UNIVERSITY H S

UNIVERSITY H S operates as a big high school in WACO, Texas, one of the schools within WACO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,752 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 120% larger than typical.

Within WACO ISD, which oversees 24 schools and 13,476 students, UNIVERSITY H S is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, UNIVERSITY H S lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 22% Black, 5% White. By comparison, McLennan County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, UNIVERSITY H S has 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNIVERSITY H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.2%; this one delivers 40.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for McLennan County put median household income runs about $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. UNIVERSITY H S is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALTA VISTA EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UNIVERSITY H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNIVERSITY H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 33.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 1,735 students in 2018 compared to 1,752 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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