Weslaco High School
Public high school in Weslaco, Texas · Weslaco ISD · Grades 9–12
Weslaco High School serves 2,699 students in grades 9–12 in Weslaco (Hidalgo County). It is one of 20 schools in Weslaco ISD. By enrollment it is the 129th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 136.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Weslaco ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484496005125 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Weslaco ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,699 | 16,300 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.7 | 19.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.8% | 81.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Weslaco High School in context
Size
Weslaco High School is the largest of Weslaco ISD's 6 high schools; its 2,699 students are 16.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 420 students, so Weslaco High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 760 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 564, against an average of 675 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (564 against 760). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Weslaco ISD (98%).
73.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Weslaco ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Weslaco High School has 136.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,699 students would have about 192.8 teachers, so Weslaco High School has 55.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Hidalgo County Boot Camp, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 13 high schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.3% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 760 |
| Grade 10 | 710 |
| Grade 11 | 665 |
| Grade 12 | 564 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1005 W Pike Ave, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956)969-6700
Website: whs.wisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Weslaco High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo County Boot Camp | Weslaco ISD | 1.1 mi | 11 | 4.7 | 100% |
| Career and College Development Center | Weslaco ISD | 1.2 mi | 50 | 25 | 98% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 758 | 14.6 | 87.1% |
| Premier H S of Weslaco | Premier High Schools | 2.1 mi | 112 | 25.4 | 95.5% |
| Texasworks - Weslaco | Texas Works | 2.1 mi | 29 | 29 | – |
| Donna High School | Donna ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,992 | 13.4 | 88.7% |
| Weslaco East High School | Weslaco ISD | 2.2 mi | 2,066 | 16.3 | 86% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 728 | 16.1 | 84.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Weslaco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A N Rico Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 780 |
| Airport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 786 |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 634 |
| Beatriz G Garza Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 919 |
| Career and College Development Center | High | 9–12 | 50 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,060 |
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 909 |
| Dr. R E Margo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,085 |
| Hidalgo County Boot Camp | High | 9–10 | 11 |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | High | 7–12 | 14 |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 830 |
| Memorial Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,109 |
| North Bridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 775 |
| Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 503 |
| Raul a Gonzalez Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 552 |
| Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 685 |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 761 |
| South Palm Gardens High School | High | 9–12 | 72 |
| Weslaco East High School | High | 9–12 | 2,066 |