Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACO ISD·NCES 484428008980
West Avenue Elementary School
1101 N 15TH ST, WACO, TX 76707 · (254) 750-3900 · McLennan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
13.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
240 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 31 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 18.0% | 19.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 12.0% | 20.0% | 64.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 West Avenue Elementary School
West Avenue Elementary School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Avenue Elementary School this school | 249 | 96.4% | 25.2% |
| J P Starks Elementary School DALLAS | 255 | 98.4% | 55.8% |
| Martinez C Elementary School HOUSTON | 271 | 97.8% | 20.1% |
| Marshall Ech Center MARSHALL | 276 | 97.5% | N/A |
| Clara Oliver Elementary School DALLAS | 251 | 96.8% | 30.8% |
| Osborne Elementary School HOUSTON | 269 | 96.7% | 35.5% |
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 West Avenue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #4,044 of 4,401 | #30 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #4,423 of 4,466 ▼ 79 | #37 of 41 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,232 of 4,466 ▼ 310 | #31 of 41 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -26.0pp | #29 of 3,998 | #1 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #4,460 of 4,938 | #44 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,386 of 4,622 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #1,663 of 4,628 | #19 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #342 of 4,789 | #5 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.8% | #310 of 2,838 | #1 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
249
-49 (-16%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 96% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 19.1 | 14.4:1 | 96% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20.2 | 14.3:1 | 96% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 96% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 21.9 | 17.4:1 | 97% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 96% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 97% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Avenue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (382 to 249); teachers down 18% (21.9 to 18).
About West Avenue Elementary School
A small elementary school in WACO, Texas, West Avenue Elementary School is part of WACO ISD. The school's 249 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
West Avenue Elementary School falls under WACO ISD, which has 24 schools enrolling 13,476 students.
The most common group at West Avenue Elementary School is Black students, at 47%. Other groups include 45% Hispanic, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 14% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 18 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at West Avenue Elementary School was 13.8:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 96%. It compares with 62% for public schools in McLennan County.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, West Avenue Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, West Avenue Elementary School is 7.3 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.2% actual, 32.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, McLennan County, the median household income is $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 124 public schools in McLennan County, enrolling about 45,703 students in all.
The school nearest to West Avenue Elementary School is Brook Avenue Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, West Avenue Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
2024-25 enrollment was 249, a 16% decrease from 298 in 2020-21. The ratio was 12.4:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
The West Avenue Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
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- 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
- Brook Avenue Elementary School0.6 mi · 356
- Provident Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 383
- Methodist Children's Home0.9 mi · 96
- Kendrick Elementary School1.0 mi · 446
- Challenge Academy1.3 mi · 1
- Challenge Academy1.3 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About West Avenue Elementary SchoolHow large is West Avenue Elementary School?
West Avenue Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Avenue Elementary School serve?
West Avenue Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Avenue Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at West Avenue Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Avenue Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Avenue Elementary School are roughly 5% White, 45% Hispanic, 47% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Avenue Elementary School in?
West Avenue Elementary School is part of WACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.