Total enrollment
1,300
+36 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in WEST ISD
Texas · 1,300 students · 2 cities
WEST ISD runs the local public-school system inside Texas: 5 K-12 schools serving roughly 1,300 students, with 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in WEST ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How WEST ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #52 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,300 | #481 of 760 | #5,964 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #501 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #257 of 758 | #3,172 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.8% | #667 of 750 | #6,026 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #425 of 557 | #4,143 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 WEST ISD
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,292 to 1,299 students (up 1%) and from 85 to 100 full-time teachers (up 18%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST EL | West | Elementary | PK-05 | 645 |
| WEST H S | West | High | 09-12 | 375 |
| WEST MIDDLE | West | Middle | 06-08 | 279 |
| CHALLENGE ACADEMY | Waco | High | 09-09 | 1 |
| WEST BROOKHAVEN YOUTH RANCH SCHOOL | West | Combined | M-M | · |
About WEST ISD
WEST ISD runs 5 public schools across Texas, collectively enrolling roughly 1,300 students.
For a sense of the school types, WEST ISD comprises 1 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 260 in this district, meaningfully below the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 3%: 1,264 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,300 in SY 2024-25.
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