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CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER → SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S → MERCEDES DAEP → TEXASWORKS - EDINBURG-CTE → EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY → PREMIER H S OF WESLACO → MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY → TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MERCEDES →How Texasworks - Weslaco compares for families
What families should know about Texasworks - Weslaco.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S, MERCEDES DAEP and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Texas at Austin
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
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Texas's public scholarships
Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.
Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)
Official program details ↗Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)
Official program details ↗Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.
📝 Texas State Testing
STAAR End-of-Course results: how many students meet grade level.
The share of students scoring Meets Grade Level or above on Texas's high-school End-of-Course exams — the state's core academic-proficiency benchmark, reported for every campus.
What do Approaches / Meets / Masters mean? →
Texas reports STAAR at three rising bars: Approaches (likely to succeed in the next grade with support), Meets (solid command, on track for college/career readiness — the headline number above), and Masters (advanced command). End-of-Course exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so they reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.
Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) STAAR EOC performance, 2024-25, All Students. Small-group results are masked by TEA for privacy and shown only where reported.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER WESLACO |
Public | 1.1 | 50 | — |
| SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S MERCEDES |
Public | 2.0 | 72 | +9.1% |
| MERCEDES DAEP MERCEDES |
Public | 4.8 | — | — |
| TEXASWORKS - EDINBURG-CTE EDINBURG |
Public · charter | 14.8 | 47 | — |
| EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY ELSA |
Public | 8.5 | 70 | — |
| PREMIER H S OF WESLACO WESLACO |
Public · charter | 0.0 | 112 | +55.6% |
| MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY MERCEDES |
Public | 4.8 | 100 | +56.2% |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MERCEDES MERCEDES |
Public · charter | 3.8 | 109 | -2.7% |