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WESLACO ISD shows mixed results in preliminary 2024–25 accountability ratings; district outlines support plan for low performers
Summary
District officials presented preliminary 2024–25 accountability ratings showing several A and B campuses and a handful of schools on the bubble. Trustees pressed the administration on targeted supports, and officials described new accountability officers and math interventions.
The WESLACO ISD Board of Trustees heard preliminary 2024–25 campus accountability ratings at its Aug. 11 meeting, with several campuses earning A-level scores while others remained below district targets.
Administration reported campus scores including Memorial (91, A), Raul Gonzalez (91, A), Sam Houston (91, A), Central Middle (91, A) and South Palms Garden (95, A). Airport and Rudy Silva had lower overall scores (72 and 70 respectively) and were affected by domain-level rules that can lower letter grades despite higher overall point totals.
“Math is an area of concern,” the district presenter said when trustees asked about targeted supports. The superintendent’s office told the board it is adding accountability officers for elementary and secondary levels, holding monthly follow-up meetings with principals, and expanding Bluebonnet math implementation and practitioner support to improve instruction.
Trustee Marcos de Los Santos said the board needs concrete, campus-level numbers. “I’ve been asking for June unaudited expenditures and revenue report — we need to see the figures so we know whether we’re truly balanced,” de Los Santos said. The CFO and superintendent replied that June entries were being reviewed for data issues and that an updated report would be ready before the September meeting.
District officials said the goal is to replicate practices from high-performing campuses across the system, citing frequent data conversations, protected planning time and instructional internalization as consistent strategies. Trustees asked for more detail on math supports and for the accountability team to meet one-on-one with principals at targeted campuses.
The presentation concluded with the district projecting an overall district accountability composite in the mid-80s (A/B range) and a commitment to return with more granular campus-level intervention plans.
