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Enrollment
2,066
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496008851
Weslaco East High School
810 S PLEASANTVIEW DR, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6950 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,066 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
127 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,776 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 642 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 540 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 476 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 408 | 20% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Weslaco East High School
Weslaco East High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weslaco East High School this school | 2,066 | 86.0% | 39.8% |
| Edinburg High School EDINBURG | 2,267 | 84.3% | 48.2% |
| Roma High School ROMA | 1,721 | 86.8% | 51.7% |
| Donna High School DONNA | 1,992 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Bel Air High School EL PASO | 1,866 | 83.3% | 61.9% |
| Del Valle High School EL PASO | 1,798 | 83.4% | 57.0% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Weslaco East High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,140 of 1,385 | #45 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #561 of 1,425 ▲ 376 | #22 of 56 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,297 of 1,425 ▼ 17 | #48 of 56 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #698 of 1,184 | #19 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,066 | #301 of 2,107 | #12 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #975 of 1,344 | #47 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #1,315 of 1,346 | #44 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #282 of 1,522 | #38 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #647 of 672 | #15 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,066
+64 (+3%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 1,765
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,066 | 126.8 | 16.3:1 | 86% (1,776) |
| 2023-24 | 2,122 | 148.8 | 14.3:1 | 83% (1,759) |
| 2022-23 | 2,004 | 140.7 | 14.2:1 | 86% (1,716) |
| 2020-21 | 2,002 | 134 | 14.9:1 | 84% (1,686) |
| 2017-18 | 2,047 | 141.7 | 14.4:1 | 85% (1,748) |
| 2015-16 | 2,150 | 141 | 15.3:1 | 81% (1,732) |
| 2010-11 | 2,133 | 129 | 16.5:1 | 15% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 1,765 | 118 | 15.0:1 | 78% (1,382) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weslaco East High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,047 to 2,066); teachers down 11% (141.7 to 126.8).
About Weslaco East High School
Weslaco East High School is a large high school found in WESLACO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,066 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 160% higher.
Weslaco East High School is in WESLACO ISD, a district with 16,300 students across 20 schools.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Weslaco East High School, with 99% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at Weslaco East High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 2%.
Federal staffing data show 126.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Weslaco East High School and a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 86% of enrollment. That is close to the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
The allk12 Grade for Weslaco East High School is C-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.0%. Weslaco East High School scores 39.8%.
Weslaco East High School is located in Hidalgo County, where median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Weslaco East High School is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
Armando Cuellar Middle School is located about 0.7 miles from Weslaco East High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 39.8% is below the 46.4% average for nearby schools.
Weslaco East High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 2,066, 3% above the 2,002 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.9 to 16.3 over 4 years.
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WESLACO ISD
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Cleckler/Heald Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Cleckler/Heald Elementary SchoolElementary · 909 students
Nearby schools
- Armando Cuellar Middle School0.7 mi · 634
- Airport Elementary School0.9 mi · 786
- Dr R E Margo Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,085
- Central Middle School1.0 mi · 1,060
- Career and College Development Center1.1 mi · 50
- South Palm Gardens High School1.2 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Weslaco East High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Weslaco East High School?
Weslaco East High School enrolls approximately 2,066 students in grades 09-12.
Is Weslaco East High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weslaco East High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Weslaco East High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Weslaco East High School.
How diverse is Weslaco East High School?
Weslaco East High School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Weslaco East High School?
Weslaco East High School is overseen by WESLACO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.