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Veribest High School

10062 F M HWY 380, VERIBEST, TX 76886 · (325) 655-2851 · Tom Green County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Texas public high schools
  • BTest 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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 high schools

Enrollment
141
High
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
70 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 62316%
Grade 7139%
Grade 81913%
Grade 92417%
Grade 102518%
Grade 112316%
Grade 121410%
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
7251%
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
6445%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
43%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
7654%
Female
6546%

School pathway

Feeds from
Veribest Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within VERIBEST ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading18.0%49.0%25.0%8.0%
Mathematics18.0%44.0%30.0%8.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2667.0%62.0%
2024-2565.0%55.0%
2023-2474.0%63.0%
2021-2222.0%17.0%
2020-2125.0%17.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Veribest High School

Veribest High School's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Veribest High School this school14149.6%60.1%
Moulton High School
MOULTON
12346.3%59.2%
Olney High School
OLNEY
18351.4%68.3%
Anson High School
ANSON
20052.0%63.0%
Frost Secondary
FROST
21548.8%33.7%
Bruceville-Eddy High School
EDDY
20149.8%41.3%
Matched among Texas high 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 Veribest High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Tom Green County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.1%#481 of 1,385#3 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#264 of 1,425
▲ 58
#2 of 6
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#439 of 1,425
▲ 8
#3 of 6
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
141#1,473 of 2,107#7 of 29
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.6%#1,018 of 1,522#4 of 7
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
141
+7 (+5%) vs 2020
+161% since 2000-01, when it was 54
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514117.58.1:150% (70)
2023-2413616.38.3:144% (60)
2022-2313917.18.2:140% (55)
2020-211341310.3:135% (47)
2017-1812713.49.5:144% (56)
2015-16118129.8:147% (55)
2010-111191011.9:152% (62)
2000-015477.7:126% (14)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veribest High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (127 to 141); teachers up 31% (13.4 to 17.5).

About Veribest High School

Veribest High School is a high school in VERIBEST, Texas, and it is part of VERIBEST ISD. It has an enrollment of 141 students in grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.

VERIBEST ISD has 263 students in 3 schools, and Veribest High School is one of those schools.

At Veribest High School, 51% of students are White. The remaining students are 45% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census figures show Tom Green County is about 63% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Staffing at Veribest High School comes to 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.1:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. On the income side, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Veribest High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Texas public high schools.

Veribest High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.1% and a predicted 52.5%.

Looking at the county, Tom Green County, the median household earns about $68,370 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Tom Green County has 81 public schools with about 18,896 students, including Veribest High School.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Veribest High School from the closest public school, Veribest Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Veribest High School ranks 3rd of 4 nearby schools, at 60.1% versus a 62.1% average.

Federal data place Veribest High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 134 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 141 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 10.3:1 to 8.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Tom Green County at a glance

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Population
119,577
Census ACS
Median income
$68,370
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
18,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Veribest High School
District
VERIBEST ISD
Address
10062 F M HWY 380, VERIBEST, TX 76886
Phone
(325) 655-2851
County
Tom Green County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
141
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
8.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
70 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484404007463
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Veribest High School
How many students attend Veribest High School?
Veribest High School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Veribest High School serve?
Veribest High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Veribest High School?
Approximately 8.1:1 students per teacher at Veribest High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Veribest High School?
At Veribest High School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Veribest High School?
Veribest High School is overseen by VERIBEST ISD in Tom Green County.
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