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Enrollment
1,723
High
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICTORIA ISD·NCES 484415012281
Victoria West High School
307 W TROPICAL DR, VICTORIA, TX 77904 · (361) 788-2830 · Victoria County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,723 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Texas public high schools
- CTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
126 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
983 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 440 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 403 | 23% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp 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 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 45.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 27.0% | 41.0% | 22.0% |
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% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Victoria West High School
Victoria West High School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria West High School this school | 1,723 | 57.1% | 47.6% |
| Paschal High School FORT WORTH | 2,127 | 59.4% | 45.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson High School DALLAS | 1,832 | 61.1% | 56.2% |
| Macarthur High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,033 | 56.8% | 52.9% |
| Alvin High School ALVIN | 2,766 | 61.5% | 56.1% |
| Jarrell High School JARRELL | 1,101 | 58.0% | 47.5% |
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 Victoria West High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Victoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #907 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #924 of 1,425 ▲ 262 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #878 of 1,425 ▲ 91 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #117 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,723 | #401 of 2,107 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #503 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.5% | #603 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #868 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #536 of 557 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
1,723
+5 (+0%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 1,607
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 1,723 | 126 | 13.7:1 | 57% (983) |
| 2023-24 | 1,740 | 124.5 | 14.0:1 | 49% (855) |
| 2022-23 | 1,766 | 124.8 | 14.2:1 | 59% (1,035) |
| 2020-21 | 1,718 | 127 | 13.5:1 | 51% (879) |
| 2017-18 | 1,735 | 128.5 | 13.5:1 | 53% (923) |
| 2015-16 | 1,758 | 130 | 13.5:1 | 48% (838) |
| 2010-11 | 1,607 | 119 | 13.5:1 | 52% (831) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Victoria West High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,735 to 1,723); teachers down 2% (128.5 to 126).
About Victoria West High School
VICTORIA, Texas, is home to Victoria West High School, a large high school. Its 1,723 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
VICTORIA ISD has 25 schools; together they serve 12,919 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Victoria West High School, at 62%. Next come 30% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Victoria County residents. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 126 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 57% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Victoria County average 69%.
The allk12 Grade for Victoria West High School is C+. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Victoria West High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 47.6% actual against 49.3% predicted.
Victoria County has about 91,413 residents, and the median household income is $70,896, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Victoria County has 33 public schools and roughly 14,160 students.
The nearest public school is Harold Cade Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Victoria West High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Victoria West High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,718 to 1,723, a small change.
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Victoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
91,413
Census ACS
Median income
$70,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
14,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VICTORIA ISD
- Victoria East High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Harold Cade Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Howell Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- STEM Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Patti Welder Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Crain Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Other schools in VICTORIA
- Victoria East High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Harold Cade Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Howell Middle SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- STEM Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Patti Welder Middle SchoolMiddle · 566 students
- Crain Elementary SchoolElementary · 561 students
Nearby schools
- Harold Cade Middle School0.2 mi · 730
- Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School1.5 mi · 459
- Vickers Elementary School2.2 mi · 510
- C O Chandler Elementary School2.4 mi · 456
- Howell Middle School3.2 mi · 716
- Shields Elementary School3.2 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Victoria West High SchoolHow large is Victoria West High School?
Victoria West High School enrolls approximately 1,723 students in grades 09-12.
Is Victoria West High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Victoria West High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Victoria West High School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Victoria West High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Victoria West High School?
At Victoria West High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Victoria West High School in?
Victoria West High School is part of VICTORIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.