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Weslaco East High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

810 South Pleasantview Dr

Weslaco TX, 78596, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-969-6950

Ranking:

(1,126 out of 1,337, bottom 16%)*

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:	136		131		128		130		131		128		124
Total Students:	2,191		2,120		2,067		2,133		1,982		1,872		1,806
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:	756	34.5%	715	33.7%	686	33.2%	699	32.8%	649	32.7%	672	35.9%	633	35.0%
Grade 10:	600	27.4%	533	25.1%	508	24.6%	521	24.4%	486	24.5%	443	23.7%	478	26.5%
Grade 11:	437	19.9%	474	22.4%	471	22.8%	489	22.9%	461	23.3%	431	23.0%	379	21.0%
Grade 12:	398	18.2%	398	18.8%	402	19.4%	424	19.9%	386	19.5%	326	17.4%	316	17.5%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,073	49.0%	1,024	48.3%	993	48.0%	1,070	50.2%	1,014	51.2%	960	51.3%	946	52.4%
Female:	1,118	51.0%	1,096	51.7%	1,074	52.0%	1,063	49.8%	960	48.4%	904	48.3%	856	47.4%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	3	0.2%	1	0.1%
Hispanic:	2,169	99.0%	2,093	98.7%	2,037	98.5%	2,099	98.4%	1,940	97.9%	1,826	97.5%	1,767	97.8%
Black:	1	0.0%	2	0.1%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	4	0.2%	5	0.3%	4	0.2%
White:	18	0.8%	21	1.0%	22	1.1%	24	1.1%	36	1.8%	37	2.0%	33	1.8%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	1	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	3	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,922	87.7%	1,896	89.4%	50	2.4%	306	14.3%	517	26.1%	761	40.7%	1,008	55.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	2	0.1%	12	0.6%	25	1.3%	39	2.1%	55	3.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.17		16.24		16.13		16.44		15.18		14.70		14.60

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78%	80%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76%	79%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	93%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	80%	81%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	73%	76%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	70%	74%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	52%	51%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	47%	48%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	36%	37%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	28%	33%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	62%	64%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	36%	41%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	98%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64%	72%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	80%	71%	61%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	69%	68%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	56%	57%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	47%	51%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	44%	54%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	51%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	59%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	60%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	60%	66%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	69%	70%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	77%	72%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	69%	74%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67%	69%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	86%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	86%	85%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	88%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	56%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	50%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	49%	54%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	57%	59%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	58%	64%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	62%	67%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	68%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	87%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	81%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	81%	83%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	78%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	71%	74%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	75%	80%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	72%	77%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	82%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	94%	95%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	81%	87%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	88%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80%	84%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	90%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	90%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	84%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67%	70%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	85%	82%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	88%	89%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78%	83%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	99%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	93%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	93%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	92%	95%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	95%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	95%	96%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	42%	45%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	43%	47%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	47%	45%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	53%	50%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	56%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	63%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	72%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	70%	66%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	73%	77%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	69%	75%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	78%	80%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	80%	79%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	79%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	77%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	86%	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:	79.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	20.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	72.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,335.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$41,629.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,466.0

* Weslaco East 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.