Indian Hills’s public schools score below 72% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
31% of students in Indian Hills’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Indian Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Indian Hills’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 137 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Indian Hills’s, its schools beat 37%, higher than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Mercedes Independent spends $14,728 per student and Weslaco Independent $12,596, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Indian Hills’s grade
C: better than 28% of Texas school districts, #493 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Indian Hills, with each school’s own grade.
10th grade in Indian Hills · depends on your address
Weslaco H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,699 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Weslaco East H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,066 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Mercedes H S
Grades 9–12 · 903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mercedes
11th grade in Indian Hills · depends on your address
Weslaco H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,699 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Weslaco East H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,066 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Mercedes H S
Grades 9–12 · 903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mercedes
12th grade in Indian Hills · depends on your address
Weslaco H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,699 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Weslaco East H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,066 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Weslaco
Mercedes H S
Grades 9–12 · 903 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mercedes
Indian Hills runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mercedes Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Weslaco Independent School District, shared with Mercedes and Weslaco. Its elementary school is in Weslaco. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Indian Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Indian Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Indian Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Hills | C | Mercedes Independent PK–12 · Weslaco Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Indian Hills
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Indian Hills’s schools
Are Indian Hills’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Indian Hills children attend score below 72% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #493 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Indian Hills in?
Two districts: Mercedes Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Weslaco Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Mercedes and Weslaco.
Where do Indian Hills kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Weslaco H S, Weslaco East H S and Mercedes H S.
What is Indian Hills’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Weslaco Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Indian Hills spend per student?
$14,728 in Mercedes Independent School District and $12,596 in Weslaco Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Indian Hills families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.