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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Waco, Texas

42 public schools in Waco, Texas appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. SOUTH WACO EL leads the list at 12.0%, against a median of 30.7% 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 % Proficient

12.0%

Median % Proficient

30.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WACO, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	SOUTH WACO EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	97.1%	490	12.0%
2	G W CARVER MIDDLE	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	96.3%	723	14.3%
3	J H HINES EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	98.4%	379	15.3%
4	DEAN HIGHLAND EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	94.8%	617	15.3%
5	CONNALLY EL	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	Elementary	81.5%	352	15.5%
6	BROOK AVENUE EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	97.8%	356	16.6%
7	PARKDALE EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	92.4%	497	18.6%
8	ALTA VISTA EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	90.4%	479	18.9%
9	KENDRICK EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	94.2%	446	21.1%
10	CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	93.5%	786	21.9%
11	AUDRE AND BERNARD RAPOPORT ACADEMY	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Elementary	78.3%	396	22.8%
12	CRESTVIEW EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	95.3%	464	22.9%
13	WEST AVENUE EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	96.4%	249	25.2%
14	CEDAR RIDGE EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	95.1%	446	26.0%
15	PROVIDENT HEIGHTS EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	94.3%	383	26.0%
16	LA VEGA J H GEORGE DIXON CAMPUS	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	89.6%	441	27.1%
17	HALLSBURG SCHOOL	WACO, TX	HALLSBURG ISD	Elementary	62.6%	131	28.1%
18	LA VEGA EL	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Elementary	87.8%	630	28.8%
19	HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO)	WACO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	Elementary	87.0%	569	29.0%
20	MOUNTAINVIEW EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	84.8%	349	30.5%
21	LA VEGA INT H P MILES CAMPUS	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	Middle	92.4%	695	30.6%
22	BELL'S HILL EL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	95.5%	786	30.8%
23	QUINN CAMPUS PUBLIC MIDDLE	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	Middle	66.2%	269	32.0%
24	WACO H S	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	83.7%	1,885	33.6%
25	TENNYSON MIDDLE	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Middle	81.9%	963	35.0%
26	CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL	WACO, TX	CONNALLY ISD	High	73.3%	614	35.3%
27	LA VEGA H S	WACO, TX	LA VEGA ISD	High	88.3%	881	37.8%
28	GHOLSON ISD	WACO, TX	GHOLSON ISD	Combined	72.3%	264	38.3%
29	UNIVERSITY H S	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	83.9%	1,752	39.5%
30	HILLCREST PDS MAGNET	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	63.3%	431	41.5%
31	LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	Elementary	68.1%	734	42.0%
32	BOSQUEVILLE MIDDLE	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	Middle	37.2%	183	42.9%
33	BOSQUEVILLE EL	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	Elementary	42.9%	319	47.8%
34	SPEEGLEVILLE EL	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	56.6%	228	49.7%
35	CHINA SPRING INT	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	Middle	34.6%	491	54.6%
36	CHINA SPRING EL	WACO, TX	CHINA SPRING ISD	Elementary	37.4%	613	57.7%
37	PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S	WACO, TX	RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL	High	56.2%	233	60.2%
38	CHAPEL PARK EL	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	41.9%	532	61.8%
39	WOODWAY EL	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	31.4%	547	69.3%
40	BOSQUEVILLE H S	WACO, TX	BOSQUEVILLE ISD	High	29.1%	227	72.4%
41	MIDWAY H S	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	High	30.3%	2,687	74.8%
42	SOUTH BOSQUE EL	WACO, TX	MIDWAY ISD	Elementary	14.2%	578	80.5%

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