Vernon High School

Summary:

Vernon High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Vernon, Texas, with a student population of 532 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school is part of the Vernon Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 837 out of 968 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vernon High School has a diverse student population, with a majority Hispanic (50.94%) and a significant White (30.45%) and Asian (5.26%) student population. However, the school's academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with proficiency rates ranging from 22% to 59% across different subject areas on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams. The school's four-year graduation rate is relatively high, ranging from 92.9% to 94.6% over the past few years, but its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.6% and 2.0%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as North Texas State Hospital - AFP - Vernon and Vernon Independent School District (ISD) Opportunity Center, Vernon High School performs relatively better, but it still faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (59.77% in 2022-2023). The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with stronger results for English Language Learners and Special Education students, but lower performance for Hispanic, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2102 Yucca Ln
       Vernon, TX  76384-4999


(940) 553-3377

District: Vernon Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1380th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,223 Help


Feeder schools for Vernon High School:

Elementary:    T G McCord Elementary
    Vernon Elementary
Middle:    Vernon Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.9%
White:
30.5%
African American:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Vernon High School ranks worse than 69.5% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.2. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Vernon High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.9%), White (30.5%), African American (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Vernon High School is 16.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Vernon High School is $10,223.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Vernon High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Vernon High School 1380th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Vernon High School in the ranking list.)

Vernon Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Vernon Independent School District (Isd) 837th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Vernon High School

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Rank History for all students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.18 714th 1427 50.0%
2005 53.24 794th 1429 44.4%
2006 49.01 904th 1430 36.8%
2007 56.17 795th 1497 46.9%
2008 53.40 859th 1510 43.1%
2009 49.94 986th 1539 35.9%
2010 56.63 845th 1568 46.1%
2011 63.48 667th 1672 60.1%
2012 52.20 764th 1603 52.3%
2013 47.03 963rd 1652 41.7%
2014 37.43 1216th 1734 29.9%
2015 47.57 1027th 1743 41.1%
2016 42.42 1139th 1762 35.4%
2017 38.61 1046th 1777 41.1%
2018 25.03 1387th 1797 22.8%
2019 29.67 1350th 1857 27.3%
2021 27.39 1379th 1861 25.9%
2022 30.15 1342nd 1876 28.5%
2023 28.52 1416th 1961 27.8%
2024 31.20 1380th 1987 30.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.04 460th 582 21.0%
2019 4.22 582nd 604 3.6%
2021 49.03 284th 588 51.7%
2022 45.23 331st 664 50.2%
2023 27.18 514th 677 24.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.62 1051st 1113 5.6%
2019 29.32 823rd 1136 27.6%
2021 44.40 535th 1195 55.2%
2022 41.86 589th 1278 53.9%
2023 52.26 453rd 1371 67.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.86 1080th 1347 19.8%
2019 35.61 867th 1357 36.1%
2021 38.27 809th 1382 41.5%
2022 34.63 931st 1418 34.3%
2023 43.75 721st 1478 51.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.77 1549th 1794 13.7%
2019 27.32 1450th 1818 20.2%
2021 27.52 1412th 1848 23.6%
2022 31.34 1313th 1847 28.9%
2023 25.24 1475th 1897 22.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.80 1524th 1781 14.4%
2019 27.43 1398th 1798 22.2%
2021 32.05 1266th 1815 30.2%
2022 29.69 1318th 1841 28.4%
2023 22.57 1476th 1891 21.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.13 813th 1137 28.5%
2019 41.29 881st 1145 23.1%
2021 49.78 800th 1177 32.0%
2022 73.95 29th 1172 97.5%
2023 26.89 1013th 1182 14.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.76 1596th 1784 10.5%
2019 28.32 1412th 1810 22.0%
2021 26.30 1417th 1829 22.5%
2022 28.37 1346th 1837 26.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.32 1380th 1803 23.5%
2019 27.93 1361st 1824 25.4%
2021 20.76 1478th 1840 19.7%
2022 26.84 1362nd 1853 26.5%
2023 32.69 1276th 1913 33.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.16 477th 486 1.9%
2019 0.68 482nd 487 1.0%
2021 8.84 457th 488 6.4%
2022 19.21 438th 507 13.6%
2023 19.89 451st 525 14.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.36 873rd 1013 13.8%
2019 24.78 786th 1024 23.2%
2021 36.53 602nd 1020 41.0%
2022 45.23 470th 1031 54.4%
2023 25.83 793rd 1069 25.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.52 1474th 1691 12.8%
2019 32.24 1214th 1714 29.2%
2021 24.91 1351st 1743 22.5%
2022 25.78 1346th 1762 23.6%
2023 27.16 1361st 1820 25.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Vernon High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.84 1231st 1539 20.0%
2019 26.46 1234th 1526 19.1%
2021 18.61 1288th 1510 14.7%
2022 21.70 1270th 1525 16.7%
2023 20.73 1314th 1576 16.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Vernon High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 486 91 6 81 n/a n/a n/a 0 664
1989 445 89 5 96 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1990 436 94 4 97 0 n/a n/a 0 631
1991 372 74 7 101 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1992 391 84 5 105 2 n/a n/a 0 587
1993 391 60 6 111 2 n/a n/a 0 570
1994 410 63 5 122 2 n/a n/a 0 602
1995 448 78 3 131 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1996 448 78 3 131 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1997 455 73 4 147 1 n/a n/a 0 680
1998 442 70 3 161 4 n/a n/a 0 680
1999 467 64 2 196 5 n/a n/a 0 734
2000 456 51 3 215 5 n/a n/a 0 730
2001 414 58 3 206 4 n/a n/a 0 685
2002 398 64 4 212 3 n/a n/a 0 681
2003 398 64 4 212 3 n/a n/a 0 681
2004 390 66 3 203 3 n/a n/a 0 665
2005 370 63 6 206 2 n/a n/a 0 647
2006 343 62 13 187 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2007 328 57 12 204 2 n/a n/a 0 603
2008 319 58 9 212 7 n/a n/a 0 605
2009 316 51 6 203 6 n/a n/a 0 582
2010 309 71 7 209 6 n/a n/a 0 602
2011 292 55 8 191 8 0 12 0 566
2012 309 57 9 185 7 1 12 0 580
2013 282 52 10 192 5 1 20 0 562
2014 247 44 8 188 3 1 14 0 505
2015 250 49 13 195 1 3 15 0 526
2016 239 45 26 195 1 3 15 0 524
2017 225 51 27 204 3 3 9 0 522
2018 248 62 25 222 2 5 10 0 574
2019 243 59 21 212 3 3 11 0 552
2020 223 57 31 233 3 5 16 0 568
2021 217 51 30 269 3 5 22 0 597
2022 159 35 28 257 4 1 21 0 505
2023 162 45 28 271 1 0 25 0 532

