School District

WACO ISD

Mclennan County
TEA ID:161914
TEA Rating
D
Enrollment
13,488
Campuses
24
Grade Span
N/A
Student/Teacher
13.71:1

TEA Accountability Rating

2024

Student Achievement

60

Performance on STAAR tests and readiness for college/career

School Progress

65

Academic growth year-over-year compared to similar districts

Closing the Gaps

58

Performance differentials among student demographic groups

Key Indicators

Graduation Rate
86%
Attendance Rate
90.6%
CCMR Rate
61.2%+1.0 pts (2024 to 2025)

Financial Breakdown

FY 2024

Financial Integrity Rating (FIRST)

2025
94
A
2024
92
A
2023
94
A
2022
98
A
2021
98
A

The Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ensures public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices.

Total Revenue

$154.41M
N/A per pupil

Total Expenditures

$151.44M
N/A per pupil

Where does the money come from?

Local
State
45.4%
Local (Taxes)
51.2%
State
3.4%
Federal

How is the money spent?

Instructional (Classroom)57.1%
Facilities & Maintenance11.7%
Administration4.5%
Debt Service0.4%

Community Demographics

ACS 2022
Median Income
$40,770
Poverty Rate
20.0%
Median Home Value
$132,100
Homeownership
43.0%
Broadband Access
81.3%
Population Served
108,501

Educator & Staff Profile

2025 Data

Average Teacher Salary

$59,883

Teacher Turnover Rate

21.3%

Lower is better

Average Experience

9.6 yrs

Central Admin Salary

$102,716

Schools in this District24

Campus NameTypeGrade Span
ALTA VISTA ELElementaryPK - 05
BELL'S HILL ELElementaryEE - 05
BILL LOGUE DETENTION CENTERHigh School08 - 11
BRAZOS H SHigh School09 - 12
BROOK AVENUE ELElementaryPK - 05
CEDAR RIDGE ELElementaryEE - 05
CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
CHALLENGE ACADEMYHigh School08 - 12
CRESTVIEW ELElementaryEE - 05
DEAN HIGHLAND ELElementaryEE - 05
G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTERMixed01 - 12
G W CARVER MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
HILLCREST PDS MAGNETElementaryPK - 05
J H HINES ELElementaryEE - 05
KENDRICK ELElementaryPK - 05
LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOLElementaryPK - 08
MOUNTAINVIEW ELElementaryPK - 05
PARKDALE ELElementaryEE - 05
PROVIDENT HEIGHTS ELElementaryPK - 05
SOUTH WACO ELElementaryEE - 05
TENNYSON MIDDLEMiddle School06 - 08
UNIVERSITY H SHigh School09 - 12
WACO H SHigh School09 - 12
WEST AVENUE ELElementaryPK - 05

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Elected Board of Trustees

We do not have board member data on file for WACO ISD. CivicTexas is continuously adding local elected officials.

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School District Tax Rate — 2024
1.0489
per $100 valuation
M&O: 0.7664I&S: 0.2825

M&O funds daily operations; I&S repays voter-approved bond debt. School taxes are typically the largest line on a Texas property tax bill.

YearM&OI&STotal
20240.76640.28251.0489
20230.76640.26221.0286
20220.94290.29901.2419
20211.02440.22021.2446
20201.03980.22421.2640
20191.06830.23411.3024
20181.17000.23411.4041
20171.17000.24001.4100
20161.17000.23001.4000
20151.17000.23001.4000
See your full property tax bill →Source: Texas Comptroller PTAD, tax year 2024

Discipline (TEA PEIMS)

20242025

These are counts of disciplinary actions the district recorded — suspensions, DAEP and JJAEP placements, expulsions — not crimes and not a count of students. TEA masks small counts to comply with FERPA: masked means the value was withheld, and <10, <20 and similar give a disclosed upper bound (larger ceilings are used to prevent working the number out from other cells). A masked cell is never zero.

ActionActions (20242025)Students
In School Suspensions4,4051,856
Out Of School Suspensions4,2771,543
DAEP Placements554465
Expulsions
JJAEP Placements131120
Most common reasons for an incident (20242025)
  • Violated Local Code Of Conduct6,346
  • Fighting/Mutual Combat395
  • E-Cigarette175
  • Marihuana Or Thc170
  • Assault-Nondistrict Employee97
  • Conduct Punishable As A Felony27
  • Serious Misbehav While In DAEP16
  • Emergency Placement/Expulsion16
Out-of-school suspensions, by year (actions)
202420254,277
202320245,956
202220234,880
202120224,722
202020211,112
201920202,707
201820194,166
Source: TEA PEIMS Discipline Data Products

Offenses reported by district police (DPS / NIBRS)

2025

WACO ISD operates its own police department, which reports incident-based data to the FBI through the Texas DPS. These are offenses recorded by that department, categorised with the FBI’s NIBRS scheme — a different measure from the TEA discipline actions above.

192 incidents reported in 2025.
Assault Offenses151
Pornography/Obscene Material8
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property7
Larceny/Theft Offenses6
Sex Offenses6
Weapon Law Violations6
Drug/Narcotic Offenses4
Burglary/Breaking & Entering3
Stolen Property Offenses2
Fraud Offenses1
Human Trafficking1

NIBRS submissions on file: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.

Source: FBI NIBRS (Texas DPS submissions)