Waco Isd
Public school district based in Waco, Texas. NCES district ID 4844280; state ID TX-161914.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
23
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
13,376
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
921.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 819 | |
| Kindergarten | 993 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,006 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,045 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,038 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,047 | |
| Grade 5 | 984 | |
| Grade 6 | 930 | |
| Grade 7 | 914 | |
| Grade 8 | 866 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,192 | |
| Grade 10 | 965 | |
| Grade 11 | 867 | |
| Grade 12 | 710 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 0.3% | |
| Black or African American | 26.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 62.6% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | |
| White | 7.6% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.2% | |
| Male | 51.8% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 23.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waco H S Waco | 9–12 | Regular | 1,885 | 140.2 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| University H S Waco | 9–12 | Regular | 1,752 | 123.5 | 14.2 | City: Midsize |
| Tennyson Middle Waco | 6–8 | Regular | 963 | 61.9 | 15.6 | City: Midsize |
| Bell'S Hill El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 786 | 50.0 | 15.7 | City: Midsize |
| Cesar Chavez Middle Waco | 6–8 | Regular | 786 | 56.6 | 13.9 | City: Midsize |
| Lake Air Montessori School Waco | PK–8 | Regular | 734 | 54.8 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| G W Carver Middle Waco | 6–8 | Regular | 723 | 55.5 | 13 | City: Midsize |
| Dean Highland El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 617 | 35.8 | 17.2 | City: Midsize |
| Parkdale El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 497 | 36.0 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| South Waco El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 490 | 27.0 | 18.1 | City: Midsize |
| Alta Vista El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 479 | 33.1 | 14.5 | City: Midsize |
| Crestview El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 464 | 29.8 | 15.5 | City: Midsize |
| Cedar Ridge El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 446 | 28.8 | 15.5 | City: Midsize |
| Kendrick El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 446 | 31.0 | 14.4 | City: Midsize |
| Hillcrest Pds Magnet Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 431 | 29.0 | 14.8 | City: Midsize |
| Provident Heights El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 383 | 26.0 | 14.7 | City: Midsize |
| J H Hines El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 379 | 19.5 | 19.4 | City: Midsize |
| Brook Avenue El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 356 | 21.0 | 17 | City: Midsize |
| Mountainview El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 349 | 25.5 | 13.7 | City: Midsize |
| West Avenue El Waco | PK–5 | Regular | 249 | 18.0 | 13.8 | City: Midsize |
| G L Wiley Opportunity Center Waco | 2–12 | Alternative | 98 | 15.0 | 6.5 | City: Midsize |
| Challenge Academy Waco | 7–12 | Alternative | 52 | 3.9 | 13.4 | City: Midsize |
| Bill Logue Detention Center Waco | 7–11 | Alternative | 11 | 0.1 | 91.7check | City: Midsize |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.