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LA VERNIA INT
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STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LA VERNIA INT
Located at 369 S FM 1346, in LA VERNIA, Texas, LA VERNIA INT is a substantial elementary campus that caters to 852 students (grades 3 through 5), operated by LA VERNIA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 64% bigger than the state mean of about 519.
LA VERNIA ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,563 students. LA VERNIA INT is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, LA VERNIA INT logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, LA VERNIA INT logs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LA VERNIA INT higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wilson County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LA VERNIA INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wilson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,565 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wilson County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,458 students), of which LA VERNIA INT is one.
The closest other public school is LA VERNIA PRI, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LA VERNIA INT ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.4%.
LA VERNIA INT operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 10%: 776 students in 2018 compared to 852 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.
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- LA VERNIA H SHigh · 1,072 students
- LA VERNIA PRIElementary · 822 students
- LA VERNIA J HMiddle · 814 students
- WILSON CO JJAEPHigh · 3 students
- FLORESVILLE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTERCombined
- LA VERNIA H SHigh · 1,072 students
- LA VERNIA PRIElementary · 822 students
- LA VERNIA J HMiddle · 814 students
- LA VERNIA PRI0.1 mi · 822
- LA VERNIA H S0.4 mi · 1,072
- LA VERNIA J H0.6 mi · 814
- TRADITION EL7.9 mi · 561
- EAST CENTRAL CAST LEAD H S9.9 mi · 215
- EAST CENTRAL H S9.9 mi · 3,362