TEXASWORKS - WESLACO

Located at 2419 E HAGGAR AVE, in WESLACO, Texas, TEXASWORKS - WESLACO is an one-room-style senior high that instructs 29 students (grades 9 through 12), part of TEXAS WORKS. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so TEXASWORKS - WESLACO sits 96% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in TEXAS WORKS (446 students total), TEXASWORKS - WESLACO accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TEXASWORKS - WESLACO records that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 3% White.

On the resource side, On paper, TEXASWORKS - WESLACO has 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 29.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), TEXASWORKS - WESLACO is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PREMIER H S OF WESLACO, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. As a public charter, TEXASWORKS - WESLACO runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.