Top Rankings
Veribest Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 136 students in Veribest Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Veribest Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
252 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
Veribest Independent School District, which is ranked #441 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 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#419 out of 1204 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
51%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
46%

Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.64
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,199 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
77,599 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
101 Students
795,444 Students
% Hispanic Students
40%
53%
# Black Students
n/a
186,072 Students
% Black Students
n/a
13%
# White Students
148 Students
378,957 Students
% White Students
59%
26%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
2,404 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
3 Students
43,863 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
14
15,212
# Students in K Grade:
16
21,462
# Students in 1st Grade:
22
22,752
# Students in 2nd Grade:
16
22,958
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
22,862
# Students in 4th Grade:
13
22,563
# Students in 5th Grade:
17
30,190
# Students in 6th Grade:
14
326,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
406,424
# Students in 8th Grade:
22
414,179
# Students in 9th Grade:
24
56,165
# Students in 10th Grade:
23
48,628
# Students in 11th Grade:
14
42,213
# Students in 12th Grade:
20
37,320
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,175 is higher 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 $13,579 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$74,029 MM

Spending
$3 MM
$78,063 MM

Revenue / Student
$15,175
$13,387

Spending / Student
$13,579
$14,116

Best Veribest Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Veribest High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
10062 F M Hwy 380
Veribest, TX 76886
(325) 655-2851
Veribest, TX 76886
(325) 655-2851
Grades: 6-12
| 136 students
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