La Feria High School
901 North Canal St
La Feria TX, 78559, Cameron County
Phone: 956-797-8370
Ranking: (1,097 out of 1,337, bottom 18%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: La Feria Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 894 | 917 | 893 | 882 | 850 | 830 | 813 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 249 | 27.9% | 299 | 32.6% | 260 | 29.1% | 254 | 28.8% | 276 | 32.5% | 262 | 31.6% | 260 | 32.0% |
Grade 10: | 260 | 29.1% | 206 | 22.5% | 219 | 24.5% | 228 | 25.9% | 219 | 25.8% | 224 | 27.0% | 196 | 24.1% |
Grade 11: | 191 | 21.4% | 206 | 22.5% | 201 | 22.5% | 209 | 23.7% | 190 | 22.4% | 154 | 18.6% | 172 | 21.2% |
Grade 12: | 194 | 21.7% | 206 | 22.5% | 213 | 23.9% | 191 | 21.7% | 165 | 19.4% | 190 | 22.9% | 185 | 22.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 463 | 51.8% | 465 | 50.7% | 477 | 53.4% | 461 | 52.3% | 430 | 50.6% | 412 | 49.6% | 418 | 51.4% |
Female: | 431 | 48.2% | 452 | 49.3% | 416 | 46.6% | 421 | 47.7% | 412 | 48.5% | 410 | 49.4% | 391 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 857 | 95.9% | 875 | 95.4% | 858 | 96.1% | 845 | 95.8% | 771 | 90.7% | 744 | 89.6% | 728 | 89.5% |
Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
White: | 30 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.7% | 30 | 3.4% | 33 | 3.7% | 74 | 8.7% | 81 | 9.8% | 82 | 10.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 690 | 77.2% | 760 | 82.9% | 303 | 33.9% | 248 | 28.1% | 398 | 46.8% | 408 | 49.2% | 400 | 49.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 1.9% | 19 | 2.1% | 28 | 3.1% | 31 | 3.5% | 47 | 5.5% | 55 | 6.6% | 51 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.61 | 13.69 | 13.38 | 13.40 | 13.38 | 12.70 | 13.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58% | 74% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63% | 72% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 98% | 98% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65% | 65% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 79% | 78% | 85% |
2012 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 54% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 54% | 53% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 61% | 60% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 41% | 40% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 41% | 41% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 67% | 67% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 44% | 43% | 52% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 95% | 95% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 78% | 78% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 49% | 49% | 61% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 75% |
2012 | World History | End of course | % met std | 42% | 41% | 43% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 53% | 52% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 55% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 43% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 55% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 41% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 39% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 36% | 34% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 44% | 42% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 53% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 48% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 86.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 11.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,340.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,539.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,627.0 |
* La Feria High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.