CHINA SPRING INT

As a small middle-grades school in WACO, Texas, CHINA SPRING INT caters to 491 students from grades 5 through 6, run under CHINA SPRING ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Across the 6 schools in CHINA SPRING ISD (3,013 students total), CHINA SPRING INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CHINA SPRING INT logs that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, CHINA SPRING INT lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, CHINA SPRING INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for McLennan County indicate median household income runs about $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), CHINA SPRING INT is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHINA SPRING EL, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CHINA SPRING INT comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 23%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 18% to 26% over that span.

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