La Vega High School

La Vega High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
555 N Loop 340,  Waco, TX
La Vega Independent School District
3.5
4.3
882 Students
B
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr Chuck Klander
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Average SAT Score
940
Average ACT Score
20
Math Proficiency
27%
Reading Proficiency
35%
Average GPA
3.44
Graduation Rate
94%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
A-
Teachers
B
College Prep
B-
Administration
B
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
A
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.44
Reading Proficiency
35%
Math Proficiency
27%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
15:1
Teachers
59
Full Time Teachers
59
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
940
Math
460
Verbal
490
Average ACT
20
Math
19
English
19
Reading
21
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
2
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Very Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Average
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
3%
State Average
9%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
133:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.7%
Hispanic
61.6%
Black
25.6%
White
10.8%
Two or more races
1.7%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
McLennan Community College 181 Students
Texas A&M University 129 Students
University of Texas - Austin 120 Students
Tarleton State University 109 Students
Baylor University 98 Students
Texas State University 91 Students
University of Houston 83 Students
Sam Houston State University 74 Students
University of Texas - Arlington 70 Students
University of North Texas 62 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 63 Students
Business 51 Students
Psychology 35 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 18 Students
Biology 17 Students
Education 17 Students
Small Business Management 17 Students
Social Work and Youth Services 16 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 15 Students
Accounting 13 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 163 Reviews
4.0 Senior
1/24/2024
During my time here, I have made good memories. I didn't have much friends, but with the people I talked to I had a good time. A lot of my teachers actually cared about me, and I looked foward to go to their classes. Since I didn't have much friends, I wasn't active in school, but everything I did was good enough for me.
4.0 Alum
1/17/2024
I have already seen tremendous change since graduation. Would love for it to stay on the same track and keep growing.
4.0 Senior
1/24/2023
La Vega High School is a very diverse school with great academics and sports. The most important thing to La Vega staff and students is family, and everyone sees each other as family.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.3 19 Reviews
5.0 student
11/6/2013
Great teachers,genuinely want to see you learn and are attentive.I am a sophomore I can honestly say I LOVE La Vega. Go Pirates !!!
4.0 student
5/23/2013
I am writing this as a junior at this school and from plenty of involvement throughout the campus. First off, I will concede that this school tends to focus on athletics a bit more than academics, however, that has been changing throughout my HS career. programs such as AVID and CIS have helped imme...
4.0 student
5/24/2010
I'm a student at La Vega High School. I know our school isn't perfect but what school is. our scores ar low but now that we got our TAKs scores back we were an acceptable school. What other people are saying is not all that true. That's just there opinion. there is some teahers who really do care ab...
5.0 student
5/4/2010

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