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Alumni: what's one memory from SOUTH BOSQUE EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWAY ISD·NCES 483064006886
South Bosque Elementary School
#1 WICKSON RD, WACO, TX 76712 · (254) 761-5720 · McLennan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
82 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
91.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 62.0% | 29.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 36.0% | 11.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 91.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 100.0% |
| 2021-22 | 91.0% | 91.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 South Bosque Elementary School
South Bosque Elementary School's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bosque Elementary School this school | 578 | 14.2% | 80.5% |
| Greens Prairie Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 510 | 13.9% | 63.5% |
| W A Porter Elementary School HURST | 538 | 16.9% | 66.8% |
| Willis Lane Elementary School KELLER | 510 | 15.7% | 85.4% |
| Ep Rayzor Elementary School LANTANA | 510 | 10.0% | 62.4% |
| David Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 585 | 9.4% | 84.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 South Bosque Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #80 of 4,401 | #1 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #78 of 4,466 ▲ 21 | #1 of 41 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #25 of 4,466 ▲ 52 | #1 of 41 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #433 of 3,998 | #7 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #1,788 of 4,938 | #8 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,746 of 4,622 | #39 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #2,151 of 4,628 | #31 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #4,554 of 4,789 | #48 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #2,497 of 2,838 | #22 of 28 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
578
-91 (-14%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 578 | 34.6 | 16.7:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 36.4 | 16.4:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 14% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 15% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Bosque Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (605 to 578); teachers up 2% (34 to 34.6).
About South Bosque Elementary School
South Bosque Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in WACO, Texas. The school's enrollment of 578 students covers pre-K through 5.
MIDWAY ISD is the local district for South Bosque Elementary School. It runs 12 schools with 8,824 students.
Roughly 66% of students at South Bosque Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.7:1. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 14%. The rate at public schools in McLennan County averages 62%, higher than here.
South Bosque Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
South Bosque Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.5% and a predicted 67.6%.
Census estimates describe McLennan County this way: the median household income is $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides South Bosque Elementary School, McLennan County has 123 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Woodway Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, South Bosque Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies South Bosque Elementary School's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
South Bosque Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 669 in 2020-21 to 578 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at South Bosque Elementary School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 MIDWAY ISD
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Midway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Park Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- Castleman Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Woodway Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 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
- Woodway Elementary School1.7 mi · 547
- Chapel Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 532
- Hewitt Elementary School2.5 mi · 511
- Midway Middle School2.7 mi · 1,112
- River Valley Middle School2.9 mi · 902
- Midway High School2.9 mi · 2,687
Frequently asked questions
About South Bosque Elementary SchoolHow large is South Bosque Elementary School?
South Bosque Elementary School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Bosque Elementary School serve?
South Bosque Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Bosque Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Bosque Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Bosque Elementary School?
At South Bosque Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is South Bosque Elementary School public or private?
South Bosque Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDWAY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.