WESLACO EAST H S

WESLACO EAST H S, a big high school in WESLACO, Texas, operated by WESLACO ISD, hosts 2,066 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so WESLACO EAST H S sits 160% larger than that benchmark.

Within WESLACO ISD, which oversees 20 schools and 16,300 students, WESLACO EAST H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WESLACO EAST H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

Looking at school resources, WESLACO EAST H S reports 127 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WESLACO EAST H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, WESLACO EAST H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.4%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WESLACO EAST H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WESLACO EAST H S comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

WESLACO EAST H S operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESLACO EAST H S has remained close to its prior level, going from 2,047 students in 2018 to 2,066 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.