Impact of COVID-19 on Weslaco East High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1432nd of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1498th of 1961 High schools | 0.7% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Weslaco East High School) | 50 | 39 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)) | 53 | 40 | 13% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Weslaco East High School) | 50 | 34 | 16% |
End of Course Biology (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)) | 59 | 42 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Weslaco East High School) | 28 | 34 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)) | 41 | 45 | 4% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Weslaco East High School) | 33 | 33 | |
End of Course English II Reading (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)) | 40 | 42 | 2% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Weslaco East High School) | 50 | 64 | 14% |
End of Course U.S. History (Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)) | 54 | 64 | 10% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2051 | 2004 | 2.3% |
African American | 1 | 3 | 200% |
American Indian | 6 | 1 | 83.3% |
Asian | 2 | 0 | 100% |
Hispanic | 2039 | 1985 | 2.6% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 3 | 14 | 366.7% |
Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 88.8% | 85.6% | 3.2% |