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LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS
As a reasonably sized intermediate school in WACO, Texas, LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS instructs 695 students from grades 4 through 6, run under LA VEGA ISD.
LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS is one of 6 schools operated by LA VEGA ISD, a district that caters to 3,093 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, McLennan County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 31.3%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for McLennan County put median household earnings sit near $66,643, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students).
Nearest neighbor: LA VEGA PRI PHIL BANCALE CAMPUS, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS. On composite proficiency, LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 692 (now 695). The White share of enrollment shrank from 17% to 9% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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