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WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S
As a small secondary school in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S serves 369 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by WAXAHACHIE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S sits 54% below that benchmark.
WAXAHACHIE ISD comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 11,196 students; WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S logs that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ellis County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 58.8%; actual is 85.3%, +26.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ellis County put median household earnings sit near $99,595, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is COLEMAN J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Over the past 7-year window. WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 369). The White share of enrollment contracted from 63% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for WAXAHACHIE GLOBAL H S typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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