Enrollment
220
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA VISTA ISD·NCES 481191000699
Buena Vista School
404 W HWY 11, IMPERIAL, TX 79743 · (432) 536-2225 · Pecos County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Texas public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
106 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 48.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buena Vista School
Buena Vista School's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista School this school | 220 | 48.2% | 34.7% |
| Comstock School COMSTOCK | 176 | 50.6% | 52.6% |
| Knippa School KNIPPA | 408 | 45.6% | 65.0% |
| Whiteface School WHITEFACE | 298 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| Prairie Lea Elementary School PRAIRIE LEA | 267 | 62.2% | 6.4% |
| Sanderson Schools SANDERSON | 114 | 51.8% | 60.9% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buena Vista School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #158 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #199 of 218 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #182 of 218 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #68 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #129 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #48 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #94 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #161 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #35 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
220
-20 (-8%) vs 2020
+189% since 1990-91, when it was 76
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 220 | 20 | 11.0:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 59% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 18.9 | 13.3:1 | 56% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 19 | 12.6:1 | 50% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 16.1 | 15.2:1 | 43% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 17 | 6.2:1 | 67% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 116 | 20 | 5.8:1 | 59% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 76 | 11 | 6.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buena Vista School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (244 to 220); teachers up 24% (16.1 to 20).
About Buena Vista School
Buena Vista School is a school serving multiple grade levels in IMPERIAL, Texas, according to federal school records. The school covers pre-K through 12 and reported 220 students in 2024-25. The school is 55% below the average for combined schools in Texas.
The local education agency for Buena Vista School is BUENA VISTA ISD.
Of every 100 students at Buena Vista School, about 75 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% White. Among Pecos County residents, the Hispanic share is about 71%. The diversity index for Buena Vista School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Buena Vista School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1, with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pecos County is 69%.
Buena Vista School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Buena Vista School is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.1%. The school's actual rate is 34.7%, 18.4 points lower.
In the wider Pecos County area, median household income comes to about $72,750, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pecos County's 12 public schools enroll about 14,033 students and include Buena Vista School.
A public school about 10.3 miles away, Grandfalls-Royalty School, is the closest to Buena Vista School. The nearest schools with test data average 34.8%, higher than Buena Vista School's 34.7%.
Buena Vista School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.6:1 to 11.0:1 over the same years.
People who know Buena Vista School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pecos County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,896
Census ACS
Median income
$72,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
14,033 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Grandfalls-Royalty School10.3 mi · 157
- Crane High School21.7 mi · 347
- Crane Middle School21.7 mi · 261
- Crane Elementary School21.8 mi · 625
- Tatom Elementary School23.8 mi · 326
- George Cullender Kind24.1 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Buena Vista SchoolHow many students attend Buena Vista School?
Buena Vista School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-12.
Is Buena Vista School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buena Vista School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buena Vista School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buena Vista School is approximately 11.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buena Vista School?
At Buena Vista School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Buena Vista School public or private?
Buena Vista School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BUENA VISTA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.