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Lago Vista High School

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Lago Vista High School ranks 957 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 52% of Texas high schools

Summary

Lago Vista High School is a mid-sized high school of about 650 students in grades 9-12, located in the Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd) on the shores of Lake Travis. The school offers a more personalized learning environment than its much larger neighbors, with a low student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1, compared to schools like Vista Ridge High School (17.8:1) or Vandegrift High School (16.1:1). While the school has a strong history of solid performance, its overall state ranking has declined over the last five years, dropping from the 76th percentile to the 52nd percentile, a trend that is important for families to understand.

The most critical challenge facing the school is a persistent and severe weakness in Algebra I. For the last four years, only about 18-22% of students have been proficient in Algebra I, which is less than half the state average of 45-54%. This is a stark contrast to the school's performance in other subjects like English I, English II, and U.S. History, where students consistently meet or exceed state averages. Nearby schools like Rouse High School and Westwood High School do not show this same math struggle, making it a key differentiator. On a positive note, the school is exceptionally effective with its Gifted and Talented students and maintains a strong graduation rate of 94.7%, indicating that most students stay on track to earn their diploma.

For parents, this means Lago Vista is a small community school with clear strengths in humanities and history, but it has a significant math crisis that is dragging down its overall performance. The school's support systems appear to be less effective for its economically disadvantaged students and English Language Learners, which is an area of concern. While the school offers a more intimate, "boutique" feel compared to the large "powerhouse" districts like Leander Independent School District (Isd) and Round Rock Independent School District (Isd), families should ask about specific math intervention programs and how the school plans to reverse its recent decline in state rankings.

650

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,579

Per pupil spending ?

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5185 Lohman Ford Rd
Lago Vista, TX 78645-4405

(512) 267-8300

District: Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Lago Vista High School:

Elementary:	Lago Vista Elementary
	Lago Vista Intermediate
Middle:	Lago Vista Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Hispanic:

29.7%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 36 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

Texas avg62%

957^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

328^th of 951Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	957 of 2009	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	797 of 1974	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	586 of 1990	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	624 of 1961	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	843 of 1876	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	620 of 1861	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	447 of 1857	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	321 of 1797	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	66.7	415 of 1777	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	347 of 1762	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	67.4	475 of 1743	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	73.9	287 of 1734	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	196 of 1652	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	58.9	580 of 1603	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	79.9	89 of 1672	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	78.8	104 of 1568	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	69 of 1539	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	76.6	214 of 1510	85.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	250 of 1497	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.6	108 of 1430	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	79.7	140 of 1429	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	78.2	146 of 1427	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	40 of 556	92.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1534 of 1837	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	607 of 1829	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	866 of 1810	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	880 of 1784	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	1061 of 1195	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1074 of 1153	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	943 of 1437	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	1138 of 1371	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1037 of 1278	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	1171 of 1195	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	956 of 1113	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	1225 of 1936	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.5	807 of 1504	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	644 of 1880	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	695 of 1891	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	727 of 1841	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	741 of 1815	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	616 of 1798	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	327 of 1781	81.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	284 of 1206	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	87 of 964	91.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	631 of 1182	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.5	745 of 1172	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	508 of 1177	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	284 of 1145	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	614 of 1137	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	1171 of 1860	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	893 of 1453	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	703 of 1805	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	631 of 1820	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	886 of 1762	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	1027 of 1743	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	719 of 1714	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	489 of 1691	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	1677 of 1937	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	1182 of 1513	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1193 of 1884	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	995 of 1897	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1273 of 1847	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	879 of 1848	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	642 of 1818	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	578 of 1794	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	721 of 1954	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	598 of 1515	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	569 of 1891	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	551 of 1913	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	890 of 1853	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	573 of 1840	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	384 of 1824	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	438 of 1803	75.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	517 of 713	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.1	219 of 598	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	170 of 731	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	117 of 677	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	275 of 664	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	327 of 588	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.1	568 of 604	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	384 of 582	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	927 of 1581	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	430 of 1299	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	404 of 1548	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	444 of 1478	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.0	771 of 1418	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	367 of 1382	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	264 of 1357	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	30.0	996 of 1347	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1011 of 1584	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	781 of 1294	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	740 of 1556	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	781 of 1576	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	995 of 1525	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	703 of 1510	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	453 of 1526	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	483 of 1539	68.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2026)93rd percentile+40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)76th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History74%+4 vs state

