📍 200 Longhorn Dr, Vega, Oldham County, 79092
Vega J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Vega, Oldham County. The school has 111 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Meredith Porton. It is part of the Vega Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Vega J H enrolls 111 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
27 of the school's 111 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 21 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Vega J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 86.
Vega J H is one of 3 schools in VEGA ISD, based in VEGA, Texas. The district serves 340 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 111 students, Vega J H is close to the district average of about 113 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote