📍 901 N Canal St, La Feria, Cameron County, 78559
La Feria H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Feria, Cameron County. The school has 909 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hector Cazares. It is part of the La Feria Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Feria H S enrolls 909 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 898 | 99% |
| White | 10 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
770 of the school's 909 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 762 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Feria H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 35.
La Feria H S is one of 7 schools in LA FERIA ISD, based in LA FERIA, Texas. The district serves 2,842 students district-wide and employs 208 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 909 students, La Feria H S is larger than the district average of about 406 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize