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South Palm Gardens HS

Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 65 students

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Current score
95/1002025-26
Change
+4 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+17.4 ptsvs 77.6 average · 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
31 of 2,114tied with 7 others
A95

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 100 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.6 average for 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Top placement

Earned an industry-based certification

90.4% 2nd of 246 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26

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Current strength

Overall score above the similar-context average

95 +17.4 pts vs 77.6

  • 95 is 17.4 points above the 77.6 average among 2,114 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Closing the Gaps above the similar-context average

92 +17.1 pts vs 74.9

  • 92 is 17.1 points above the 74.9 average among 1,946 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

South Palm Gardens HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.6 average for 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 4 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 31st of 2,114 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 7 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageSouth Palm Gardens HS 9197949795 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 100 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9577.6 2,114 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9777.3 2,096 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9473.8 2,078 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9773.4 2,071 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9181.8 2,045 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement96 A+25.7 vs similar economic context · 1,963 reporting
  • School Progress94 A+15.3 vs similar economic context · 1,960 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps92 A+17.1 vs similar economic context · 1,946 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 73.1 · 1,928 reporting
  • Relative Performance94 A+17.3 vs similar economic context · 1,959 reporting
  • South Palm Gardens HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,114 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement96A—
School Progress94A—
Closing the Gaps92A—
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance94A—

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (96), so School Progress (94) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 96.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level80%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
  • Meets grade level31%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level68%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
  • Meets grade level39%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,962 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level85%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
  • Meets grade level23%−16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,956 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level60%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
  • Meets grade level0%−34 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+34 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 622 reporting
  • Meets grade level31%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 622 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 622 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,114 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
94.5%+29.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 47 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
99.3%+30.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 47 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
99.4%+30.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 47 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−6.2 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 47 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
93.0%+9.3 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria93.0%83.7%+9.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 245 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course4.2%56.8%−52.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA2.4%19.3%−16.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.6%13.1%−12.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course4.2%26.7%−22.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification90.4%33.3%+57.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.6%2.9%−2.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.7%−6.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.6%6.1%−5.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.6%2.5%−1.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student4.8%7.4%−2.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.6%2.5%−1.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 246 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
161

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
14

8.7% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
141

87.6% of graduates

Not trackable
6

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
161
Selected comparison
263.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 229 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
14
Selected comparison
99.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 229 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
8.7%
Selected comparison
36.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 229 rated schools reporting

−27.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
87.6%
Selected comparison
55.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 229 rated schools reporting

+32.0 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
3.7%
Selected comparison
8.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 229 rated schools reporting

−4.4 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE (031034)12

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
65
Economically disadvantaged
92.3%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
41.5%+0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
3.1%−14.6 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
97.3%+4.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
5.6%−17.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

South Palm Gardens HS

Hispanic: 98.5%White: 1.5%
  • Hispanic 98.5%
  • White 1.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting for every category shown · 2,114 in full cohort

African American: 14.9%Hispanic: 76.3%White: 5.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • African American 14.9%
  • Hispanic 76.3%
  • White 5.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
65
Economically disadvantaged students
60
Emergent bilingual students
27
Special education students
2

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
164
Students in TEA mobility denominator
172
TEA-published mobility rate
95.3%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 65 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 7 (9.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
65

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−7

Decrease · −9.7%

Change since 2021–22
−1

Decrease · −1.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
65
Selected comparison
571.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,092 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for South Palm Gardens HS
School yearStudents enrolledSouth Palm Gardens HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 66 First available year 616.4
2022–23 65 Decrease of 1 (1.5%) 612.9
2023–24 66 Increase of 1 (1.5%) 603.1
2024–25 72 Increase of 6 (9.1%) 596.3
2025–26 65 Decrease of 7 (9.7%) 571.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
170

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for South Palm Gardens HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 174 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 190 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2022–23 168 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 164 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 170 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for South Palm Gardens HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$24k$41k20182020202220242025
  • South Palm Gardens HS
  • Parent district: Weslaco ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$20,423
Selected comparison
$13,202

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 rated schools reporting

+$7,221 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $20,423 per student for this campus, $16,073 per student for its parent district, Weslaco ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearSouth Palm Gardens HSParent district: Weslaco ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$20,394$12,128$13,054$8,317 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 rated schools reporting
2019$17,038$11,764$13,108$8,335 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,021 rated schools reporting
2020$38,789$11,593$14,058$8,840 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,025 rated schools reporting
2021$18,536$12,217$14,797$9,649 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,028 rated schools reporting
2022$20,759$13,586$15,708$11,225 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,045 rated schools reporting
2023$21,616$13,547$16,792$11,731 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,070 rated schools reporting
2024$20,825$13,798$18,125$12,647 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,081 rated schools reporting
2025$20,423$16,073$18,972$13,202 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,094 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers

Average salary
$71,943+$3,671 vs similar economic context
Teachers
6−34.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
11.5−3.1 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

South Palm Gardens HS

11 to 20 years: 64.3%21 to 30 years: 17.9%Over 30 years: 17.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 64.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.9%
  • Over 30 years 17.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,114 reporting for every category shown · 2,114 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.5%1 to 5 years: 27.2%6 to 10 years: 18.8%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.8%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.8%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.8%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Where this school ranks best

Out of 187 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 246

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 246 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

7 measures

  • 4of 251

    Per-student spending

    Hidalgo County · of the 251 that report this measure

  • 5of 145

    Attendance

    Similar size · of the 145 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 53

    Five-Year Completion Rate

    Similar size (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 53 that report this measure

  • 6of 47

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 47 that report this measure

  • 8of 92

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Similar size · of the 92 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 9of 242

    Student Achievement

    Hidalgo County · of the 242 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 10of 253

    Overall score

    Hidalgo County · of the 253 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

5 measures

  • 11of 240

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Hidalgo County · of the 240 that report this measure

  • 12of 241

    Relative Performance

    Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 13of 241

    School Progress

    Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 26of 622

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 622 that report this measure · tied with 9

  • 103of 1,956

    Math — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,956 that report this measure · tied with 23

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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