Enrollment
179
High
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA VILLA ISD·NCES 482634006130
La Villa Early College High School
200 W HWY 107, LA VILLA, TX 78562 · (956) 262-4715 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
166 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 23% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA VILLA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp 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 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 42.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 18.0% | 51.0% | 28.0% |
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% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Villa Early College High School
La Villa Early College High School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Villa Early College High School this school | 179 | 92.7% | 36.8% |
| Fort Hancock High School FORT HANCOCK | 163 | 91.4% | 37.4% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High HOUSTON | 169 | 95.9% | 53.3% |
| Tornillo High School TORNILLO | 241 | 94.2% | 43.7% |
| Steam at the Fine Arts Academy SAN ANTONIO | 240 | 90.4% | 37.3% |
| Santa Maria High School SANTA MARIA | 165 | 97.6% | 37.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Villa Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,222 of 1,385 | #51 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,298 of 1,425 ▼ 233 | #53 of 56 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,139 of 1,425 ▼ 119 | #39 of 56 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #542 of 1,184 | #12 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #1,383 of 2,107 | #57 of 84 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #122 of 1,522 | #23 of 65 |
Ranked against other public high 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
179
-15 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 179 | 18.7 | 9.6:1 | 93% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 21.3 | 8.2:1 | 89% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 182 | 17.8 | 10.2:1 | 92% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 90% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 18.8 | 8.6:1 | 88% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 18 | 9.5:1 | 88% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 16 | 10.8:1 | 88% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 21 | 9.4:1 | 79% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 22 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Villa Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (162 to 179); teachers down 1% (18.8 to 18.7).
About La Villa Early College High School
La Villa Early College High School sits in LA VILLA, Texas, and is classified as a high school. It had 179 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 78% below average.
La Villa Early College High School is one of 3 schools in LA VILLA ISD, which enrolls 512 students in total.
The share of students at La Villa Early College High School who are Hispanic is 99%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At La Villa Early College High School, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, La Villa Early College High School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Texas public high schools.
The model predicts 34.1% for a school in Texas with La Villa Early College High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. La Villa Early College High School posts 36.8%.
In the surrounding county, Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting La Villa Early College High School, Hidalgo County has 364 public schools.
La Villa Early College High School's nearest public school is La Villa Middle School (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, La Villa Early College High School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for La Villa Early College High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment fell 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.8:1).
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Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA VILLA ISD
- Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- La Villa Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
Other schools in LA VILLA
- Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- La Villa Middle SchoolMiddle · 106 students
Nearby schools
- La Villa Middle School0.4 mi · 106
- Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School0.5 mi · 227
- Santiago Garcia Elementary School1.7 mi · 358
- David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy2.2 mi · 264
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center2.6 mi · 454
- Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School2.7 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About La Villa Early College High SchoolHow large is La Villa Early College High School?
La Villa Early College High School enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does La Villa Early College High School serve?
La Villa Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at La Villa Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at La Villa Early College High School is approximately 9.6:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at La Villa Early College High School?
At La Villa Early College High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees La Villa Early College High School?
La Villa Early College High School is overseen by LA VILLA ISD in Hidalgo County.
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