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Vista Ridge HS

Williamson County · Region 13: Austin · 2,460 students

Current score
92/1002025-26
Change
+2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+1.2 ptsvs 90.8 average · 666 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
269 of 666tied with 79 others
A92

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 92 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 90.8 average for 666 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
85%vs 68.2% avg · +16.8 pts
Masters
61%vs 42% avg · +19 pts

Among 614 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Current strength

Closing the Gaps above the similar-context average

91 +2.6 pts vs 88.4

  • 91 is 2.6 points above the 88.4 average among 652 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.

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Vista Ridge HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 90.8 average for 666 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 269th of 666 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 79 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
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageVista Ridge HS 9092929392 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 A with 92 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
2025-26A9290.8 666 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9391.1 658 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9290.1 643 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9290.6 627 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9091.2 615 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 Achievement93 A+1.2 vs similar economic context · 656 reporting
  • School Progress83 B−4.1 vs similar economic context · 654 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps91 A+2.6 vs similar economic context · 652 reporting
  • Academic Growth77 C−8.3 vs similar economic context · 651 reporting
  • Relative Performance83 B+4.2 vs similar economic context · 654 reporting
  • Vista Ridge HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (666 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement93A—
School Progress83B7
Closing the Gaps91A—
Academic Growth77C3
Relative Performance83B7

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 Student Achievement (93), so School Progress (83) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level90%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
  • Meets grade level76%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
  • Masters grade level38%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level85%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
  • Meets grade level75%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 656 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level85%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 654 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 654 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 654 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 614 reporting
  • Meets grade level85%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 614 reporting
  • Masters grade level61%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 614 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level98%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 247 reporting
  • Meets grade level82%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 247 reporting
  • Masters grade level58%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 247 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (666 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
98.5%+10.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 123 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
98.8%+10.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 123 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
99.8%+12.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 123 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.2%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 124 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
91.0%+2.6 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria91.0%88.4%+2.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 118 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course81.1%68.9%+12.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA79.3%56.5%+22.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)60.9%35.6%+25.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course18.4%36.5%−18.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification18.9%28.1%−9.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.3%−0.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%1.6%−1.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit31.8%9.9%+21.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness4.0%2.2%+1.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student7.3%5.9%+1.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces1.8%1.8%+0.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 120 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
596

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
356

59.7% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
180

30.2% of graduates

Not trackable
60

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
596
Selected comparison
420.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 105 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
356
Selected comparison
194.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 105 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
59.7%
Selected comparison
49.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 105 rated schools reporting

+10.5 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
30.2%
Selected comparison
40.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 105 rated schools reporting

−9.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
10.1%
Selected comparison
10.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 105 rated schools reporting

−0.7 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (012015)104
  2. U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (003658)39
  3. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY (003615)33

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
2,460
Economically disadvantaged
13.9%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
8.6%−2.3 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.6%−4.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.4%−2.4 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
19.0%+11.9 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Vista Ridge HS

African American: 3.4%Hispanic: 24.4%White: 42.1%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 23.7%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 6%
  • African American 3.4%
  • Hispanic 24.4%
  • White 42.1%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 23.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 666 reporting for every category shown · 666 in full cohort

African American: 6.4%Hispanic: 20.5%White: 48%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 19.1%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 5.6%
  • African American 6.4%
  • Hispanic 20.5%
  • White 48%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 19.1%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 5.6%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,458
Economically disadvantaged students
342
Emergent bilingual students
212
Special education students
286

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
198
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,589
TEA-published mobility rate
7.6%

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 2,460 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 20 (0.8%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,460

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−20

Decrease · −0.8%

Change since 2021–22
−137

Decrease · −5.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,460
Selected comparison
868.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 662 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Vista Ridge HS
School yearStudents enrolledVista Ridge HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,597 First available year 883.8
2022–23 2,646 Increase of 49 (1.9%) 900.7
2023–24 2,617 Decrease of 29 (1.1%) 884.6
2024–25 2,480 Decrease of 137 (5.2%) 878.1
2025–26 2,460 Decrease of 20 (0.8%) 868.4

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
261

10.2% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
541

21.13 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,560

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
10.2%
Selected comparison
5.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 411 rated schools reporting

+4.7 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
21.13
Selected comparison
9.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 480 rated schools reporting

+11.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Vista Ridge HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,573 41 1.6% 75 2.91 4.2% 6.7
2021–22 2,680 155 5.8% 287 10.71 5.7% 10.1
2022–23 2,711 260 9.6% 478 17.63 5.9% 10.3
2023–24 2,708 267 9.9% 542 20.01 5.7% 10.2
2024–25 2,560 261 10.2% 541 21.13 5.5% 9.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Vista Ridge HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 261 10.2% 541 21.13 5.5% 9.8
In-school suspensions 253 9.9% 422 16.48 5.2% 7.9
Out-of-school suspensions 39 1.5% 49 1.91 2.5% 3.3
DAEP placements 61 2.4% 70 2.73 1.8% 2
Mandatory DAEP placements 41 1.6% 46 1.80 1.7% 1.8
Discretionary DAEP placements 22 0.9% 24 0.94 0.9% 1.1
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

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.

$6k$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • Vista Ridge HS
  • Parent district: Leander ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$17,206
Selected comparison
$10,855

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 658 rated schools reporting

+$6,351 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $17,206 per student for this campus, $20,543 per student for its parent district, Leander 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
YearVista Ridge HSParent district: Leander ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,969$11,627$13,054$7,315 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 567 rated schools reporting
2019$6,743$15,265$13,108$7,413 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 584 rated schools reporting
2020$6,285$9,781$14,058$7,724 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 598 rated schools reporting
2021$7,038$14,703$14,797$8,297 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 607 rated schools reporting
2022$7,202$14,776$15,708$9,525 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 616 rated schools reporting
2023$8,088$14,111$16,792$9,718 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 627 rated schools reporting
2024$11,538$18,103$18,125$10,774 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 644 rated schools reporting
2025$17,206$20,543$18,972$10,855 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 658 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
$67,685−$1,601 vs similar economic context
Teachers
145+89.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
17+2.1 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Vista Ridge HS

Beginning: 1.4%1 to 5 years: 18.8%6 to 10 years: 22.2%11 to 20 years: 30.4%21 to 30 years: 21%Over 30 years: 6.1%
  • Beginning 1.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 18.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 22.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 30.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 21%
  • Over 30 years 6.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 666 reporting for every category shown · 666 in full cohort

Beginning: 4.4%1 to 5 years: 23.2%6 to 10 years: 20.1%11 to 20 years: 32.5%21 to 30 years: 16.9%Over 30 years: 2.7%
  • Beginning 4.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 32.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.9%
  • Over 30 years 2.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Vista Ridge HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classVista Ridge HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English21.418.4
Secondary languages other than English2220.8
Secondary math21.318.5
Secondary science23.921.2
Secondary social studies24.121.3

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.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 26

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Williamson County · of the 26 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 4of 26

    Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)

    Williamson County · of the 26 that report this measure

  • 6of 26

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Williamson County · of the 26 that report this measure

  • 9of 26

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Williamson County · of the 26 that report this measure

  • 10of 62

    Social Studies — Meets

    Williamson County · of the 62 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

3 measures

  • 25of 494

    Science — Masters

    Region 13: Austin · of the 494 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 134of 3,153

    Social Studies — Masters

    Texas average · of the 3,153 that report this measure · tied with 18

  • 306of 6,717

    Science — Meets

    Texas average · of the 6,717 that report this measure · tied with 41

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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