CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is an elementary school of modestly sized scale in WACO, Texas, run under CONNALLY ISD, educateing 251 students in grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 519.

Within CONNALLY ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,269 students, CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER reports that the most-represented group is Black (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 34% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, McLennan County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

Across the wider county, census data for McLennan County shows median household income runs about $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: CONNALLY EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 21%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 36% to 22% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, 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.