Total enrollment
13,376
-1,052 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in WACO ISD
Texas · 13,476 students · 1 city
Public-school enrollment inside WACO ISD comes to roughly 13,476 students across 25 schools (15 elementary, 3 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in WACO ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
-2 (-8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WACO ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #647 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,476 | #97 of 760 | #645 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #82 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #456 of 758 | #5,003 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 88.2% | #59 of 750 | #799 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #284 of 557 | #2,586 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside WACO ISD
State test results across the district's 20 scored schools run from Lake Air Montessori School at 42.0% proficient to South Waco Elementary School at 12.0%, a gap of 30.0 points. That is the 139th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 14,103 to 13,365 students (down 5%) and from 950 to 922 full-time teachers (down 3%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WACO H S | Waco | High | 09-12 | 1,885 |
| UNIVERSITY H S | Waco | High | 09-12 | 1,752 |
| TENNYSON MIDDLE | Waco | Middle | 06-08 | 963 |
| BELL'S HILL EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 786 |
| CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE | Waco | Middle | 06-08 | 786 |
| LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | Waco | Elementary | PK-08 | 734 |
| G W CARVER MIDDLE | Waco | Middle | 06-08 | 723 |
| DEAN HIGHLAND EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 617 |
| PARKDALE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 497 |
| SOUTH WACO EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 490 |
| ALTA VISTA EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 479 |
| CRESTVIEW EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 464 |
| CEDAR RIDGE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 446 |
| KENDRICK EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 446 |
| HILLCREST PDS MAGNET | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| PROVIDENT HEIGHTS EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 383 |
| J H HINES EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 379 |
| BROOK AVENUE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 356 |
| MOUNTAINVIEW EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 349 |
| WEST AVENUE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 249 |
| BRAZOS H S | Waco | High | 09-12 | 100 |
| G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER | Waco | Combined | 02-12 | 98 |
| CHALLENGE ACADEMY | Waco | High | 07-12 | 52 |
| BILL LOGUE DETENTION CENTER | Waco | High | 07-11 | 11 |
| G W CARVER MIDDLE | Waco | Combined | M-M | · |
About WACO ISD
WACO ISD is a sparse public-school district in Texas. The district oversees 25 schools and educates approximately 13,476 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, WACO ISD is built around 15 elementary, 3 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, WACO ISD runs about 539 students per school, 11% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in WACO ISD has decreased 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 14,428 students to 13,376. The school count fell from 25 to 23 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for WACO ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.