C E Vail Elementary

Summary:

C E Vail Elementary is a public elementary school in La Feria, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 366, predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged.

C E Vail Elementary has shown steady improvement in academic performance, moving from a 1-star rating in 2020-2021 to a 4-star rating in 2023-2024. The school's STAAR test scores in reading and math are generally higher than the La Feria Independent School District and state averages, particularly among Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students. Despite having a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (95.08%), C E Vail Elementary has maintained relatively strong academic achievement, outperforming nearby schools like David G Sanchez Elementary and Sam Houston Elementary within the same district.

However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Dr. Hesiquio Rodriguez Elementary in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, have higher statewide rankings and better STAAR test performance than C E Vail Elementary. Additionally, C E Vail Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.9) compared to nearby schools in the La Feria district, which range from 13.7 to 15.9 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 209 W Jessamine Ave
       La Feria, TX  78559


(956) 797-8460

District: La Feria Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
836th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,269 Help


Students who attend C E Vail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Noemi Dominguez Elementary
    W B Green J H
High:    La Feria Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  346

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.8%
White:
2.0%
Asian:
0.6%
more

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.8% Help


 See top rated Texas elementary schools

 Compare C E Vail Elementary to nearby elementary schools!

Performance Trends
Help
Compare Details C E Vail Elementary ranks better than 82.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
Help
Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.77. (See more...)
Student Body
Help
Compare Details C E Vail Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.8%), White (2%), Asian (0.6%). (See more...)
Help
Compare Details 92.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
Help
Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C E Vail Elementary is 13.5, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
Help
Compare C E Vail Elementary employs 25.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
Help
Compare Details The average total spent per student at C E Vail Elementary is $10,269. 1 elementary schools in the La Feria Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C E Vail Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks C E Vail Elementary 836th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See C E Vail Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
Special Education students:
Low Socio Economic Status students:
Hispanic students:


La Feria Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks La Feria Independent School District (Isd) 372nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


What do you think?

Your rating for C E Vail Elementary?

Rank History for C E Vail Elementary

Help
Compare

Rank History for all students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 49.37 2232nd 3768 40.8%
2009 52.69 2101st 3884 45.9%
2010 62.49 1620th 3937 58.9%
2011 67.72 1329th 4095 67.5%
2012 47.69 2414th 4206 42.6%
2013 27.38 3509th 4221 16.9%
2014 38.86 2962nd 4260 30.5%
2015 47.76 2451st 4320 43.3%
2016 28.01 3378th 4286 21.2%
2017 21.98 3668th 4329 15.3%
2018 39.52 2583rd 4359 40.7%
2019 45.35 2324th 4479 48.1%
2021 21.57 3739th 4578 18.3%
2022 51.85 2049th 4581 55.3%
2023 59.39 1628th 4647 65.0%
2024 77.77 836th 4675 82.1%
See the entire list of Texas Elementary School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.49 2961st 3226 8.2%
2019 36.46 2307th 3333 30.8%
2021 21.51 3128th 3446 9.2%
2022 48.63 1730th 3487 50.4%
2023 58.90 1225th 3556 65.6%
2024 66.45 886th 3638 75.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.11 1096th 3558 69.2%
2019 71.17 538th 3684 85.4%
2021 27.92 2977th 3799 21.6%
2022 68.35 760th 3952 80.8%
2023 83.20 324th 4086 92.1%
2024 15.25 4062nd 4261 4.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.08 1896th 4264 55.5%
2019 56.20 1625th 4309 62.3%
2021 29.14 3446th 4451 22.6%
2022 70.11 895th 4477 80.0%
2023 77.25 556th 4521 87.7%
2024 88.05 213th 4560 95.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 2294th 4306 46.7%
2019 52.15 1937th 4348 55.5%
2021 20.74 3828th 4499 14.9%
2022 64.31 1343rd 4561 70.6%
2023 52.67 1994th 4588 56.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.45 2052nd 3106 33.9%
2019 41.71 2340th 3184 26.5%
2021 25.51 2449th 3006 18.5%
2022 76.81 265th 2958 91.0%
2023 75.12 334th 2980 88.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.28 3416th 4240 19.4%
2019 39.84 2688th 4295 37.4%
2021 19.55 4074th 4331 5.9%
2022 41.06 2750th 4461 38.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for At Risk Students!

Rank History for Male students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.09 2981st 4319 31.0%
2019 38.82 2740th 4357 37.1%
2021 24.72 3544th 4498 21.2%
2022 40.56 2703rd 4563 40.8%
2023 62.20 1469th 4585 68.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at C E Vail Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.88 2072nd 4168 50.3%
2019 50.77 1937th 4188 53.7%
2021 24.08 3634th 4329 16.1%
2022 57.05 1639th 4376 62.5%
2023 66.00 1139th 4401 74.1%
2024 85.60 328th 4431 92.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

C E Vail Elementary Test Scores
Tests: 
  
Grades: 
  
Years: 
  
Group by: 
District Scores:
State Scores:    
  
Subgroup: 




Data source: Texas Education Agency

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for C E Vail Elementary.

If you have first-hand knowledge about C E Vail Elementary, submit a rating!


Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!


