CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL

CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL operates as an intimate four-year high school in WACO, Texas, part of CONNALLY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 614 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% below the state mean of about 796.

CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by CONNALLY ISD, a district that teaches 2,269 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 36% Black, 18% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, McLennan County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (McLennan County) shows that 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 HIGH SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is CONNALLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 25.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CONNALLY HIGH SCHOOL has declined 3%, going from 633 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 29% to 18%.

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