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LAGO VISTA MIDDLE
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LAGO VISTA MIDDLE
LAGO VISTA MIDDLE operates as a cozy junior high in LAGO VISTA, Texas, operated by LAGO VISTA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 435 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 4 schools in LAGO VISTA ISD (1,887 students total), LAGO VISTA MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LAGO VISTA MIDDLE reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LAGO VISTA MIDDLE has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at LAGO VISTA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, LAGO VISTA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.0%; this one delivers 55.2%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Travis County) shows that median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which LAGO VISTA MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAGO VISTA INT, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAGO VISTA MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.0%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. LAGO VISTA MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 374 (now 435). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 75% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
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