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Enrollment
435
Middle
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAGO VISTA ISD·NCES 482640007469
Lago Vista Middle School
8039 BAR K RANCH RD, LAGO VISTA, TX 78645 · (512) 267-8300 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
108 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 127 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 39% |
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
Students here typically continue to
Lago Vista Middle School→Lago Vista High School
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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Middle School
Lago Vista Middle School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Vista Middle School this school | 435 | 24.8% | 52.6% |
| Van Alstyne Middle School VAN ALSTYNE | 433 | 22.6% | 57.1% |
| Shallowater Middle School SHALLOWATER | 397 | 29.2% | 65.7% |
| Wylie East Junior High School ABILENE | 540 | 24.1% | 58.2% |
| Canyon Junior High School CANYON | 555 | 24.0% | 58.1% |
| Steam Middle School BURLESON | 595 | 26.6% | 67.8% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #429 of 1,635 | #12 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #758 of 1,670 ▼ 31 | #21 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #568 of 1,670 ▼ 16 | #20 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #121 of 1,570 | #7 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #1,198 of 1,749 | #40 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #283 of 1,542 | #9 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #824 of 1,543 | #24 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.8% | #1,513 of 1,648 | #34 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #171 of 437 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
435
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+74% since 2000-01, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 435 | 34.3 | 12.7:1 | 25% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 22% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 25% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 27% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 25.1 | 14.9:1 | 21% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 12% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lago Vista Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (374 to 435); teachers up 37% (25.1 to 34.3).
About Lago Vista Middle School
Lago Vista Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in LAGO VISTA, Texas, one of the schools in LAGO VISTA ISD. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 435 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
District-wide, LAGO VISTA ISD has 4 schools and 1,887 students.
The share of White students at Lago Vista Middle School is 63%, a majority. The school is also 29% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Staffing at Lago Vista Middle School comes to 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. On the income side, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Lago Vista Middle School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.1%. Lago Vista Middle School scores 52.6%.
Looking at the county, Travis County, median household income comes to about $99,611, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 333 public schools and about 191,706 students.
Lago Vista Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Lago Vista Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lago Vista Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 52.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Lago Vista Middle School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (428) to 2024-25 (435). The school's ratio dropped from 15.3:1 to 12.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Lago Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Travis County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in LAGO VISTA
- Lago Vista High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Lago Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Lago Vista Intermediate School0.1 mi · 252
- Lago Vista Elementary School1.9 mi · 550
- Lago Vista High School2.7 mi · 650
- Hudson Bend Middle School6.7 mi · 806
- Deer Creek Elementary School7.4 mi · 638
- Westside Elementary School7.5 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Lago Vista Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lago Vista Middle School?
Lago Vista Middle School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lago Vista Middle School serve?
Lago Vista Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lago Vista Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Lago Vista Middle School.
How diverse is Lago Vista Middle School?
Lago Vista Middle School reports a student body of 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lago Vista Middle School?
Lago Vista Middle 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.