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VERIBEST H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About VERIBEST H S
VERIBEST H S is one of the micro-enrollment senior highs in VERIBEST, Texas, run under VERIBEST ISD, with 141 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so VERIBEST H S sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 3 schools in VERIBEST ISD (263 students total), VERIBEST H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, VERIBEST H S logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, VERIBEST H S has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting VERIBEST H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, VERIBEST H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 59.4%.
Across the wider county, census data for Tom Green County shows median household income runs about $68,370, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tom Green County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,896 students), of which VERIBEST H S is one.
The closest other public school is VERIBEST EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts VERIBEST H S at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 66.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VERIBEST H S has grew 11%, going from 127 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 today.
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