📍 2607 Camino Real Viejo, Mercedes, Hidalgo County, 78570
South Palm Gardens H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County. The school has 65 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christine Wells. It is part of the Weslaco Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Palm Gardens H S enrolls 65 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 5.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 65 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Palm Gardens H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 39.
South Palm Gardens H S is one of 22 schools in WESLACO ISD, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 16,300 students district-wide and employs 1,021 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 65 students, South Palm Gardens H S is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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