G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER

Located at 1030 E LIVE OAK ST, in WACO, Texas, G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER is a rural-scale unified-grade school that enrolls 98 students (grades 2 through 12), run under WACO ISD. That puts it 80% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

Across the 24 schools in WACO ISD (13,476 students total), G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER logs that the largest single group is Black, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 14% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, McLennan County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (McLennan County) reports that median household earnings sit near $66,643, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is J H HINES EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER's enrollment has grew 46% since 2018, when it stood at 67 (now 98). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 51% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 4.5:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.