School district · Texas

La Feria ISD

La Feria ISD in Texas: 7 public schools with 2,842 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,350 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,842
Students per teacher: 14.1; TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,350; TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 201
Counselors (FTE): 10.0
Students per counselor: 284; TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 3.0; Librarians (FTE): 1.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

50%proficient

+3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,152 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

38%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

1,120 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$9.4K15

$9.6K16

$10.1K17

$12.3K18

$10.4K19

$11.4K20

$11.7K21

$14.0K22

$14.0K23

$14.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $8.6M
State: 65% · $29.5M
Local: 16% · $7.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,999
Support services: $5,337
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.2M
Long-term debt: $18M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 2High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
C E Vail ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	376	14.5	60%	57%	La Feria
David G Sanchez ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	330	15.0	48%	51%	La Feria
Sam Houston ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	456	16.8	48%	42%	La Feria
Noemi Dominguez ElFree meals for all	5–6	387	16.4	50%	36%	La Feria
W B Green J HFree meals for all	7–8	391	11.7	47%	25%	La Feria
Cameron County JJAEPAlternativeFree meals for all	8–9	1	—	—	—	La Feria
La Feria Early College H SFree meals for all	9–12	901	13.0	—	—	La Feria

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 203 E Oleander, La Feria, TX 78559
Phone: (956)797-8300

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.