Biology69%~ state avg

English I Reading61%+6 vs state

English II Reading61%~ state avg

Algebra I18%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Total
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%)	49.6	957^th of 2009 public high schools	52.4%		54.3	797^th of 1974 public high schools	59.6%	160	18.3	69.2	61.1	61.0	73.7	$7,579
Lake Travis High School	Public	9-12	3324 Ranch Rd 620 S	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6100	3,569	206	17.3		2,295 (64.3%)	59 (1.7%)	739 (20.7%)	287 (8.0%)	14 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	170 (4.8%)	79.2	228^th of 2009 public high schools	88.7%		82.6	170^th of 1974 public high schools	91.4%	58	49.6	88.7	81.8	80.5	90.6	$7,944
Cedar Park High School	Public	9-12	2150 Cypress Creek Rd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1200	2,155	141	15.2	11.7%	1,200 (55.7%)	71 (3.3%)	497 (23.1%)	257 (11.9%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	122 (5.7%)	74	348^th of 2009 public high schools	82.7%		75.2	303^rd of 1974 public high schools	84.7%	45	48.1	80.5	76.1	81.2	81.4	$8,589
Denise Geiger Compass Center	Public	12	1775 W New Hope Dr	Cedar Park	78646	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 570-0000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vandegrift High School	Public	9-12	9500 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-2300	2,437	151	16.1	8.0%	1,381 (56.7%)	107 (4.4%)	420 (17.2%)	375 (15.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	148 (6.1%)	80.9	191^st of 2009 public high schools	90.5%		81.3	198^th of 1974 public high schools	90.0%	7	38.3	90.1	86.3	84.0	86.8	$7,871
Leander High School	Public	9-12	3301 S Bagdad Rd	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1000	2,131	148	14.3	19.4%	981 (46.0%)	98 (4.6%)	684 (32.1%)	221 (10.4%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.2%)	59.5	699^th of 2009 public high schools	65.2%		61.2	639^th of 1974 public high schools	67.6%	60	30.6	77.0	64.6	67.0	75.6	$8,677
Westwood High School	Public	9-12	12400 Mellow Meadow Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4000	2,858	160	17.8	12.5%	957 (33.5%)	80 (2.8%)	554 (19.4%)	1,108 (38.8%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	149 (5.2%)	83.2	152^nd of 2009 public high schools	92.4%		82.9	163^rd of 1974 public high schools	91.7%	11	55.1	91.8	83.6	83.3	88.7	$8,187
New Hope High School	Public	11-12	401 S W St	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-2200	65	6	11.4	16.9%	34 (52.3%)	3 (4.6%)	25 (38.5%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)	0.0		14.3	14.3	41.4	$12,230
Glenn High School	Public	9-12	1320 Collaborative Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1400	2,024	142	14.2	23.5%	781 (38.6%)	163 (8.1%)	759 (37.5%)	176 (8.7%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	131 (6.5%)	64.1	568^th of 2009 public high schools	71.7%		61.2	642^nd of 1974 public high schools	67.5%	74	35.5	82.5	69.1	70.7	73.4	$8,079
Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	200 S Vista Rdg	Cedar Park	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-1800	2,480	162	15.3	10.3%	1,061 (42.8%)	88 (3.5%)	655 (26.4%)	526 (21.2%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	137 (5.5%)	72.5	375^th of 2009 public high schools	81.3%		77.1	265^th of 1974 public high schools	86.6%	110	46.3	85.9	75.3	77.6	77.4	$7,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Lago Vista High School

Is Lago Vista High School a good school?

Lago Vista High School ranks 957^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Lago Vista High School?

Lago Vista High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lago Vista Elementary
Elementary : Lago Vista Intermediate
Middle : Lago Vista Middle

What district is Lago Vista High School in?

Lago Vista Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Lago Vista High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Lago Vista High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lago Vista High School?

Students at Lago Vista High School are 62% White, 30% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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