Enrollment
233
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL·NCES 480004211302
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School
1020 ELM AVE BLD 500, WACO, TX 76704 · (254) 754-2288 · McLennan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
131 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 58 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 21% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 48.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 35.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 10.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School this school | 233 | 56.2% | 60.2% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy FORT WORTH | 403 | 62.3% | 63.8% |
| Refugio High School REFUGIO | 222 | 57.2% | 50.9% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies HOUSTON | 473 | 59.2% | 78.7% |
| Guy M Sconzo Early College High School HUMBLE | 490 | 51.8% | 73.8% |
| Corrigan-Camden High School CORRIGAN | 248 | 65.7% | 50.7% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #479 of 1,385 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #498 of 1,425 ▼ 125 | #8 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #580 of 1,425 ▼ 78 | #10 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #1,259 of 2,107 | #16 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #44 of 1,344 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #279 of 1,346 | #5 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #886 of 1,522 | #9 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
233
+51 (+28%) vs 2020
+151% since 2010-11, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 233 | 25.8 | 9.0:1 | 56% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 22.5 | 10.1:1 | 62% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 22.5 | 9.4:1 | 62% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 21 | 8.7:1 | 48% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 17.2 | 9.4:1 | 60% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 16 | 10.4:1 | 54% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 93 | 16 | 5.8:1 | 55% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (162 to 233); teachers up 50% (17.2 to 25.8).
About Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School
Students in WACO, Texas, attend Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School, a small high school. The school counts 233 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL oversees Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School and 2 other schools, with 898 students in total.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School, at 52%. Other students are 23% Black, 21% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 27% Hispanic share among all McLennan County residents. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School total 25.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.0:1. That is 6.0 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 56%.
allk12 grades Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.7%. Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School scores 60.2%.
Federal survey data for McLennan County show that the median household income is $66,643, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. McLennan County is home to 124 public schools and about 45,703 public school students.
The school nearest to Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is Quinn Campus Public Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is City: Mid-size. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Enrollment is up 28% from 2020-21, when Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School had 182 students, to 2024-25, when it had 233.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL
- Audre and Bernard Rapoport AcademyElementary · 396 students
- Quinn Campus Public Middle SchoolMiddle · 269 students
Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Quinn Campus Public Middle School0.0 mi · 269
- J H Hines Elementary School0.2 mi · 379
- G L Wiley Opportunity Center0.3 mi · 98
- G W Carver Middle School0.8 mi · 723
- Challenge Academy1.0 mi · 2
- Challenge Academy1.0 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Paul and Jane Meyer Public High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School?
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School serve?
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is approximately 9.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School?
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School reports a student body of 21% White, 52% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School?
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is overseen by RAPOPORT ACADEMY PUBLIC SCHOOL in McLennan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.