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Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center

Public Grades 7-12
1705th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 15% of Texas high schools
Summary

The Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center in Victoria, TX, is a specialized alternative high school serving just 35 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Victoria Independent School District (Isd), designed to support youth involved in the juvenile justice system with intensive resources and individualized attention.

This school stands out for its exceptionally high per-student spending of $22,621—more than double that of nearby comprehensive high schools like Victoria West High School ($9,610) and Victoria East High School ($8,975)—and its remarkably low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.3:1, which is less than half the ratio at those schools. Over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest rate among comparable area schools, reflecting significant socioeconomic challenges. While overall test scores are low, as expected for a high-needs population, the school shows a notable strength in English II Reading, where 60% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, exceeding both the district average (46.89%) and the state average (59.88%). Additionally, the school has demonstrated strong effectiveness with its Special Education students, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide in 2020-2021.

Compared to other alternative campuses like Visd Success Academy, which serves students with disciplinary or academic issues and has a larger enrollment of 214, the Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center appears to provide more intensive resources and structure, leading to better outcomes for its specific cohort. The school's dropout rate has improved dramatically to 0.0% for the 2023-2024 school year, a critical achievement for at-risk youth. In contrast, a high-performing rural school like Industrial High School (18 miles away) boasts a 96% graduation rate and 92% proficiency in U.S. History, but serves a very different population with only 31% economically disadvantaged students. The value of the Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center is best measured by its ability to stabilize students, prevent dropouts, and provide a path forward for those the traditional system has struggled to reach.

35
Students ?
6.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,217
Per pupil spending ?
91.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 97 Foster Field Dr
       Victoria, TX  77901-7346

(361) 575-0399

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.7%
Hispanic:
28.6%
African American:
22.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2026
Strengths
Small classes — about 6 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 60% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school25%
District avg48%
Texas avg60%
1,705th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2019
From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 15% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4High Schools in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd)
660th of 951Victoria 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.52285 of 23442.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.92013 of 237215.1%★☆☆☆☆
20224.72227 of 22541.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.52102 of 22526.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.22020 of 21937.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.02033 of 20802.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.21847 of 19736.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.41723 of 195111.7%★☆☆☆☆
20107.31758 of 18032.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200937.41320 of 176325.1%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20229.62155 of 21821.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.01760 of 211816.9%★☆☆☆☆
201936.01357 of 205834.1%★★☆☆☆
201823.41812 of 20089.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201912.91945 of 20475.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20183.61882 of 18950.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202123.31852 of 217214.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.31949 of 20736.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.12001 of 20391.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20186.11993 of 20301.8%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.41705 of 200915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202519.21634 of 197417.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.71762 of 199011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202333.21321 of 196132.6%★★☆☆☆
202223.71469 of 187621.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01644 of 186111.7%★☆☆☆☆
201922.91481 of 185720.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.81006 of 10867.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.1709 of 106933.7%★★☆☆☆
202129.2711 of 102030.3%★☆☆☆☆
201965.6261 of 102474.5%★★★★☆
20185.4992 of 10132.1%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202249.4687 of 183762.6%★★★☆☆
202129.31326 of 182927.5%★☆☆☆☆
201949.2762 of 181057.9%★★★☆☆
201862.4386 of 178478.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.11517 of 193621.6%★☆☆☆☆
202340.51128 of 189140.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.9744 of 184159.6%★★★☆☆
202126.91376 of 181524.2%★☆☆☆☆
201940.41136 of 179836.8%★★☆☆☆
201854.1752 of 178157.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202341.61012 of 182044.4%★★☆☆☆
202221.71434 of 176218.6%★☆☆☆☆
20219.91604 of 17438.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.11509 of 171412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201851.8687 of 169159.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.41616 of 193716.6%★☆☆☆☆
202337.71173 of 189738.2%★★☆☆☆
202237.91131 of 184738.8%★★☆☆☆
202112.01686 of 18488.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.01459 of 181819.7%★☆☆☆☆
201850.7736 of 179459.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.61773 of 19549.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.51441 of 191324.7%★☆☆☆☆
202218.61537 of 185317.1%★☆☆☆☆
20216.81754 of 18404.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.31487 of 182418.5%★☆☆☆☆
20188.11690 of 18036.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.9680 of 158157.0%★★★☆☆
202169.2238 of 138282.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.21457 of 15848.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2021)15th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2019)5th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2018)2nd percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2018)1st percentile~ school
High school
At Risk (2022)63rd percentile+41 vs school
Special Education (2026)57th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2023)44th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English II Reading60%~ state avg
Biology22%-48 vs state
Reading20%-39 vs state
English I Reading20%-35 vs state
Algebra I7%-47 vs state

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Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center ranks in the bottom 15.1% of Texas high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 35 students attended Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center.

Students at Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center are 46% White, 29% Hispanic, 23% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


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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