Victoria Grist Windmill · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Victoria’s public schools score below 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Victoria’s districts is 27%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Victoria, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Victoria’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 739 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Victoria’s, its schools beat 26%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,753 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then four middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Our Lady of Victory School (private), Nazareth Academy Catholic School (private), St. Joseph High School (private), Trinity Episcopal School (private), Faith Academy (private), Victoria Christian School (private), Northside Baptist School (private), Crossroads Christian School (private), Methodist Day School (private) and The Vine School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Victoria’s grade
C: better than 33% of Texas school districts, #470 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Victoria, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Victoria · depends on your address
Victoria East H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,861 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Victoria West H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Victoria · depends on your address
Victoria East H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,861 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Victoria West H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Victoria · depends on your address
Victoria East H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,861 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Victoria West H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Victoria · depends on your address
Victoria East H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,861 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Victoria West H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,723 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Victoria’s public schools are run by Victoria Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Victoria vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Victoria’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | C | Victoria Independent |
Every school in Victoria
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Pri Daep).
Questions about Victoria’s schools
Are Victoria’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Victoria children attend score below 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #470 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Victoria in?
Victoria Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,919 students in 25 schools (2024–25).
Where do Victoria kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Victoria East H S and Victoria West H S.
What is Victoria’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Victoria Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Victoria spend per student?
$11,753 in Victoria Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Victoria?
Yes: Our Lady of Victory School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 510 students), Nazareth Academy Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 353 students), St. Joseph High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 305 students), Trinity Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–8, 305 students), Faith Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 253 students), Victoria Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 113 students), Northside Baptist School (religious, grades PK–6, 107 students), Crossroads Christian School (nonsectarian, grades 4–12, 106 students), Methodist Day School (religious, grades PK–K, 92 students) and The Vine School (special education, grades , 72 students).
Parents talk
What Victoria families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Victoria → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.