City: WESLACO, TX
School type: HIGH SCHOOL
Address: 1005 W PIKE AVE
Grades: 9-12
District: WESLACO ISD
District number: 108913
Instruction type: REGULAR INSTRUCTIONAL
Phone: (956) 969-6700
Fax: (956) 968-8008
Web site: www.wisd.us/whs
School Enrollment: 2134
White students: 4.5%
Black students: 0.2%
Hispanic students: 94.8%
Asian students: 0.4%
Native American students: 0.1%
White students: 97
Black students: 4
Native American students: 2
Hispanic students: 2023
Attendance rate: 95.7%
Dropout rate: 1.5%
Dropout rate for white students: 0%
Dropout rate for Hispanic students: 1.6%
Dropout rate for male students: 1.9%
Dropout rate for female students: 1.1%
High School graduation rate: 84.3%
HS graduation rate for male students: 79.9%
HS graduation rate for female students: 89%
HS graduation rate for white students: 96%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 83.7%
GED rate: 3%
Continuing education rate: 11.1%
Total number of teachers: 139.9
Beginning teachers: 8
Teachers with 1-5 years of experience: 27.7
Teachers with 6-10 years of experience: 26.6
Teachers with 11-20 years of experience: 35
Teachers with over 20 years of experience: 42.7
Male teachers count: 85.8
Female teachers count: 54.1
Teacher tenure average: 9.8
Teacher experience average: 14.6
Teacher/student ratio: 15.3
Total staff: 183.5
Professional staff: 163.5
Support staff: 18
Administration staff: 5.6
Educational Aides: 20
Pre-Kindergarten enrollment : 0
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 0
8th grade enrollment : 0
9th grade enrollment : 672
10th grade enrollment : 483
11th grade enrollment : 447
12th grade enrollment : 532
Statistics about WESLACO H S in WESLACO, TX
Students taking SAT/ACT: 56.2%
SAT average for all students taking the test: 980
SAT average for Hispanic students: 978
SAT average for female students: 958
SAT average for male students: 1005
ACT average for all students taking the test: 18
ACT average for white students: 17.9
ACT average for Hispanic students: 19.8
ACT average for female students: 17.8
ACT average for male students: 18.2
Average teacher salary: $43498
Average profession support salary: $49532
Average administration staff salary: $63851
Average beginning teacher salary: $30964
Average salary for teachers with 1 to 5 years of experience: $34489
Average salary for teachers with 6 to 10 years of experience: $38440
Average salary for teachers with 11 to 20 years of experience: $45742
Average salary for teachers with over 20 years of experience: $52981
Dollars spent per student: $6209
Operating expenditure for instruction: $8340844
Operating expenditure for instruction leadership: $198136
Operating expenditure for administration: $793658
Operating expenditure for other campus costs: $3916739
Total operating expenditure: $13249377
Limited English Proficient students count: 249
Economically disadvantaged students count: 1764
Special education students count: 156
Gifted students count: 485
Bilingual students count: 215
Students taking advanced courses: 41.8%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (2 SEM below panel recommendation): 51.8%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (1 SEM below panel recommendation): 38.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting all TAKS test standards (panel recommendation): 27.9%
Rate of students in all grades receiving commended perfomances on TAKS test: 0.4%
Rate of students in all grades meeting English Language Arts panel recommendation TAKS standards: 61.7%
Rate of students in all grades meeting reading panel recommendation TAKS standards: 57.4%
Rate of students in all grades meeting math panel recommendation TAKS standards: 39.4%
Rate of students in all grades meeting science panel recommendation TAKS standards: 38.2%
Rate of students in all grades meeting social studies panel recommendation TAKS standards: 73.5%