Best Public Schools in Lago Vista, TX

Summary:

The Lago Vista Independent School District (ISD) in Texas operates four schools: two elementary schools (Lago Vista Elementary and Lago Vista Intermediate), one middle school (Lago Vista Middle), and one high school (Lago Vista High School). The district has a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with the elementary and middle schools generally outperforming the high school and the intermediate school facing declining performance.

Lago Vista Elementary stands out as a strong performer, ranking in the top 331 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 and the top 177 out of 4,320 in 2014-2015, with 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. Its 3rd-grade reading and math proficiency rates are also above the district and state averages. In contrast, Lago Vista Intermediate has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the top 1,526 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the bottom 2,570 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025, with its test scores in reading, math, and science also declining relative to the district and state averages.

Lago Vista High School has a strong 4-year graduation rate of 93.3% and a low dropout rate of 0.3%, but its performance on STAAR end-of-course exams is mixed, with some subjects like English II and U.S. History exceeding state averages, while others like Algebra I lag behind. Across the district, proficiency rates in Algebra I are significantly lower than the state average, with Lago Vista High School scoring just 20.19% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 47.01%. Meanwhile, Lago Vista Middle School has maintained a relatively consistent ranking in the top 707 out of 2,344 Texas middle schools, with its test scores also remaining relatively stable compared to the district and state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lago Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	20311 Dawn Dr	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 267-8300	550	33	16.9	32.2%	293 (53.3%)	8 (1.5%)	195 (35.5%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.0%)								(n/a)						47.7						39.5									$7,866
Lago Vista High School	Public	9-12	5185 Lohman Ford Rd	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 267-8300	650	48	13.4	22.9%	406 (62.5%)	4 (0.6%)	193 (29.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.8%)	54.3	797^th of 1974 public high schools	59.6%		63.7	586^th of 1990 public high schools	70.6%	211	20.2	51.9	54.9	66.3	79.8																$7,579
Lago Vista Middle	Public	6-8	8039 Bar K Ranch Rd	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 267-8300	435	34	12.6	24.8%	272 (62.5%)	2 (0.5%)	128 (29.4%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	63.3	707^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.8%		66.6	625^th of 2372 public middle schools	73.7%	82	97.5								63.4	50.7	63.9				30.3	22.6	51.8		60.7	40.1	$8,101
Lago Vista Intermediate	Public	4-5	20801 Fm 1431	Lago Vista	78645	Travis County	Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 267-8300	252	16	15.9	29.8%	164 (65.1%)	3 (1.2%)	68 (27.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	43	2570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.7%		43.6	2611^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.6%	41							48.9	58.4					47.3	37.2				13.2			$8,874

Cities Near Lago Vista

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Austin	4.77 mi	273	490^th
Spicewood	7.03 mi	4	79^th
Cedar Park	7.99 mi	18	165^th
Leander	9.28 mi	28	200^th
Round Rock	14.16 mi	47	238^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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