Enrollment information for C E Vail Elementary

Help
Compare
Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 50 0 0 276 0 n/a n/a 0 326
1990 55 0 0 310 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1991 42 0 0 324 1 n/a n/a 0 367
1992 40 1 0 315 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1993 40 2 0 322 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1994 47 2 1 357 0 n/a n/a 0 407
1995 71 1 2 523 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1996 71 1 2 523 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1997 72 1 1 509 4 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 70 1 1 520 0 n/a n/a 0 592
1999 60 1 0 531 0 n/a n/a 0 592
2000 46 0 0 362 0 n/a n/a 0 408
2001 43 0 1 398 0 n/a n/a 0 442
2002 45 1 1 356 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2003 45 1 1 356 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2004 28 1 0 419 0 n/a n/a 0 448
2005 37 2 0 625 1 n/a n/a 0 665
2006 39 2 0 677 6 n/a n/a 0 724
2007 39 1 1 687 4 n/a n/a 0 732
2008 29 1 0 487 2 n/a n/a 0 519
2009 20 1 0 462 1 n/a n/a 0 484
2010 32 1 0 472 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2011 24 0 0 517 1 0 2 0 544
2012 15 1 1 561 0 0 0 0 578
2013 16 2 1 528 0 0 0 0 547
2014 16 1 0 476 0 0 1 0 494
2015 12 1 0 490 0 1 1 0 505
2016 39 0 0 545 1 1 4 0 590
2017 30 3 0 501 1 0 5 0 540
2018 26 3 0 455 3 0 2 0 489
2019 14 3 0 421 2 0 2 0 442
2020 21 2 0 395 1 0 4 0 423
2021 15 1 0 352 1 0 3 0 372
2022 11 1 0 338 1 0 2 0 353
2023 9 1 2 352 1 0 1 0 366
2024 7 0 2 335 1 0 1 0 346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at C E Vail Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 326 n/a n/a n/a
1990 365 18.0 20.2 n/a
1991 367 28.4 12.9 n/a
1992 356 19.5 18.2 71.3
1993 364 23.0 15.8 79.1
1994 407 24.2 16.8 72.5
1995 597 41.0 14.6 74.7
1996 597 41.0 14.6 74.7
1997 587 41.0 14.3 68
1998 592 39.3 15.1 70.8
1999 592 37.2 15.9 74.8
2000 408 26.4 15.5 84.6
2001 442 27.4 16.1 83
2002 403 27.5 14.7 67.7
2003 403 27.5 14.7 67.7
2004 448 31.0 14.5 60.5
2005 665 46.9 14.2 20.2
2006 724 48.0 15.1 5.2
2007 732 51.0 14.4 0.8
2008 519 32.7 15.9 1
2009 484 35.5 13.6 0.4
2010 505 35.4 14.2 0
2011 544 35.4 15.3 0
2012 578 34.3 16.8 0
2013 547 33.8 16.1 83.4
2014 494 32.4 15.2 82.6
2015 505 33.0 15.3 88.1
2016 590 36.0 16.3 89.8
2017 540 31.6 17.0 92.4
2018 489 29.4 16.5 92
2019 442 27.9 15.8 88.2
2020 423 25.8 16.3 91
2021 372 25.0 14.8 91.7
2022 353 23.7 14.8 94.6
2023 366 23.0 15.9 95.1
2024 346 25.5 13.5 92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio C E Vail Elementary

Help
Compare
Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 326 n/a n/a n/a
1990 365 18.0 20.2 n/a
1991 367 28.4 12.9 n/a
1992 356 19.5 18.2 71.3
1993 364 23.0 15.8 79.1
1994 407 24.2 16.8 72.5
1995 597 41.0 14.6 74.7
1996 597 41.0 14.6 74.7
1997 587 41.0 14.3 68
1998 592 39.3 15.1 70.8
1999 592 37.2 15.9 74.8
2000 408 26.4 15.5 84.6
2001 442 27.4 16.1 83
2002 403 27.5 14.7 67.7
2003 403 27.5 14.7 67.7
2004 448 31.0 14.5 60.5
2005 665 46.9 14.2 20.2
2006 724 48.0 15.1 5.2
2007 732 51.0 14.4 0.8
2008 519 32.7 15.9 1
2009 484 35.5 13.6 0.4
2010 505 35.4 14.2 0
2011 544 35.4 15.3 0
2012 578 34.3 16.8 0
2013 547 33.8 16.1 83.4
2014 494 32.4 15.2 82.6
2015 505 33.0 15.3 88.1
2016 590 36.0 16.3 89.8
2017 540 31.6 17.0 92.4
2018 489 29.4 16.5 92
2019 442 27.9 15.8 88.2
2020 423 25.8 16.3 91
2021 372 25.0 14.8 91.7
2022 353 23.7 14.8 94.6
2023 366 23.0 15.9 95.1
2024 346 25.5 13.5 92.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for C E Vail Elementary

Help

YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $872 (9.6%) $8,244 (90.4%) $9,116
2020 $946 (10.0%) $8,555 (90.0%) $9,501
2021 $790 (7.7%) $9,479 (92.3%) $10,269

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on C E Vail Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2324th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1628th of 4647 Elementary schools
 16.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (C E Vail Elementary)4559
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (La Feria Independent School District (Isd))4353
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (C E Vail Elementary)5141
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (La Feria Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (C E Vail Elementary)3244
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (La Feria Independent School District (Isd))3738
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (C E Vail Elementary)4852
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (La Feria Independent School District (Isd))4648
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students442366
 17.2%
African American31
 66.7%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian02
Hispanic421352
 16.4%
Pacific Islander00
White149
 35.7%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.2%95.1%
 6.8%


Schools Near C E Vail Elementary









Frequently Asked Questions about C E Vail Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended C E Vail Elementary.

Students who attend C E Vail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Noemi Dominguez Elementary
Middle : W B Green J H
High : La Feria Early College High School

Students at C E Vail Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

C E Vail Elementary ranks 836th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


Rate C E Vail Elementary!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for C E Vail Elementary!




SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 78 milliseconds.