SPEEGLEVILLE EL

SPEEGLEVILLE EL operates as a tight-knit primary school in WACO, Texas, part of MIDWAY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 228 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SPEEGLEVILLE EL sits 56% smaller than that benchmark.

MIDWAY ISD comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,961 students; SPEEGLEVILLE EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SPEEGLEVILLE EL lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SPEEGLEVILLE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.2%, the actual is 46.5%, a residual of -2.7 points.

In the surrounding community, McLennan County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, McLennan County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), of which SPEEGLEVILLE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE, around 4.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SPEEGLEVILLE EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPEEGLEVILLE EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPEEGLEVILLE EL has declined 23%, going from 295 students in 2018 to 228 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.