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Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHINA SPRING ISD·NCES 481396008874
China Spring Intermediate School
4001 FLAT ROCK RD, WACO, TX 76708 · (254) 759-1200 · McLennan County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
170 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 227 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 264 | 54% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
China Spring Intermediate School→China Spring Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHINA SPRING ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like China Spring Intermediate School
China Spring Intermediate School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring Intermediate School this school | 491 | 34.6% | 54.6% |
| Glen Rose J H School GLEN ROSE | 497 | 34.4% | 57.2% |
| China Spring Middle School CHINA SPRING | 483 | 34.2% | 54.6% |
| Caddo Mills Intermediate School CADDO MILLS | 490 | 29.6% | 46.6% |
| Robinson Intermediate School ROBINSON | 551 | 38.5% | 62.3% |
| Caddo Mills Middle School CADDO MILLS | 449 | 30.7% | 57.7% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where China Spring Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #359 of 1,635 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #570 of 1,670 ▼ 232 | #8 of 21 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #433 of 1,670 ▼ 131 | #8 of 21 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,007 of 1,570 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #1,108 of 1,749 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,067 of 1,542 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #910 of 1,543 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.6% | #1,398 of 1,648 | #18 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #264 of 942 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
-166 (-25%) vs 2020
+47% since 2000-01, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 35% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 29.8 | 15.5:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 31.2 | 14.8:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 31% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 42.1 | 15.2:1 | 27% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 29% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 32% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 17% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for China Spring Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (638 to 491); teachers down 26% (42.1 to 31).
About China Spring Intermediate School
China Spring Intermediate School is a small middle school. Its address is in WACO, Texas. Students in grades 5 through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 491 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
CHINA SPRING ISD runs China Spring Intermediate School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,013 students in total.
More than half of the students at China Spring Intermediate School are White (66%). The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for China Spring Intermediate School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
China Spring Intermediate School reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.8:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 170 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 35% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in McLennan County average 62%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for China Spring Intermediate School is -4.3 points: 54.6% actual, 58.9% predicted.
Looking at the county, McLennan County, median household income comes to about $66,643, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 124, with about 45,703 students.
China Spring Intermediate School is about 1.6 miles from China Spring Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. China Spring Intermediate School ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.6% against a local average of 57.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment fell by 25% across 4 years, from 657 in 2020-21 to 491 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at China Spring Intermediate School. You can also rate the school on this page.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHINA SPRING ISD
- China Spring High SchoolHigh · 959 students
- China Spring Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- China Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- China Spring Primary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- TagHigh · 11 students
- Challenge AcademyElementary
Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
Nearby schools
- China Spring Elementary School1.6 mi · 613
- Bosqueville High School2.2 mi · 227
- Bosqueville Middle School2.2 mi · 183
- Bosqueville Elementary School2.4 mi · 319
- China Spring Middle School3.2 mi · 483
- China Spring High School3.3 mi · 959
Frequently asked questions
About China Spring Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend China Spring Intermediate School?
China Spring Intermediate School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 05-06.
Is China Spring Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
China Spring Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at China Spring Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at China Spring Intermediate School.
How diverse is China Spring Intermediate School?
China Spring Intermediate School reports a student body of 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is China Spring Intermediate School public or private?
China Spring Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHINA SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.