Enrollment
250
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN VLECK ISD·NCES 484395004989
Van Vleck Jr High School
133 S 4TH ST, VAN VLECK, TX 77482 · (979) 245-6401 · Matagorda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
171 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 29% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Van Vleck Jr High School→Van Vleck High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VAN VLECK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Van Vleck Jr High School
Van Vleck Jr High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Vleck Jr High School this school | 250 | 68.4% | 44.3% |
| Rather L H BONHAM | 271 | 64.9% | 40.6% |
| Enge-Washington Intermediate School GROESBECK | 320 | 66.6% | 34.4% |
| Malakoff Intermediate School MALAKOFF | 222 | 70.3% | 46.8% |
| West Rusk Middle School NEW LONDON | 242 | 76.0% | 44.1% |
| Waskom Middle School WASKOM | 179 | 69.8% | 36.3% |
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 Van Vleck Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #736 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,267 of 1,670 ▼ 380 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #921 of 1,670 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #65 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,475 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #974 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #519 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #752 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #433 of 437 |
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
250
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 250 | 16.2 | 15.4:1 | 68% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 18.8 | 13.6:1 | 58% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 19.3 | 12.6:1 | 59% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 52% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 18.6 | 13.4:1 | 58% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 19 | 11.1:1 | 59% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 51% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 16 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Vleck Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (249 to 250); teachers down 13% (18.6 to 16.2).
About Van Vleck Jr High School
Van Vleck Jr High School is a small middle school in VAN VLECK ISD, located in VAN VLECK, Texas. Its 250 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Van Vleck Jr High School is a school in VAN VLECK ISD. The district has 3 schools and 1,039 students.
Van Vleck Jr High School is 51% White by enrollment. Other students are 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 53% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 16.2 full-time equivalents, or about 15.4 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. About 68% of students, or 171, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Van Vleck Jr High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 44.5% for a school in Texas with Van Vleck Jr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Van Vleck Jr High School posts 44.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Matagorda County, the median household income is $58,628, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Matagorda County is home to 18 public schools and about 7,199 public school students.
Van Vleck High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Van Vleck Jr High School, there are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Van Vleck Jr High School is ahead of the 42.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The NCES locale for Van Vleck Jr High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (251) and 2024-25 (250). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.4:1, from 13.9:1.
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Matagorda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,329
Census ACS
Median income
$58,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VAN VLECK ISD
- Van Vleck Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Van Vleck High SchoolHigh · 342 students
- Van Vleck Intermediate SchoolCombined
Other schools in VAN VLECK
- Van Vleck Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Van Vleck High SchoolHigh · 342 students
- Van Vleck Intermediate SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Van Vleck High School0.1 mi · 342
- Van Vleck Elementary School0.2 mi · 447
- Bay City Junior High School4.5 mi · 750
- Tenie Holmes Elementary School4.7 mi · 763
- Cherry Elementary School4.9 mi · 432
- Bay City High School6.5 mi · 1,042
Frequently asked questions
About Van Vleck Jr High SchoolHow large is Van Vleck Jr High School?
Van Vleck Jr High School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Van Vleck Jr High School serve?
Van Vleck Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Van Vleck Jr High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Van Vleck Jr High School.
How diverse is Van Vleck Jr High School?
Van Vleck Jr High School reports a student body of 51% White, 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Vleck Jr High School?
Van Vleck Jr High School is overseen by VAN VLECK ISD in Matagorda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.