ALTA VISTA EL

ALTA VISTA EL, an average-sized elementary campus in WACO, Texas, overseen by WACO ISD, works with 479 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

WACO ISD runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 13,476 students. ALTA VISTA EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ALTA VISTA EL logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 19% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, McLennan County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALTA VISTA EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.4%; this one comes in at 14.4%, -20.0 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (McLennan County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), ALTA VISTA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: UNIVERSITY H S, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALTA VISTA EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALTA VISTA EL has edged down 4%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 479 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.