La Vega Int H P Miles Campus, Waco TX

Original Research by School Decision on La Vega Int H P Miles Campus

La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus serves grades four through six in Waco, with an enrollment of about a third of a thousand students spread across the three grades. The school's student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a substantial majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with significant economic need.

The school's state assessment results show consistently weak proficiency across tested subjects. In English language arts, fourth graders reached proficiency at a modest rate, while fifth and sixth graders showed considerably lower proficiency. In math, the story is similar: fourth-grade proficiency data was not available due to very small test counts, fifth graders' proficiency was in the low range, and sixth graders' was comparable. Science testing, administered only in fifth grade, shows low proficiency. Across all tested domains, only about a quarter of students achieved proficiency in math and only about a third in language arts. When proficiency is broken down by performance level, a much larger share of students approached grade-level standards without meeting them, which suggests the school is working with students at earlier stages of mastery. The proficiency results place this school in the bottom quartile among districts in McLennan County.

The school's profile points to significant academic challenges. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about instructional approaches, support systems, and plans for improvement. The recent bond passage in the La Vega ISD, approved by voters in May 2024, includes dedicated funding for new classrooms and facility improvements at the intermediate school, including a new gymnasium. This capital investment indicates the district is responding to growth and facility needs, though construction and staffing take time to translate into classroom outcomes.

The district has also established an Early College High School program that allows students to earn college credit tuition-free, a pathway that may be relevant for this school's sixth graders moving forward. The district is investing in workforce and career pathways alongside traditional academics, a signal of varied options for students' longer-term educational trajectories.

Housing in Waco's 76705 zip code, where the school is located, is comparatively affordable relative to state and national benchmarks. Waco itself is undergoing significant downtown redevelopment, publicly reported as a large-scale vision that includes new mixed-use construction, housing, and retail, a change that may reshape the community and school populations over time.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 18%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 0% · ▲ 38 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 44% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 54 pts below state median · ▼ 56 pts below county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 0% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolLA VEGA ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income70%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income48%Higher-income53%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income50%50 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income21%3 pp gap