Waco ISD

Independent School District · Mclennan County · Waco area (Region 12)

13,517
Students
24
Campuses
D 63/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Dr Susan Kincannon View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (24)

  • Waco High School Grades 09-12 1,778 students
  • University High School Grades 09-12 1,750 students
  • Tennyson Middle Grades 06-08 947 students
  • Cesar Chavez Middle Grades 06-08 813 students
  • Bell's Hill Elementary Grades EE-05 781 students
  • G W Carver Middle Grades 06-08 776 students
  • Lake Air Montessori School Grades EE-08 · Magnet 711 students
  • Dean Highland Elementary Grades EE-05 597 students
  • Alta Vista Elementary Grades EE-05 528 students
  • Parkdale Elementary Grades EE-05 520 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Waco ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
D 63
In Need of Improvement
Overall score 63 / 100
13,350Students
23Campuses
14.3Students / Teacher
Dr Tiffany SpicerSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged88.1%
Special Education18.5%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners26.5%

Student Outcomes

91.2%
Attendance Rate
27.9%
Chronic Absenteeism
18%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
23.9%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

14.3Students per Teacher
932.4Full-time Teachers
2,121.3Full-time Staff
$59,883Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Waco ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
109,246Total population
$43,805Median household income
42,218Total households
84.9%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White38%Hispanic / Latino36%Black / African American22%Asian2%Two or more races2%

Housing type

House 58.2%Apartments / other 41.8%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 19.2%1970–1999 31.9%Before 1970 49.1%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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