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La Vega High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

555 North Loop 340

Waco TX, 76705, Mclennan County

Phone: 254-799-4951

Ranking:

(1,278 out of 1,337, bottom 4%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: La Vega 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:	52		52		51		51		49		44		41
Total Students:	743		737		749		742		787		717		650
Grade 9:	243	32.7%	225	30.5%	228	30.4%	250	33.7%	313	39.8%	247	34.4%	236	36.3%
Grade 10:	203	27.3%	179	24.3%	198	26.4%	224	30.2%	163	20.7%	187	26.1%	163	25.1%
Grade 11:	147	19.8%	179	24.3%	193	25.8%	137	18.5%	160	20.3%	152	21.2%	138	21.2%
Grade 12:	150	20.2%	154	20.9%	130	17.4%	131	17.7%	151	19.2%	131	18.3%	113	17.4%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	409	55.0%	381	51.7%	384	51.3%	375	50.5%	402	51.1%	374	52.2%	347	53.4%
Female:	334	45.0%	356	48.3%	365	48.7%	367	49.5%	377	47.9%	335	46.7%	299	46.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	4	0.5%	2	0.3%	4	0.5%	3	0.4%	3	0.4%	4	0.6%	5	0.8%
Asian:	2	0.3%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	2	0.3%	3	0.4%	5	0.7%	3	0.5%
Hispanic:	372	50.1%	374	50.7%	359	47.9%	336	45.3%	326	41.4%	285	39.7%	246	37.8%
Black:	224	30.1%	206	28.0%	223	29.8%	231	31.1%	258	32.8%	237	33.1%	212	32.6%
White:	132	17.8%	146	19.8%	154	20.6%	164	22.1%	197	25.0%	186	25.9%	184	28.3%
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:	9	1.2%	7	0.9%	6	0.8%	6	0.8%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	524	70.5%	528	71.6%	542	72.4%	481	64.8%	493	62.6%	412	57.5%	379	58.3%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	83	11.2%	73	9.9%	70	9.3%	52	7.0%	91	11.6%	56	7.8%	93	14.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.35		14.10		14.76		14.50		16.22		16.40		16.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	62%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	50%	58%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	96%	96%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	72%	72%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	61%	61%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	51%	51%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	47%	47%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	33%	33%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	29%	29%	48%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	62%	62%	78%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	31%	31%	52%
2012	English III Reading	End of course	% met std	51%	51%	50%
2012	English III Writing	End of course	% met std	29%	29%	38%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	94%	94%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70%	70%	86%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	58%	58%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	41%	41%	75%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	45%	45%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	42%	41%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	35%	34%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	38%	37%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	52%	52%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	43%	43%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	30%	30%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	71%	69%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	58%	56%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76%	76%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	46%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	33%	32%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38%	37%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	40%	40%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	47%	47%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	30%	30%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	53%	53%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	82%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	68%	67%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	74%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	75%	75%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	65%	65%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59%	58%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	58%	59%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	59%	59%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	73%	73%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	79%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	76%	77%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83%	83%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	86%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	67%	65%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	55%	55%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	68%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	70%	70%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	77%	77%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	89%	89%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90%	90%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	97%	97%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	48%	48%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	30%	29%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	38%	37%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	49%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	32%	32%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	36%	36%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	50%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	57%	57%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	67%	67%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	69%	69%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	71%	71%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	84%	84%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	78.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	19.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	80.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,399.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,800.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,998.0

* La Vega 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.