Victoria West High School
Public high school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades 9–12
Victoria West High School serves 1,723 students in grades 9–12 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 405th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 125.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415012281 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,723 | 12,919 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.1% | 69.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Victoria West High School in context
Size
Victoria West High School is the 2nd largest of Victoria ISD's 5 high schools; its 1,723 students are 13.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 11.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 221; Victoria West High School 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 11 with 458 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 403, against an average of 431 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 440 in grade 9 and 403 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 61.6% here and 68.8% across Victoria ISD. White students are next, at 30.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 125.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,723 students, Victoria West High School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,723 students would have about 123.1 teachers, so Victoria West High School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Victoria West High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Victoria East High School, 3.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 4 other high schools, 1 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 | 61.6% |
| White | 30.5% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 440 |
| Grade 10 | 422 |
| Grade 11 | 458 |
| Grade 12 | 403 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
307 W Tropical Dr., Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: (361)788-2830
Website: visd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Victoria West High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria East High School | Victoria ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,861 | 14.1 | 66.8% |
| Secondary DAEP | Victoria ISD | 5.6 mi | 98 | 12.7 | 95.9% |
| Visd Success Academy | Victoria ISD | 5.6 mi | 214 | 13.2 | 86.4% |
| Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center | Victoria ISD | 6.9 mi | 35 | 6.3 | 91.4% |
| Bloomington High School | Bloomington ISD | 16.9 mi | 227 | 11.8 | 78% |
| Cuero High School | Cuero ISD | 21.6 mi | 647 | 12.4 | 42% |
| Edna High School | Edna ISD | 24.1 mi | 455 | 12.1 | 63.5% |
| Edna Alternative | Edna ISD | 24.5 mi | 13 | 4.2 | 76.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.