📍 3100 Wheeler St, Waco, McLennan County, 76705
La Vega el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Klander. It is part of the La Vega Isd school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Vega el enrolls 659 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 391 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 156 | 24% |
| White | 74 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
620 of the school's 659 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 556 qualify for free lunch and 64 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 Vega el 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 22, state house district 12.
La Vega el is one of 5 schools in LA VEGA ISD, based in WACO, Texas. The district serves 3,093 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, La Vega el is close to the district average of about 619 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize