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Enrollment
814
Middle
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA VERNIA ISD·NCES 482631006287
La Vernia Junior High School
195 BLUEBONNET RD, LA VERNIA, TX 78121 · (830) 779-6650 · Wilson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- A-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
20.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
217 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 6 | 261 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 286 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 Vernia Junior High School→La Vernia High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA VERNIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 34.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Vernia Junior High School
La Vernia Junior High School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vernia Junior High School this school | 814 | 26.7% | 54.1% |
| Boerne Middle North BOERNE | 863 | 24.0% | 63.7% |
| Church Hill Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 780 | 28.3% | 60.2% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Middle School LUBBOCK | 901 | 31.3% | 51.5% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle School LUBBOCK | 857 | 23.8% | 57.6% |
| West Plains Junior High School AMARILLO | 630 | 28.1% | 61.0% |
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 Vernia Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #376 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #496 of 1,670 ▼ 135 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #539 of 1,670 ▼ 118 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #277 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #538 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,521 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #868 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.7% | #1,489 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #208 of 437 |
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
814
+40 (+5%) vs 2020
+317% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 814 | 40.1 | 20.3:1 | 27% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 28% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 43.8 | 18.6:1 | 30% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 25% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 26% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 25% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 27% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 22% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Vernia Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (720 to 814); teachers down 16% (48 to 40.1).
About La Vernia Junior High School
A mid-sized middle school in LA VERNIA, Texas, La Vernia Junior High School is part of LA VERNIA ISD. The school counted 814 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 27% larger than the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
LA VERNIA ISD has 3,563 students in 5 schools, and La Vernia Junior High School is one of those schools.
The share of White students at La Vernia Junior High School is 60%, a majority. The school is also 37% Hispanic. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Wilson County residents. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at La Vernia Junior High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 40.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.3:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Roughly 27% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 41% average for public schools in Wilson County is 14 points higher.
La Vernia Junior High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Texas public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, La Vernia Junior High School is 8.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Wilson County, home to about 52,781 people, the median household earns about $94,565 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Wilson County number 30, with about 9,458 students.
La Vernia High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, La Vernia Junior High School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
La Vernia Junior High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 774 to 814. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 20.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,781
Census ACS
Median income
$94,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA VERNIA ISD
- La Vernia High SchoolHigh · 1,072 students
- La Vernia Intermediate SchoolElementary · 852 students
- La Vernia Primary SchoolElementary · 822 students
- Wilson Co JJAEPHigh · 3 students
- Floresville Alternative Education CenterCombined
Other schools in LA VERNIA
- La Vernia High SchoolHigh · 1,072 students
- La Vernia Intermediate SchoolElementary · 852 students
- La Vernia Primary SchoolElementary · 822 students
Nearby schools
- La Vernia High School0.2 mi · 1,072
- La Vernia Intermediate School0.6 mi · 852
- La Vernia Primary School0.6 mi · 822
- Tradition Elementary School8.3 mi · 561
- East Central Cast Lead High School10.4 mi · 215
- East Central High School10.5 mi · 3,362
Frequently asked questions
About La Vernia Junior High SchoolHow large is La Vernia Junior High School?
La Vernia Junior High School enrolls approximately 814 students in grades 06-08.
Is La Vernia Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
La Vernia Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Vernia Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Vernia Junior High School is approximately 20.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is La Vernia Junior High School?
La Vernia Junior High School reports a student body of 60% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is La Vernia Junior High School public or private?
La Vernia Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA VERNIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.