📍 8365 F M 471 S, Castroville, Medina County, 78009
Medina Valley H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Castroville, Medina County. The school has 2,147 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elisa Mccracken. It is part of the Medina Valley Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 126.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. The school offers 22 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Medina Valley H S enrolls 2,147 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 126.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,341 | 62% |
| White | 552 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 20 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,087 of the school's 2,147 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 855 qualify for free lunch and 232 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.
Medina Valley H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 19, state house district 53.
Medina Valley H S is one of 8 schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD, based in CASTROVILLE, Texas. The district serves 9,638 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,147 students, Medina Valley H S is larger than the district average of about 1,205 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe