LAGO VISTA EL

LAGO VISTA EL is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in LAGO VISTA, Texas, overseen by LAGO VISTA ISD, with 550 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Across the 4 schools in LAGO VISTA ISD (1,887 students total), LAGO VISTA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAGO VISTA EL logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. Compared to Travis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Travis County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAGO VISTA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.8%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of -5.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Travis County) reports that median household income runs about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. LAGO VISTA EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAGO VISTA H S, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around LAGO VISTA EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAGO VISTA EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. LAGO VISTA EL's enrollment has climbed 35% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 550). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 66% to 53%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.