Enrollment
113
Middle
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VEGA ISD·NCES 484398013641
Vega Junior High School
200 LONGHORN DR, VEGA, TX 79092 · (806) 267-2123 · Oldham County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
29 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 5 | 31 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 28% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Vega Junior High School→Vega High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within VEGA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
82.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +60.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 60 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 33.0% | 12.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 49.0% | 33.0% | 14.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Vega Junior High School
Vega Junior High School's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Junior High School this school | 113 | 25.7% | 76.7% |
| Panhandle Junior High School PANHANDLE | 129 | 23.3% | 62.7% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School JOHNSON CITY | 142 | 25.4% | 61.2% |
| Brundrett Middle School PORT ARANSAS | 119 | 32.8% | 61.2% |
| Danbury Middle School DANBURY | 157 | 28.0% | 53.6% |
| Holland Middle School HOLLAND | 147 | 30.6% | 67.3% |
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 Vega Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #38 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #42 of 1,670 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #89 of 1,670 ▼ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #488 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #1,664 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #1,503 of 1,648 |
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
113
+11 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 113 | 11.6 | 9.8:1 | 26% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 9.6 | 10.8:1 | 3% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 11.6 | 9.6:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 11 | 9.3:1 | 24% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 11.2 | 10.1:1 | 31% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vega Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (114 to 113); teachers up 3% (11.2 to 11.6).
About Vega Junior High School
Vega Junior High School is a small middle school located in VEGA, Texas. The school counts 113 students across grades 5 through 8. The school's enrollment is 82% smaller than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
A total of 3 schools make up VEGA ISD, with 340 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Vega Junior High School, with 78% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Vega Junior High School employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Vega Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 26%. Across public schools in Oldham County, the average is 36%.
The allk12 Grade for Vega Junior High School is A+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 96% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 76.7%, is 13.9 points above the 62.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Texas schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Oldham County, the median household income is $79,900, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Oldham County is home to 8 public schools and about 844 public school students.
The closest other public school is Vega High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Vega Junior High School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment gain, from 102 in 2020-21 to 113 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Oldham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,249
Census ACS
Median income
$79,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VEGA ISD
- Vega Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Vega High SchoolHigh · 108 students
Other schools in VEGA
- Vega Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Vega High SchoolHigh · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Vega High School0.0 mi · 108
- Vega Elementary School0.0 mi · 119
- Wildorado School13.1 mi · 215
- Adrian School14.0 mi · 141
- Bushland Intermediate School20.4 mi · 314
- Bushland Junior High School20.4 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Vega Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vega Junior High School?
Vega Junior High School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Vega Junior High School serve?
Vega Junior High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Vega Junior High School have?
Vega Junior High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Vega Junior High School?
Student demographics at Vega Junior High School are roughly 78% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Vega Junior High School in?
Vega Junior High School is part of VEGA ISD.
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