High school (grades 9-12) · Victoria, TX

Visd Success Academy

Federal NCES profile for Visd Success Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 484415005579
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Visd Success Academy earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Texas schools.

#1 of 3
high schools in Victoria · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
12.6:1
small classes for Texas
74.0%
free-lunch eligible

Visd Success Academy has class sizes smaller than 70% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Visd Success Academy ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Victoria, TX.

School address

Enrollment

214

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.6:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-14% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

74.0%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+20% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Visd Success Academy compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Visd Success Academy

Visd Success Academy is a higher-need, mid-sized high school in Victoria, Texas, enrolling 214 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 12.6:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 74.0% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 214 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Among 555 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #441, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 649 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

The surrounding Victoria Isd spends $10,710 per pupil, 22% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Its district draws 18.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 56 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 214 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 3 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Victoria Isd also operates Victoria East H S (1,861 students) and Victoria West H S (1,723 students) alongside Visd Success Academy.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Visd Success Academy compares

Visd Success Academy on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.6:1 ▼ 14% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 74.0% ▲ 20% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 214 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.6:1
Leaner classes than 70% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
214
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
74.0%
free-lunch eligible - 20% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.6:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 30% in Texas - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$10,710
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
33
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 26.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 3 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 80.8%
White 10.7%
African American 7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 80.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.0, Visd Success Academy is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Victoria Isd, which includes Visd Success Academy.

$10,710
Per student
-22%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 47.7%
State 34.3%
Federal 18.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Visd Success Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Victoria East H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Victoria West H S Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Harold Cade Middle Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Howell Middle Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stem Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Visd Success Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Victoria Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Visd Success Academy's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Visd Success Academy

How many students attend Visd Success Academy?

Visd Success Academy has 214 students enrolled. It is a high school in Victoria, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Visd Success Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Visd Success Academy is 12.6:1, which is 14% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Visd Success Academy?

74.0% of students at Visd Success Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Visd Success Academy?

The largest demographic group at Visd Success Academy is Hispanic or Latino at 80.8% of enrollment, in Victoria, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Visd Success Academy?

Visd Success Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Visd Success Academy rank among high schools in Victoria?

By Resource Investment Index, Visd Success Academy ranks #1 of 3 high schools in Victoria, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Victoria on the city page.

Is Visd Success Academy a good school?

Visd Success Academy earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Victoria Isd?

Besides Visd Success Academy, Victoria Isd also operates Victoria East H S (1,861 students), Victoria West H S (1,723 students), and Harold Cade Middle (730 students). See the Victoria Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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