SOUTH BOSQUE EL

SOUTH BOSQUE EL operates as an average-sized primary school in WACO, Texas, part of MIDWAY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 578 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in MIDWAY ISD (8,961 students total), SOUTH BOSQUE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH BOSQUE EL shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, SOUTH BOSQUE EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOUTH BOSQUE EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH BOSQUE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.7%; this one delivers 78.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for McLennan County shows median household earnings sit near $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which SOUTH BOSQUE EL is one.

WOODWAY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SOUTH BOSQUE EL comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 605 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 66%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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