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 Vernon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 51.0 13.0 n/a
1989 635 n/a n/a n/a
1990 631 53.0 11.9 n/a
1991 555 52.9 10.4 n/a
1992 587 49.2 11.9 n/a
1993 570 47.0 12.1 30
1994 602 45.0 13.4 20.1
1995 661 43.5 15.2 24.2
1996 661 43.5 15.2 24.2
1997 680 44.6 15.2 30.3
1998 680 47.6 14.3 27.8
1999 734 49.1 14.9 33.5
2000 730 48.5 15.1 33.7
2001 685 49.6 13.8 36.6
2002 681 49.5 13.8 39.8
2003 681 49.5 13.8 39.8
2004 665 48.2 13.8 40.8
2005 647 47.3 13.7 44.2
2006 607 48.7 12.5 45.8
2007 603 47.3 12.7 45.3
2008 605 46.9 12.9 46
2009 582 44.6 13.0 48.6
2010 602 48.1 12.5 49
2011 566 48.7 11.6 51.2
2012 580 46.5 12.4 50
2013 562 45.7 12.2 58.9
2014 505 45.6 11.0 55.6
2015 526 42.0 12.5 41.4
2016 524 45.0 11.6 43.1
2017 522 44.0 11.8 54.8
2018 574 40.1 14.2 52.4
2019 552 36.2 15.2 58
2020 568 38.4 14.7 58.5
2021 597 36.3 16.4 54.1
2022 505 33.0 15.3 71.9
2023 532 31.9 16.6 59.8

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 Vernon High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 51.0 13.0 n/a
1989 635 n/a n/a n/a
1990 631 53.0 11.9 n/a
1991 555 52.9 10.4 n/a
1992 587 49.2 11.9 n/a
1993 570 47.0 12.1 30
1994 602 45.0 13.4 20.1
1995 661 43.5 15.2 24.2
1996 661 43.5 15.2 24.2
1997 680 44.6 15.2 30.3
1998 680 47.6 14.3 27.8
1999 734 49.1 14.9 33.5
2000 730 48.5 15.1 33.7
2001 685 49.6 13.8 36.6
2002 681 49.5 13.8 39.8
2003 681 49.5 13.8 39.8
2004 665 48.2 13.8 40.8
2005 647 47.3 13.7 44.2
2006 607 48.7 12.5 45.8
2007 603 47.3 12.7 45.3
2008 605 46.9 12.9 46
2009 582 44.6 13.0 48.6
2010 602 48.1 12.5 49
2011 566 48.7 11.6 51.2
2012 580 46.5 12.4 50
2013 562 45.7 12.2 58.9
2014 505 45.6 11.0 55.6
2015 526 42.0 12.5 41.4
2016 524 45.0 11.6 43.1
2017 522 44.0 11.8 54.8
2018 574 40.1 14.2 52.4
2019 552 36.2 15.2 58
2020 568 38.4 14.7 58.5
2021 597 36.3 16.4 54.1
2022 505 33.0 15.3 71.9
2023 532 31.9 16.6 59.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Vernon High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $843 (8.5%) $9,126 (91.5%) $9,970
2020 $784 (7.3%) $9,890 (92.7%) $10,674
2021 $1,287 (12.6%) $8,936 (87.4%) $10,223

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Vernon High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1350th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1416th of 1961 High schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Vernon High School)3322
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Vernon Independent School District (Isd))3122
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Vernon High School)4257
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Vernon Independent School District (Isd))4156
 15%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Vernon High School)3434
   End of Course English I Reading (Vernon Independent School District (Isd))3334
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Vernon High School)3946
 7%
   End of Course English II Reading (Vernon Independent School District (Isd))3944
 5%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Vernon High School)7153
 18%
   End of Course U.S. History (Vernon Independent School District (Isd))7150
 21%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students552532
 3.6%
African American5945
 23.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian2128
 33.3%
Hispanic212271
 27.8%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White243162
 33.3%
Two or More Races1125
 127.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58%59.8%
 1.8%


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Vernon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : T G McCord Elementary
Elementary : Vernon Elementary
Middle : Vernon Middle

Vernon High School ranks 1380th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Vernon High School are 51% Hispanic, 30% White, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 532 students attended Vernon High School.


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