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Enrollment
2,480
High
DISTRICT 1,263 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEANDER ISD·NCES 482703009436
Vista Ridge High School
200 S VISTA RDG, CEDAR PARK, TX 78613 · (512) 570-1800 · Williamson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,480 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
15.3:1
162 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
256 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 562 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 602 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 684 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 632 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +53.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 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 53 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 51.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Vista Ridge High School
Vista Ridge High School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Ridge High School this school | 2,480 | 10.3% | 75.1% |
| Lasa High School AUSTIN | 1,616 | 10.6% | 97.5% |
| Rouse High School LEANDER | 2,260 | 8.1% | 74.7% |
| Memorial High School HOUSTON | 2,636 | 14.9% | 80.3% |
| Wakeland High School FRISCO | 2,230 | 5.3% | 86.9% |
| Vandegrift High School AUSTIN | 2,437 | 8.0% | 79.6% |
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 Vista Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #151 of 1,385 | #6 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #229 of 1,425 ▼ 61 | #6 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #272 of 1,425 ▼ 1 | #8 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.0pp | #267 of 1,184 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,480 | #174 of 2,107 | #5 of 41 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #785 of 1,344 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #117 of 1,346 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.3% | #1,507 of 1,522 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #454 of 672 | #11 of 14 |
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
2,480
-34 (-1%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 1,923
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 2,480 | 161.9 | 15.3:1 | 10% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 2,617 | 169.7 | 15.4:1 | 15% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 2,646 | 165.6 | 16.0:1 | 15% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 2,514 | 161 | 15.6:1 | 16% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 2,326 | 158.2 | 14.7:1 | 16% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 2,252 | 138 | 16.3:1 | 17% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 1,923 | 128 | 15.0:1 | 19% (374) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (2,326 to 2,480); teachers up 2% (158.2 to 161.9).
About Vista Ridge High School
Located in CEDAR PARK, Texas, Vista Ridge High School is a large high school. Federal data show 2,480 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 212% bigger than that mark.
The 51 schools of LEANDER ISD, including Vista Ridge High School, enroll 42,680 students.
Of every 100 students at Vista Ridge High School, about 43 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Williamson County is about 60% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Vista Ridge High School are from different groups.
There are 161.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is close to this figure. On the income side, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 29% average for public schools in Williamson County is 19 points higher.
Vista Ridge High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Texas public high schools.
Vista Ridge High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.1% is 5.8 points above the 69.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Williamson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,340, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 208 public schools and about 126,147 students.
Artie L Henry Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Vista Ridge High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Vista Ridge High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 2,514 to 2,480.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Vista Ridge High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEANDER ISD
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Florence W Stiles Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,493 students
Other schools in CEDAR PARK
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Cedar Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,365 students
- Artie L Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- Running Brushy Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Basis Cedar Park Primary SchoolElementary · 859 students
- Ronald Reagan Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other Vista Ridge High schools
One other US public school is named Vista Ridge High. Vista Ridge High School is the largest of the 2.
- Vista Ridge High SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Artie L Henry Middle School0.4 mi · 1,347
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School0.6 mi · 800
- Rutledge Elementary School1.4 mi · 853
- Charlotte Cox Elementary School1.5 mi · 534
- Patsy Sommer Elementary School2.2 mi · 817
- Officer Leonard A Reed Elementary School2.5 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Ridge High SchoolHow large is Vista Ridge High School?
Vista Ridge High School enrolls approximately 2,480 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Vista Ridge High School serve?
Vista Ridge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Vista Ridge High School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Vista Ridge High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vista Ridge High School?
At Vista Ridge High School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 21% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Ridge High School?
Vista Ridge High School is overseen by LEANDER ISD in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.