LA VERNIA J H

LA VERNIA J H is one of the mid-sized junior highs in LA VERNIA, Texas, run under LA VERNIA ISD, with 814 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 643.

Across the 5 schools in LA VERNIA ISD (3,563 students total), LA VERNIA J H accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, LA VERNIA J H logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting LA VERNIA J H higher than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Wilson County's rate of about 41%.

After controlling for student poverty, LA VERNIA J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Wilson County shows median household earnings sit near $94,565, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Wilson County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,458 students), of which LA VERNIA J H is one.

LA VERNIA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LA VERNIA J H comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

LA VERNIA J H operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA VERNIA J H has increased 13%, going from 720 students in 2018 to 814 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 30% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.