1,271	51.3%	1,304	52.0%	1,233	50.8%
Female:	1,193	48.7%	1,248	49.4%	1,214	49.8%	1,242	48.1%	1,198	48.4%	1,197	47.7%	1,188	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	5	0.2%	8	0.3%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Asian:	5	0.2%	4	0.2%	9	0.4%	6	0.2%	9	0.4%	6	0.2%	8	0.3%
Hispanic:	2,383	97.2%	2,449	96.9%	2,357	96.7%	2,499	96.8%	2,394	96.6%	2,424	96.6%	2,340	96.5%
Black:	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	5	0.2%	7	0.3%	9	0.4%
White:	57	2.3%	66	2.6%	63	2.6%	65	2.5%	69	2.8%	72	2.9%	68	2.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	0.2%	5	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	2,016	82.2%	2,131	84.3%	60	2.5%	349	13.5%	607	24.5%	967	38.5%	1,311	54.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	8	0.3%	24	0.9%	47	1.9%	76	3.0%	89	3.7%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.95		17.98		16.34		17.06		16.40		16.40		16.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	80%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	79%	78%
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	100%	48%	65%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	99%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	84%	81%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	80%	76%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	79%	74%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	53%	51%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	50%	48%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	39%	37%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	38%	33%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	68%	64%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	48%	41%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	56%	56%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	39%	39%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	79%	72%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	70%	68%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	59%	57%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	56%	51%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	62%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	56%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	72%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	70%	72%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	56%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	50%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	56%	55%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	54%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	60%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	64%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	72%	67%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	70%	68%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	79%	81%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	85%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	82%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	80%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	89%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	83%	79%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73%	70%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	82%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	91%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	92%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	45%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	47%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	44%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	54%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	64%	66%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	82%	84%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	77.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	21.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	73.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,097.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,555.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$52,257.0

* Weslaco High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.