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La Vega HS

McLennan County · Region 12: Waco · 876 students

Current score
82/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+4.7 ptsvs 77.3 average · 2,353 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
797 of 2,353tied with 101 others
B82

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 81 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.3 average for 2,353 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 8 points

74 to 82 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 82 is 4.7 points above the 77.3 average among 2,353 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 12 points

70 to 82 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 82 is 7.6 points above the 74.4 average among 2,164 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
54%vs 35.1% avg · +18.9 pts
Masters
18%vs 14.2% avg · +3.8 pts

Among 2,030 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

La Vega HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 82 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.3 average for 2,353 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 797th of 2,353 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 101 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 and actual class size
  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 averageLa Vega HS 8164747482 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 B with 81 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
2025-26B8277.3 2,353 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7477.0 2,339 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7474.0 2,323 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23D6474.3 2,309 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8181.6 2,286 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 Achievement78 C+7.0 vs similar economic context · 2,186 reporting
  • School Progress82 B+3.6 vs similar economic context · 2,179 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps82 B+7.6 vs similar economic context · 2,164 reporting
  • Academic Growth69 D−3.2 vs similar economic context · 2,133 reporting
  • Relative Performance82 B+5.4 vs similar economic context · 2,179 reporting
  • La Vega HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,353 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement78C2
School Progress82B8
Closing the Gaps82B8
Academic Growth69D1
Relative Performance82B8

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 8 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

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 School Progress (82), so Student Achievement (78) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 82.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level75%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,186 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,186 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,186 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level67%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,185 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,185 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,185 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level70%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,175 reporting
  • Meets grade level27%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,175 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,175 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level87%+22 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,030 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,030 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,030 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level90%+25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 792 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 792 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 792 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,353 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.

Graduation

Four-Year
93.1%+2.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 303 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
94.2%+3.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 303 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
95.9%+5.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 304 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
1.8%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 305 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-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
83.0%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria83.0%83.9%−0.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 354 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course31.6%56.9%−25.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA26.8%21.2%+5.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%12.1%−12.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course39.7%28.4%+11.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification43.5%34.2%+9.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.6%−2.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree12.4%6.7%+5.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit4.3%6.2%−1.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness5.3%3.1%+2.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student7.2%7.9%−0.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.3%2.7%+0.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 356 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
221

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
88

39.8% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
129

58.4% of graduates

Not trackable
4

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
221
Selected comparison
262.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
88
Selected comparison
103.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
39.8%
Selected comparison
38.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

+1.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
58.4%
Selected comparison
54.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

+3.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
1.8%
Selected comparison
6.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 317 rated schools reporting

−5.1 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. MCLENNAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (003590)40
  2. TEXAS STATE T. C. in WACO (003634)13
  3. TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY (003631)7

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
876
Economically disadvantaged
85.0%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
22.2%−12.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.9%−6.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
91.1%−2.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
29.2%+7.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

La Vega HS

African American: 25.6%Hispanic: 59.9%White: 11.3%American Indian: 0.1%Asian: 0.3%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.6%
  • African American 25.6%
  • Hispanic 59.9%
  • White 11.3%
  • American Indian 0.1%
  • Asian 0.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,353 reporting for every category shown · 2,353 in full cohort

African American: 14.3%Hispanic: 72.5%White: 9.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.1%
  • African American 14.3%
  • Hispanic 72.5%
  • White 9.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
871
Economically disadvantaged students
740
Emergent bilingual students
193
Special education students
104

Early college pathways

Early College High School
218

TEA-published share: 25%

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
69

TEA-published share: 7.9%

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
117
Students in TEA mobility denominator
948
TEA-published mobility rate
12.3%

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 876 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 5 (0.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
876

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−5

Decrease · −0.6%

Change since 2021–22
−61

Decrease · −6.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
876
Selected comparison
611.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,322 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for La Vega HS
School yearStudents enrolledLa Vega HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 937 First available year 643.5
2022–23 882 Decrease of 55 (5.9%) 641.9
2023–24 877 Decrease of 5 (0.6%) 635.6
2024–25 881 Increase of 4 (0.5%) 632.5
2025–26 876 Decrease of 5 (0.6%) 611.1

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
180

19.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
533

56.22 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
948

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
19.0%
Selected comparison
13.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,619 rated schools reporting

+5.8 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
56.22
Selected comparison
31.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,739 rated schools reporting

+24.4 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for La Vega HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 995 146 14.7% 308 30.95 7.8% 15.1
2021–22 1,025 266 25.9% 809 78.93 12.6% 30.1
2022–23 937 286 30.5% 948 101.17 13.5% 33.3
2023–24 943 219 23.2% 534 56.63 13.7% 33.6
2024–25 948 180 19.0% 533 56.22 13.2% 31.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for La Vega HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 180 19.0% 533 56.22 13.2% 31.8
In-school suspensions 130 13.7% 272 28.69 11.7% 23
Out-of-school suspensions 105 11.1% 162 17.09 8.6% 13.8
DAEP placements 84 8.9% 97 10.23 5.3% 6.4
Mandatory DAEP placements 48 5.1% 53 5.59 4.0% 4.6
Discretionary DAEP placements 41 4.3% 44 4.64 3.4% 4
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —

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$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • La Vega HS
  • Parent district: La Vega ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,409
Selected comparison
$13,246

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,337 rated schools reporting

+$163 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,409 per student for this campus, $20,744 per student for its parent district, La Vega 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
YearLa Vega HSParent district: La Vega ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,359$12,531$13,054$8,277 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,220 rated schools reporting
2019$7,324$12,752$13,108$8,334 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,249 rated schools reporting
2020$7,722$12,321$14,058$8,862 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,259 rated schools reporting
2021$7,584$12,586$14,797$9,585 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,266 rated schools reporting
2022$8,654$13,503$15,708$11,020 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,286 rated schools reporting
2023$8,562$14,583$16,792$11,552 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,308 rated schools reporting
2024$10,069$15,860$18,125$12,478 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,322 rated schools reporting
2025$13,409$20,744$18,972$13,246 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,337 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 and actual class size

Average salary
$68,680+$1,051 vs similar economic context
Teachers
64+22.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.6−0.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

La Vega HS

Beginning: 1.6%1 to 5 years: 20%6 to 10 years: 24.3%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 22.5%Over 30 years: 4.5%
  • Beginning 1.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 20%
  • 6 to 10 years 24.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 22.5%
  • Over 30 years 4.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,353 reporting for every category shown · 2,353 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.1%1 to 5 years: 27.4%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for La Vega HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classLa Vega HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English16.315.2
Secondary languages other than English22.418.3
Secondary math18.416.6
Secondary science2017.8
Secondary social studies18.517.9

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 200 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.

#1 rankings

First-place results

2 measures

  • 1of 18

    Earned an associate degree

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 1of 18

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 3of 18

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

3 measures

  • 5of 18

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 7of 18

    Earned an industry-based certification

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 7of 18

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    McLennan County · of the 18 that report this measure · tied with 1

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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