Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
Weslaco · TX · WESLACO ISD · Public · K-12 combined
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SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S → CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER → EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY → PREMIER H S OF WESLACO → MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY → TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MERCEDES → TEXASWORKS - WESLACO → BUELL CENTRAL DAEP →Keep this page current
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How Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program compares for families
What families should know about Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S, CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S MERCEDES |
Public | 2.4 | 72 | +9.1% |
| CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER WESLACO |
Public | 0.3 | 50 | — |
| EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY ELSA |
Public | 9.2 | 70 | — |
| PREMIER H S OF WESLACO WESLACO |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 112 | +55.6% |
| MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY MERCEDES |
Public | 5.8 | 100 | +56.2% |
| TRIUMPH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS-MERCEDES MERCEDES |
Public · charter | 4.8 | 109 | -2.7% |
| TEXASWORKS - WESLACO WESLACO |
Public · charter | 1.4 | 29 | — |
| BUELL CENTRAL DAEP PHARR |
Public | 12.3 | 87 | +24.3% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHorton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program is a public high school in Weslaco, TX, enrolling 84 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
2% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
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How many students attend Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program? Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program is a public high school in Weslaco, TX, enrolling 84 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
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