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Victoria West High School

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Victoria West High School ranks 1184 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 42% of Texas high schools

Summary

Victoria West High School in Victoria, TX, is a large public high school serving 1,723 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Victoria Independent School District (Isd). The school has a consistent 2-star rating and a stable overall state ranking between the 30th and 42nd percentile over the past decade, with a recent upward trend to the 42nd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.

Victoria West stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 97.5% and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.2%, which is significantly better than nearby Bloomington High School (84.3% graduation, 1.8% dropout) and slightly better than its district peer Victoria East High School (96.7% graduation, 0.1% dropout). The school also consistently outperforms these peers in Biology and U.S. History End-of-Course exams, with 69.36% of students proficient in Biology and 65.42% in U.S. History. However, Algebra I is a notable weakness, with only 34.63% of students proficient, which is below the district average of 40.12% and well below the state average of 54.03%.

Victoria West shows mixed results for its student subgroups. It serves its English Language Learner students exceptionally well, ranking in the 75th percentile in 2024-2025, but struggles with students from low socio-economic backgrounds (27th percentile) and those in special education (29th percentile). A fascinating pattern emerges in English scores, where English II proficiency is consistently higher than English I, suggesting the curriculum may be more effective in the 10th-grade year. The school also saw a dramatic turnaround for its Asian student population, jumping from the 8th percentile to the 81st percentile over two years. While Victoria West and Victoria East are located just 3.84 miles apart and serve similar-sized student bodies, Victoria West has a slightly lower percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (57.05% vs. 66.85%), which may correlate with its slightly better academic outcomes.

1,723

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,868

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

307 W Tropical Dr
Victoria, TX 77902

(361) 788-2830

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Victoria West High School:

Elementary:	Aloe Elementary
	Crain Elementary
	Ella Schorlemmer Elementary
	Hopkins Elementary
	More...
	Mission Valley Elementary
	Shields Elementary
	Vickers Elementary
Middle:	Harold Cade Middle
	Patti Welder Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

White:

30.5%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

1,184^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

657^th of 947Victoria 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	1184 of 2057	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	1163 of 1974	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1293 of 1990	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1330 of 1961	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1219 of 1876	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1162 of 1861	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	1295 of 1857	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1083 of 1797	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	1034 of 1777	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.0	1170 of 1762	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.4	1094 of 1743	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	1089 of 1734	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1164 of 1652	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.0	967 of 1603	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	1219 of 1672	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	891 of 1101	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	447 of 834	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	672 of 1065	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	753 of 1069	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	624 of 1031	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	681 of 1020	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	756 of 1024	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	661 of 1013	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	108 of 567	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	124 of 428	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	7.9	490 of 530	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	446 of 525	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	86.2	16 of 488	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	1.6	474 of 487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	1125 of 1837	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1230 of 1829	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1401 of 1810	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1229 of 1784	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	532 of 1209	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	294 of 1153	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	26.8	1047 of 1437	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1155 of 1371	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	869 of 1278	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	752 of 1195	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	841 of 1136	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	783 of 1113	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	1121 of 1976	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	892 of 1504	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1317 of 1880	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1321 of 1891	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1186 of 1841	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	1157 of 1815	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1339 of 1798	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1163 of 1781	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	656 of 1208	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	712 of 964	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	954 of 1182	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	913 of 1172	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	779 of 1177	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	851 of 1145	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.9	424 of 1137	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	1257 of 1909	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	918 of 1453	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1376 of 1805	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1365 of 1820	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1281 of 1762	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1266 of 1743	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1341 of 1714	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1141 of 1691	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	1444 of 1976	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.6	1000 of 1513	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1467 of 1884	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1424 of 1897	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1301 of 1847	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1363 of 1848	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1495 of 1818	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1241 of 1794	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1192 of 1993	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	889 of 1515	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1184 of 1891	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1299 of 1913	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1248 of 1853	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1171 of 1840	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1289 of 1824	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	1154 of 1803	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	558 of 715	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.5	255 of 598	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	513 of 731	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	319 of 677	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	485 of 664	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	333 of 588	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	559 of 604	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	429 of 582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1141 of 1610	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	838 of 1299	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1036 of 1548	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1009 of 1478	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	927 of 1418	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	946 of 1382	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1156 of 1357	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	866 of 1347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	721 of 1611	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	688 of 1294	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	703 of 1556	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	961 of 1576	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	699 of 1525	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	698 of 1510	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	838 of 1526	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	846 of 1539	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2026)81st percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology69%~ state avg

U.S. History65%-5 vs state

English II Reading59%~ state avg

English I Reading48%-7 vs state

Algebra I35%-19 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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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 (2025)	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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Victoria West High School	Public	9-12	307 W Tropical Dr	Victoria	77902	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2830	1,723	126	13.6	57.1%	525 (30.5%)	74 (4.3%)	1,062 (61.6%)	21 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.1%)	43	1184^th of 2057 public high schools	42.4%		40.1	1163^rd of 1974 public high schools	41.1%	21	34.6	69.4	48.1	58.8	65.4								$7,868
Victoria East High School	Public	9-12	4103 E Mockingbird Dr	Victoria	77902	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2820	1,861	132	14.1	66.8%	374 (20.1%)	141 (7.6%)	1,291 (69.4%)	24 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.4%)	32.4	1458^th of 2057 public high schools	29.1%		19.6	1625^th of 1974 public high schools	17.7%	167	39.4	60.3	46.4	44.0	57.4								$7,959
Visd Success Academy	Public	9-12	3002 E N St	Victoria	77902	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-9650	214	16	13.2	86.4%	23 (10.7%)	16 (7.5%)	173 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1.7	2032^nd of 2057 public high schools	1.2%		2	1962^nd of 1974 public high schools	0.6%	70	0.0	5.3	7.5	6.9	11.8								$7,915
Secondary Daep	Public	6-12	1107 S Depot	Victoria	77902	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-9658	98	8	12.7	95.9%	12 (12.2%)	3 (3.1%)	82 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)													$8,981
Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center	Public	6-12	97 Foster Field Dr	Victoria	77902	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 575-0399	35	6	6.3	91.4%	16 (45.7%)	8 (22.9%)	10 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	16.5	1738^th of 2057 public high schools	15.5%		19.2	1634^th of 1974 public high schools	17.2%	104	7.1	22.2	20.0	60.0				20.0					$17,217
Bloomington High School	Public	9-12	2781 F M 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8011	227	19	11.8	78.0%	28 (12.3%)	12 (5.3%)	184 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	19.9	1684^th of 2057 public high schools	18.1%		24.6	1529^th of 1974 public high schools	22.5%	155	35.7	42.4	28.1	40.3	55.6								$10,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Victoria West High School

What district is Victoria West High School in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Victoria West High School?

Students at Victoria West High School are 62% Hispanic, 30% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Victoria West High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,723 students attended Victoria West High School.

What schools feed into Victoria West High School?

Victoria West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aloe Elementary
Elementary : Crain Elementary
Elementary : Ella Schorlemmer Elementary
Elementary : Hopkins Elementary
Elementary : Mission Valley Elementary
Elementary : Shields Elementary
Elementary : Vickers Elementary
Middle : Harold Cade Middle
Middle : Patti Welder Middle

Is Victoria West High School a good school?

Victoria West High School ranks 1184^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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