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What's the one class at LAGO VISTA H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
650
High
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAGO VISTA ISD·NCES 482640002973
Lago Vista High School
5185 LOHMAN FORD RD, LAGO VISTA, TX 78645 · (512) 267-8300 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
149 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 152 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 167 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 176 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 LAGO VISTA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 46.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Lago Vista High School
Lago Vista High School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Vista High School this school | 650 | 22.9% | 58.8% |
| Wimberley High School WIMBERLEY | 820 | 18.5% | 68.7% |
| Glen Rose High School GLEN ROSE | 643 | 28.1% | 66.3% |
| Salado High School SALADO | 769 | 17.4% | 67.5% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School LUBBOCK | 571 | 17.2% | 75.8% |
| La Vernia High School LA VERNIA | 1,072 | 23.7% | 71.8% |
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 Lago Vista High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #529 of 1,385 | #11 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,118 of 1,425 ▼ 239 | #22 of 40 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #729 of 1,425 ▼ 119 | #16 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #113 of 1,184 | #5 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #777 of 2,107 | #32 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #465 of 1,344 | #8 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #631 of 1,346 | #19 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #1,432 of 1,522 | #46 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +45.4% | #79 of 672 | #5 of 23 |
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
650
+90 (+16%) vs 2020
+550% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 650 | 48.4 | 13.4:1 | 23% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 676 | 45.8 | 14.8:1 | 19% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 40.6 | 15.7:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 24% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 27% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 11% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 12 | 8.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lago Vista High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 45% (447 to 650); teachers up 61% (30 to 48.4).
About Lago Vista High School
Lago Vista High School is a small high school in Texas, with an address in LAGO VISTA. The school's 650 students are in grades 9 through 12.
Within LAGO VISTA ISD, Lago Vista High School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,887 students.
White students make up a majority at Lago Vista High School, at 62%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. Among public schools in Travis County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Lago Vista High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lago Vista High School would score about 63.9%. It scores 58.8%, 5.1 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Travis County show that the median household income is $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Lago Vista High School is one of 333 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Lago Vista Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles from Lago Vista High School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lago Vista High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Lago Vista High School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 650, a 16% increase from 560 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.0 to 13.4 over 4 years.
Community posts for Lago Vista High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAGO VISTA ISD
- Lago Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Lago Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Travis County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in LAGO VISTA
- Lago Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Lago Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Lago Vista Elementary School0.8 mi · 550
- Lago Vista Intermediate School2.6 mi · 252
- Lago Vista Middle School2.7 mi · 435
- Hudson Bend Middle School4.3 mi · 806
- Lake Travis Elementary School5.3 mi · 737
- Lakeway Elementary School6.1 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Lago Vista High SchoolHow large is Lago Vista High School?
Lago Vista High School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lago Vista High School serve?
Lago Vista High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lago Vista High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Lago Vista High School.
How diverse is Lago Vista High School?
Lago Vista High School reports a student body of 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lago Vista High School?
Lago Vista High School is overseen by LAGO VISTA ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.