Summary:
The two middle schools in zip code 76705, both part of the La Vega Independent School District (Isd), serve a highly economically disadvantaged community in Waco, Texas, with La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus (grades 4-6) and La Vega J H George Dixon Campus (grades 7-8) forming a clear feeder pattern.
Comparing the two, La Vega J H George Dixon Campus faces the most significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools. Its most critical weakness is in 7th-grade Math, where only 9.76% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, and 8th-grade Social Studies, with just 9.13% proficiency. This is despite the school spending $11,184 per student and having a favorable 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio. In contrast, La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus shows more consistency, with Reading being its strongest subject—6th-grade Reading proficiency reached 47.01%, only 6.5 points below the state average. However, both schools struggle with Mathematics, with average proficiency around 24%.
A key takeaway is the "Math Cliff" between the Intermediate and Junior High, suggesting a difficult transition to advanced concepts. Social Studies is a critical weakness across both campuses, with the 8th-grade score being the lowest in the entire dataset. While the Junior High has higher spending and smaller classes, its outcomes are generally worse, indicating challenges beyond resources. Both schools serve populations with Free/Reduced Lunch rates above 89%, and the Intermediate school reported 0% proficiency on all STAAR Spanish tests in 2024-2025. Despite these struggles, Reading offers a glimmer of hope, as it is the strongest subject at both schools and could be a foundation for improvement.
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