La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus
Public middle school in Waco, Texas · La Vega ISD · Grades 4–6
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus serves 695 students in grades 4–6 in Waco (McLennan County). It is one of 5 schools in La Vega ISD. By enrollment it is the 761st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 41.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 4–6 |
| District | La Vega ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482628002963 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Vega ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 695 | 3,093 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 90.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus in context
Size
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus is the largest of La Vega ISD's 2 middle schools; its 695 students are 22.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 497; La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 256 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 207, against an average of 232 per grade. This year grade 6 has 19% fewer students than grade 4 (207 against 256). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 60.1% here and 58.4% across La Vega ISD. Black students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.8% across La Vega ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 41.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 695 students, La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 695 students would have about 48.3 teachers, so La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus has 6.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is La Vega J H George Dixon Campus, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 11 other middle schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60.1% |
| Black | 24.5% |
| White | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 4 | 256 |
| Grade 5 | 232 |
| Grade 6 | 207 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4201 Williams Rd, Waco, TX 76705
Phone: (254)299-6770
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus | La Vega ISD | 1.0 mi | 441 | 13 | 89.6% |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | Rapoport Academy Public School | 2.8 mi | 269 | 12 | 66.2% |
| G W Carver Middle School | Waco ISD | 3.0 mi | 723 | 13 | 96.3% |
| Connally Junior High School | Connally ISD | 4.5 mi | 553 | 11.9 | 79.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | Waco ISD | 4.7 mi | 786 | 13.9 | 93.5% |
| Bosqueville Middle School | Bosqueville ISD | 6.9 mi | 183 | 12.3 | 37.2% |
| Axtell Middle School | Axtell ISD | 7.8 mi | 171 | 13.4 | 57.9% |
| Tennyson Middle School | Waco ISD | 8.3 mi | 963 | 15.6 | 81.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in La Vega ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vega Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 630 |
| La Vega High School | High | 9–12 | 881 |
| La Vega J H George Dixon Campus | Middle | 7–8 | 441 |
| La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 444 |