📍 195 Bluebonnet Rd, La Vernia, Wilson County, 78121
La Vernia J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in La Vernia, Wilson County. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bryan Caughlin. It is part of the La Vernia Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths.
La Vernia J H enrolls 816 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 485 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 816 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
La Vernia J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 44.
La Vernia J H is one of 4 schools in LA VERNIA ISD, based in LA VERNIA, Texas. The district serves 3,563 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 816 students, La Vernia J H is close to the district average of about 891 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant