For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 438 students in La Vega Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in La Vega Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
5 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
3,120 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
194 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
La Vega Independent School District, which is ranked #922 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#922 out of 1204 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
46%
Graduation Rate
90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.64
# American Indian Students
4 Students
5,199 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
77,599 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,831 Students
795,444 Students
% Hispanic Students
59%
53%
# Black Students
787 Students
186,072 Students
% Black Students
25%
13%
# White Students
375 Students
378,957 Students
% White Students
12%
26%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
2,404 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
115 Students
43,863 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
268
15,212
# Students in K Grade:
231
21,462
# Students in 1st Grade:
195
22,752
# Students in 2nd Grade:
214
22,958
# Students in 3rd Grade:
263
22,862
# Students in 4th Grade:
222
22,563
# Students in 5th Grade:
203
30,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
209
326,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
212
406,424
# Students in 8th Grade:
226
414,179
# Students in 9th Grade:
240
56,165
# Students in 10th Grade:
211
48,628
# Students in 11th Grade:
216
42,213
# Students in 12th Grade:
210
37,320
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,874 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,748 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,874
$13,387
Spending / Student
$11,748
$14,116
Best La Vega Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus
(Math: 18% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4401 Orchard Ln
Waco, TX 76705
(254) 799-2428
Waco, TX 76705
(254) 799-2428
Grades: 7-8
| 438 students
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