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Enrollment
901
High
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA FERIA ISD·NCES 482604002927
La Feria Early College High School
901 N CANAL ST, LA FERIA, TX 78559 · (956) 797-8370 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
729 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 227 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 231 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 212 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 231 | 26% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 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 | 7.0% | 47.0% | 18.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 21.0% | 55.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 La Feria Early College High School
La Feria Early College High School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Feria Early College High School this school | 901 | 80.9% | 41.1% |
| IDEA College Preparatory San Benito SAN BENITO | 780 | 82.4% | 59.6% |
| Clint High School CLINT | 747 | 81.8% | 53.3% |
| IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory EDINBURG | 795 | 83.0% | 52.2% |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory BROWNSVILLE | 783 | 78.7% | 61.3% |
| YES Prep - Southeast HOUSTON | 854 | 82.7% | 47.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 La Feria Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,101 of 1,385 | #24 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,245 of 1,425 ▼ 90 | #26 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #838 of 1,425 ▲ 181 | #16 of 27 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #411 of 1,184 | #5 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #630 of 2,107 | #11 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #413 of 1,344 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #1,278 of 1,346 | #16 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #374 of 1,522 | #20 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #349 of 557 | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
901
-69 (-7%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 901 | 69.2 | 13.0:1 | 81% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 69.6 | 13.1:1 | 85% (775) |
| 2022-23 | 909 | 66.8 | 13.6:1 | 85% (770) |
| 2020-21 | 970 | 64 | 15.2:1 | 83% (805) |
| 2017-18 | 963 | 69.3 | 13.9:1 | 82% (787) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 66 | 14.4:1 | 79% (753) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 65 | 13.6:1 | 32% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 61 | 11.3:1 | 78% (537) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Feria Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (963 to 901); teachers unchanged (69.3 to 69.2).
About La Feria Early College High School
La Feria Early College High School is a mid-sized high school serving families in LA FERIA, Texas. It reported 901 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
La Feria Early College High School is a school in LA FERIA ISD. The district has 8 schools and 2,861 students.
Hispanic students are 98% of those enrolled at La Feria Early College High School. The rest of enrollment is 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cameron County's population at about 89%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 4, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.0:1. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for La Feria Early College High School is 39.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.1%.
In Cameron County, median household income comes to about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Cameron County counts 187 public schools with about 97,392 students.
About 0.2 miles separate La Feria Early College High School from the closest public school, La Feria Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.2%; La Feria Early College High School's is 41.1%, ranking 4th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 970 students in 2020-21 to 901 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
On allk12, people connected to La Feria Early College High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA FERIA ISD
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- W B Green Junior High SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Other schools in LA FERIA
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- W B Green Junior High SchoolMiddle · 391 students
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- La Feria Academy0.2 mi · 19
- W B Green Junior High School0.2 mi · 391
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary School0.8 mi · 387
- C E Vail Elementary School0.8 mi · 376
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.3 mi · 456
- David G Sanchez Elementary School1.4 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About La Feria Early College High SchoolHow large is La Feria Early College High School?
La Feria Early College High School enrolls approximately 901 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does La Feria Early College High School serve?
La Feria Early College High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at La Feria Early College High School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at La Feria Early College High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Feria Early College High School?
At La Feria Early College High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is La Feria Early College High School public or private?
La Feria Early College High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA FERIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.