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Waco Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

501 Franklin Ave
Waco, TX 76701
McLennan County
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PH: (254) 755-9420
FAX: (254) 755-9690

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Grades PK-12
15,403 students
32 schools

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Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

89% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

67% (2008)

66% (2007)

69% (2006)

69% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

69% (2008)

73% (2007)

74% (2006)

66% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

87% (2008)

87% (2007)

92% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

74% (2008)

75% (2007)

70% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

83% (2008)

86% (2007)

83% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

61% (2008)

67% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

80% (2008)

86% (2007)

84% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2008)

87% (2007)

88% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

61% (2008)

66% (2007)

68% (2006)

56% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

76% (2008)

81% (2007)

69% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

87% (2008)

94% (2007)

90% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

57% (2008)

71% (2007)

57% (2006)

49% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

88% (2008)

88% (2007)

77% (2006)

79% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

90% (2008)

84% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

59% (2008)

63% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

67% (2007)

55% (2006)

53% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

78% (2008)

80% (2007)

82% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

42% (2008)

49% (2007)

37% (2006)

41% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

83% (2008)

77% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

52% (2008)

37% (2007)

39% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

81% (2008)

76% (2007)

74% (2006)

51% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

47% (2008)

45% (2007)

41% (2006)

38% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

92% (2008)

90% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

70% (2008)

60% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

86% (2008)

82% (2007)

79% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

67% (2007)

60% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	58%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	67%
Female	65%
Male	70%
African American	55%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	33%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	72%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	67%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	69%
Female	71%
Male	68%
African American	58%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	21%
Not special education	73%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	87%
Female	92%
Male	81%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	35%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	84%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	75%
Male	73%
African American	64%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	26%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	74%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	81%
African American	74%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	35%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	61%
Female	56%
Male	65%
African American	46%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	66%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Special education	30%
Not special education	63%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	91%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	80%
African American	70%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	44%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	90%
Male	80%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	39%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	61%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	65%
Male	57%
African American	52%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	73%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	16%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	63%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	76%
Female	82%
Male	70%
African American	66%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	32%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	96%

Writing	This District
All Students	87%
Female	92%
Male	81%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	44%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	57%
Female	61%
Male	53%
African American	47%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	61%
Native American	n/a
White	63%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Special education	17%
Not special education	62%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	59%
Non-migrant	57%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	86%
African American	83%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	51%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	85%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	63%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	59%
Female	55%
Male	63%
African American	46%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	60%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Special education	19%
Not special education	62%
Limited English proficient	26%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	71%
Male	65%
African American	58%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Special education	19%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	31%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	84%
Male	73%
African American	74%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	36%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	32%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	42%
Female	41%
Male	43%
African American	31%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	44%
Native American	n/a
White	57%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	39%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Special education	9%
Not special education	45%
Limited English proficient	20%
Not limited English proficient	43%
Non-migrant	42%
Gifted/talented	87%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	83%
Female	82%
Male	84%
African American	75%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	52%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	52%
Female	48%
Male	55%
African American	42%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	49%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Special education	15%
Not special education	54%
Limited English proficient	20%
Not limited English proficient	54%
Non-migrant	52%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	81%
Female	84%
Male	78%
African American	77%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	39%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	47%
Female	48%
Male	45%
African American	37%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	48%
Native American	n/a
White	66%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	44%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	57%
Special education	8%
Not special education	49%
Limited English proficient	21%
Not limited English proficient	48%
Non-migrant	47%
Gifted/talented	95%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	91%
Male	94%
African American	90%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	71%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	70%
Female	65%
Male	76%
African American	65%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	34%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	55%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	62%
Male	67%
African American	61%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Special education	21%
Not special education	67%
Limited English proficient	39%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	92%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	17	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	17	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	18	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	12	11
Beginning teachers	7%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	20	20
Grade 1	21	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	19	20
Grade 4	19	20
Grade 5	19	22
Grade 6	21	22
English (middle and high school)	20	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	20	21
Math (middle and high school)	18	20
Science (middle and high school)	22	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	21	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	50%	46%
African American	35%	14%
White	15%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	82%	47%
Special education	13%	11%
Gifted/talented students	8%	8%
Limited English proficient	13%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	95%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,837	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	11%	7%
School leadership	11%	12%
Other expenditures	21%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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