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Enrollment
441
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA VEGA ISD·NCES 482628002966
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus
4401 ORCHARD LN, WACO, TX 76705 · (254) 299-6790 · McLennan County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
395 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 221 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 50% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus→La Vega High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA VEGA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Vega J H George Dixon Campus
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus this school | 441 | 89.6% | 27.1% |
| Roy Johnson STEM Academy FORT WORTH | 441 | 92.5% | 37.2% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School HOUSTON | 432 | 88.2% | 36.4% |
| Alex W Spence Talented/Gifted Academy DALLAS | 486 | 90.7% | 44.0% |
| Kirby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 423 | 90.1% | 24.2% |
| Uplift Ascend Prep Middle School FORT WORTH | 401 | 87.0% | 24.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Vega J H George Dixon Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,473 of 1,635 | #18 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,479 of 1,670 ▼ 14 | #15 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,325 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #14 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,016 of 1,570 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #1,185 of 1,749 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #335 of 1,542 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #763 of 1,543 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #261 of 1,648 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #618 of 942 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
441
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 441 | 34.1 | 12.9:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 30.2 | 14.5:1 | 91% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 27.9 | 15.6:1 | 97% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 36 | 12.3:1 | 89% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 33.2 | 14.8:1 | 92% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 81% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 35 | 12.1:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 62% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 29 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Vega J H George Dixon Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (492 to 441); teachers up 2% (33.2 to 34.1).
About La Vega J H George Dixon Campus
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus, a low-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in WACO, Texas. The school serves 441 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 31% smaller than that.
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is one of 6 schools in LA VEGA ISD, which enrolls 3,093 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at La Vega J H George Dixon Campus. Other students are 25% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all McLennan County residents. By the diversity index, La Vega J H George Dixon Campus comes in at 53%.
The school reports 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.9 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 90% of students. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in McLennan County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is D. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is 8.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in McLennan County, median household income is about $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 124 public schools operate in McLennan County, serving about 45,703 students.
The closest public school to La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is La Vega Int H P Miles Campus, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 34.5% proficiency; La Vega J H George Dixon Campus posts 27.1%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 441, starting from 444.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at La Vega J H George Dixon Campus. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA VEGA ISD
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- La Vega Int H P Miles CampusMiddle · 695 students
- La Vega Elementary SchoolElementary · 630 students
- La Vega Pri Phil Bancale CampusElementary · 444 students
- Challenge AcademyHigh · 2 students
Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
Nearby schools
- La Vega Int H P Miles Campus1.0 mi · 695
- La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus1.5 mi · 444
- La Vega High School1.9 mi · 881
- La Vega Elementary School2.0 mi · 630
- Challenge Academy2.5 mi · 1
- Challenge Academy2.5 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About La Vega J H George Dixon CampusWhat is the total enrollment at La Vega J H George Dixon Campus?
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus enrolls approximately 441 students in grades 07-08.
Is La Vega J H George Dixon Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Vega J H George Dixon Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is approximately 12.9:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is La Vega J H George Dixon Campus?
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus reports a student body of 9% White, 63% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees La Vega J H George Dixon Campus?
La Vega J H George Dixon Campus is overseen by LA VEGA ISD in McLennan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.