High Schools That Work

Case Study – Los Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, Texas

When the Texas Education Agency classified Los Fresnos High School — where more than 70 percent of the students are considered "at risk" — as a low-performing school based on its dismal performance in mathematics, school leaders got serious about whole-school improvement. By following the High Schools That Work key practices, the school has made tremendous strides and has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a New American High School.

Keywords: Hispanic students, at-risk students, hospitality program, radio/television communication program, technology in teaching and learning, guidance and advisement, ninth-grade transition

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