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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Waco, Texas

40 public schools in Waco, Texas appear in this ranking of the public schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. West Avenue Elementary School leads the list at -26.0pp, against a median of +3.3pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Waco, Texas

Best 3-yr change

-26.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+3.3pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · WACO, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	West Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	249	50.0%	24.0%	-26.0pp
2	J H Hines Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	379	38.5%	16.5%	-22.0pp
3	Speegleville Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	228	67.0%	48.0%	-19.0pp
4	Bosqueville Middle School	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	183	67.0%	50.5%	-16.5pp
5	La Vega Elementary School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	630	37.0%	27.5%	-9.5pp
6	South Bosque Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	578	96.0%	87.5%	-8.5pp
7	Bell's Hill Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	786	41.0%	32.5%	-8.5pp
8	South Waco Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	490	23.5%	16.0%	-7.5pp
9	Kendrick Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	446	30.5%	23.5%	-7.0pp
10	La Vega Int H P Miles Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	695	38.5%	33.5%	-5.0pp
11	Cesar Chavez Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	786	23.5%	20.0%	-3.5pp
12	G W Carver Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	723	17.5%	14.5%	-3.0pp
13	Chapel Park Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	532	69.0%	67.0%	-2.0pp
14	Quinn Campus Public Middle School	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	269	33.0%	32.0%	-1.0pp
15	Mountainview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	349	31.5%	32.0%	+0.5pp
16	University High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	1,752	28.5%	29.0%	+0.5pp
17	Connally Elementary School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	352	18.0%	19.0%	+1.0pp
18	Dean Highland Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	617	15.5%	17.0%	+1.5pp
19	Hallsburg School	WACO, TX	HALLSBURG ISD	131	25.0%	27.5%	+2.5pp
20	Tennyson Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	963	33.0%	35.5%	+2.5pp
21	Crestview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	464	21.0%	25.0%	+4.0pp
22	Harmony Science Academy (waco)	WACO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	569	27.5%	32.5%	+5.0pp
23	China Spring Intermediate School	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	491	50.0%	56.5%	+6.5pp
24	La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	441	29.0%	35.5%	+6.5pp
25	La Vega High School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	881	27.5%	34.5%	+7.0pp
26	China Spring Elementary School	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	613	53.0%	61.0%	+8.0pp
27	Waco High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	1,885	21.0%	30.5%	+9.5pp
28	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	446	25.0%	35.0%	+10.0pp
29	Parkdale Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	497	23.0%	33.5%	+10.5pp
30	Lake Air Montessori School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	734	33.0%	45.0%	+12.0pp
31	Alta Vista Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	479	12.0%	24.5%	+12.5pp
32	Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	396	11.5%	25.0%	+13.5pp
33	Brook Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	356	12.5%	26.0%	+13.5pp
34	Connally High School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	614	19.0%	33.0%	+14.0pp
35	Provident Heights Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	383	25.0%	41.0%	+16.0pp
36	Gholson ISD	WACO, TX	GHOLSON ISD	264	27.5%	44.5%	+17.0pp
37	Bosqueville Elementary School	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	319	29.0%	52.5%	+23.5pp
38	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	431	20.0%	46.5%	+26.5pp
39	Woodway Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	547	50.0%	77.5%	+27.5pp
40	Midway High School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	2,687	43.5%	75.5%	+32.0pp

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