Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWAY ISD·NCES 483064005554
Speegleville Elementary School
101 MAYWOOD, WACO, TX 76712 · (254) 761-5730 · McLennan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
129 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
62%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -15.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Speegleville Elementary School
Speegleville Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speegleville Elementary School this school | 228 | 56.6% | 49.7% |
| Wortham Elementary School WORTHAM | 238 | 60.1% | 36.8% |
| Brown Primary School SMITHVILLE | 194 | 57.7% | N/A |
| Mineola Intermediate School MINEOLA | 252 | 56.3% | 44.2% |
| Weimar Elementary School WEIMAR | 290 | 55.9% | 58.3% |
| Leon Heights Elementary School BELTON | 184 | 58.2% | 50.3% |
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 Speegleville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,457 of 4,401 | #15 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,430 of 4,466 ▼ 878 | #17 of 41 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,295 of 4,466 ▼ 669 | #20 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.0pp | #85 of 3,998 | #4 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #4,541 of 4,938 | #45 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #308 of 4,622 | #2 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,238 of 4,628 | #14 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #3,289 of 4,789 | #29 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #968 of 2,838 | #5 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
228
-65 (-22%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 228 | 19.2 | 11.9:1 | 57% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 59% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 18.8 | 14.5:1 | 60% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 53% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 19.7 | 14.9:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 17 | 14.2:1 | 36% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 22% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Speegleville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (295 to 228); teachers down 3% (19.7 to 19.2).
About Speegleville Elementary School
Speegleville Elementary School is a small elementary school located in WACO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 228 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 56% smaller than that.
MIDWAY ISD has 12 schools; together they serve 8,824 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at Speegleville Elementary School. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. Speegleville Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.9:1, with 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Speegleville Elementary School is 57%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Speegleville Elementary School is 49.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.7%.
Federal survey data for McLennan County show that median household income is about $66,643, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 124 public schools operate in McLennan County, serving about 45,703 students.
The nearest other public school, River Valley Middle School, is about 4.7 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Speegleville Elementary School. Speegleville Elementary School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Speegleville Elementary School saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- South Bosque Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Castleman Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 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
- River Valley Middle School4.7 mi · 902
- China Spring High School4.7 mi · 959
- China Spring Middle School4.9 mi · 483
- Mountainview Elementary School5.2 mi · 349
- China Spring Intermediate School5.5 mi · 491
- South Bosque Elementary School5.6 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Speegleville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Speegleville Elementary School?
Speegleville Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Speegleville Elementary School serve?
Speegleville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Speegleville Elementary School have?
Speegleville Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Speegleville Elementary School?
Speegleville Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Speegleville Elementary School?
Speegleville Elementary School is overseen by MIDWAY ISD in McLennan County.
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