Weslaco East High School
810 S Pleasantview Dr, Weslaco, TX 78596. 53.8% of its 463 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 106 graduates at Texas public universities, 50.9% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Weslaco East
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 22.9%Texas public 2-year college 29.2%Texas private college 1.7%Not found in Texas colleges 43%ID not trackable 3.2%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 19 18 15 29 25 50.9% Texas public 2-year college 55 20 11 24 22 34.8% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Weslaco East
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco 2.8 mi 89% $19,479 $34,579 Rio Grande Valley College 14.3 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 14.9 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 16.5 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 16.8 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 17.5 mi 76% $27,685 $37,336
Where it is
Nearby high schools: South Palm Gardens High School (1.2 mi, 9.3% to college) · Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory (1.3 mi, 85.7% to college) · Premier High School of Weslaco (1.5 mi, 18.5% to college) · South Texas ISD Health Professions (1.9 mi, 86.2% to college) · South Texas ISD Science Academy (1.9 mi, 72.8% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Weslaco ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Weslaco East | Weslaco ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 53.8% | 52.6% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Weslaco East High School graduates go to college?
- 53.8% of the Class of 2024 at Weslaco East High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
