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The highest-poverty public schools in Waco, Texas

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Waco, Texas, drawn from 46 qualifying public schools. La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus leads the list at 98.6%, against a median of 84.6% 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

Top % FRL

98.6%

Median % FRL

84.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WACO, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Elementary	444	98.6%
2	J H Hines Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	379	98.4%
3	Brook Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	356	97.8%
4	South Waco Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	490	97.1%
5	Brazos High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	100	97.0%
6	West Avenue Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	249	96.4%
7	G W Carver Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	723	96.3%
8	Bell's Hill Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	786	95.5%
9	Crestview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	464	95.3%
10	Cedar Ridge Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	446	95.1%
11	Dean Highland Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	617	94.8%
12	Provident Heights Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	383	94.3%
13	Kendrick Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	446	94.2%
14	Cesar Chavez Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	786	93.5%
15	La Vega Int H P Miles Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	695	92.4%
16	Parkdale Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	497	92.4%
17	Connally Early Childhood Center	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	251	91.2%
18	Alta Vista Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	479	90.4%
19	La Vega J H George Dixon Campus	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	441	89.6%
20	La Vega High School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	High	881	88.3%
21	La Vega Elementary School	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Elementary	630	87.8%
22	Harmony Science Academy (waco)	WACO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	Elementary	569	87.0%
23	Mountainview Elementary School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	349	84.8%
24	Premier H S of Waco	WACO, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	128	84.4%
25	University High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	1,752	83.9%
26	Waco High School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	1,885	83.7%
27	Tennyson Middle School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	963	81.9%
28	Connally Elementary School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	352	81.5%
29	Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Elementary	396	78.3%
30	Connally High School	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	High	614	73.3%
31	Gholson ISD	WACO, TX	GHOLSON ISD	Combined	264	72.3%
32	Lake Air Montessori School	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	734	68.1%
33	Quinn Campus Public Middle School	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	269	66.2%
34	Hillcrest Pds Magnet	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	431	63.3%
35	Hallsburg School	WACO, TX	HALLSBURG ISD	Elementary	131	62.6%
36	Speegleville Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	228	56.6%
37	Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	High	233	56.2%
38	Bosqueville Elementary School	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	Elementary	319	42.9%
39	Chapel Park Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	532	41.9%
40	China Spring Elementary School	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	Elementary	613	37.4%
41	Bosqueville Middle School	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	Middle	183	37.2%
42	China Spring Intermediate School	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	Middle	491	34.6%
43	Woodway Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	547	31.4%
44	Midway High School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	High	2,687	30.3%
45	Bosqueville High School	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	High	227	29.1%
46	South Bosque Elementary School	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	578	14.2%

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