LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S

LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S, a very small 9-12 campus in LA VILLA, Texas, operated by LA VILLA ISD, educates 179 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 78% below typical.

Within LA VILLA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 512 students, LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

LA VILLA MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 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 VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 162 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025.

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