Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

La Feria ISD: B

Total students

892

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

La Feria ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97.8 %

La Feria ISD: 95.4%

Statewide: 90%

La Feria High School is a high school in La Feria, TX, in the La Feria ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 892 students. 42.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 97.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at La Feria High School was 1078 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.7.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,719, which is $2,168 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.laferiaisd.org

Address

901 N Canal St
La Feria, TX 78559-5105

Office phone number

(956) 797-8370

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in La Feria High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

892

African American

2 (0.2%)

La Feria ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

La Feria ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

La Feria ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

870 (97.5%)

La Feria ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

18 (2%)

La Feria ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

97.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.0%

Two or more races

0%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

42.3 %

La Feria ISD: 51.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

85.3 %

La Feria ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

8.3 %

La Feria ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

42.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

85.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

8.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.3 %

La Feria ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.1 %

La Feria ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

11 %

La Feria ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.3%

Gifted and talented

4.1%

Special education

11.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

La Feria ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

La Feria ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

La Feria ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

La Feria ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97.8 %

La Feria ISD: 95.4%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.8 %

La Feria ISD: 95.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

97.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.7 %

La Feria ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.7 %

La Feria ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.2 %

La Feria ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

La Feria ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.3 %

La Feria ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

30.9 %

La Feria ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

31.2 %

La Feria ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.3 %

La Feria ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

20.4 %

La Feria ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

20.7 %

La Feria ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

La Feria ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

La Feria ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1078

La Feria ISD: 1078

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.7

La Feria ISD: 19.7

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

47 %

La Feria ISD: 41.3%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

60.7 %

La Feria ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

37.9 %

La Feria ISD: 32.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

47.0%

Math

60.7%

Reading + Math

37.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

61.9

African American

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

56.2 (90.6%)

La Feria ISD: 90.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

4.8 (7.7%)

La Feria ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.6%)

La Feria ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (3.2%)

La Feria ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

44.9 (72.6%)

La Feria ISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

15 (24.2%)

La Feria ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

La Feria ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.4

La Feria ISD: 13.9

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

La Feria ISD: 12.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$56,719

La Feria ISD: $55,324

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$49,148

La Feria ISD: $46,539

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,266

La Feria ISD: $51,011

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$54,316

La Feria ISD: $54,109

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,575

La Feria ISD: $57,188

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$64,150

La Feria ISD: $61,104

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$80,264

La Feria ISD: $74,392

Statewide: $71,111

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