La Feria High School
- High school in La Feria ISD
- La Feria, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
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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Website
Address
901 N Canal StLa Feria, TX 78559-5105
Office phone number
Principal
- Hector Cazares
- hector.cazares@laferiaisd.org
- (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%
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%
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%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
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%
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%
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