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Connally Elementary

Public Grades 4-5
4616th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Connally Elementary is a public elementary school in Waco, Texas, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Connally Independent School District, which is ranked 921 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Connally Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with rankings between 4,143 and 4,616 out of around 4,600 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 20.25% of 4th-grade students and 28.21% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 53.73% and 57.83%, respectively. Connally Elementary also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, among the lowest in the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Waco area, Connally Elementary stands out as one of the lowest-performing. For instance, Bosqueville Elementary, which is part of a different school district, ranks significantly higher (between 1,913 and 2,096 out of 4,600+ schools) and outperforms Connally Elementary on STAAR tests by a wide margin. The high percentage of students from low-income families at Connally Elementary, ranging from 85.29% to 86.90% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to the school's persistent underperformance.

352
Students ?
13.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,771
Per pupil spending ?
81.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 Cadet Way
       Waco, TX  76705

(254) 750-7170

District: Connally Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Connally Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Connally J H
High:    Connally High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.5%
African American:
33.5%
White:
19.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (14% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school14%
District avg14%
Texas avg47%
4,616th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
921st of 961Connally Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20254.94616 of 46510.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.94573 of 47102.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.34480 of 46473.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.94410 of 45813.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.04143 of 45789.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.64211 of 44796.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.23990 of 43598.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201722.33650 of 432915.7%★☆☆☆☆
201625.03504 of 428618.2%★☆☆☆☆
201514.04005 of 43207.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.84127 of 42603.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.73913 of 42217.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201215.53982 of 42065.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.43778 of 40957.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201026.63403 of 393713.6%★☆☆☆☆
200927.73289 of 388415.3%★☆☆☆☆
200826.23247 of 376813.8%★☆☆☆☆
200717.63451 of 37247.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200638.32562 of 347626.3%★☆☆☆☆
200529.52877 of 347517.2%★☆☆☆☆
200430.82840 of 346518.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.61807 of 19055.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202416.52301 of 24435.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.52395 of 24432.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.52209 of 24218.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.72156 of 244411.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.92175 of 251513.5%★☆☆☆☆
201821.12222 of 248310.5%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20227.44440 of 44610.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.54237 of 43312.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.84173 of 42952.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.63965 of 42406.5%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202511.62829 of 29183.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.03403 of 36687.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.53467 of 35562.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.13411 of 34872.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.03279 of 34464.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.82350 of 333329.5%★☆☆☆☆
201847.21645 of 322649.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.23725 of 37440.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.94547 of 46582.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.94511 of 45881.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.74413 of 45613.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.43712 of 449917.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.34077 of 43486.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.24006 of 43067.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20253.02598 of 26190.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.22518 of 298015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202231.42454 of 295817.0%★☆☆☆☆
202142.91994 of 300633.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.22562 of 318419.5%★☆☆☆☆
201846.32097 of 310632.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.83626 of 36440.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.14407 of 44651.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.74307 of 44012.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.54309 of 43761.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.34137 of 43294.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.83798 of 41889.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.13464 of 416816.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.43684 of 37050.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.34511 of 45941.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.74384 of 45213.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.84321 of 44773.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.23960 of 445111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.14100 of 43094.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.23969 of 42646.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.33692 of 37391.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.44558 of 46471.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.64332 of 45855.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.14383 of 45633.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.64256 of 44985.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.94093 of 43576.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.83884 of 431910.1%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.1905 of 9757.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.81071 of 11285.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.41020 of 10997.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.2889 of 100411.5%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3818 of 96114.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.1997 of 111210.3%★☆☆☆☆
201823.0872 of 104616.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.63232 of 35498.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.14202 of 42922.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.83742 of 40868.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.23561 of 39529.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.33575 of 37995.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.42869 of 368422.1%★☆☆☆☆
201816.93445 of 35583.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20253.42593 of 26120.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.02990 of 31083.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.52816 of 31069.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.42979 of 30823.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.52916 of 30825.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.23001 of 31424.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.12881 of 31277.9%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile+6 vs school
African American (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile~ school
White (2025)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading24%-32 vs state
Mathematics7%-39 vs state
Science5%-24 vs state

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Students who attend Connally Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connally J H
High : Connally High School

Students at Connally Elementary are 41% Hispanic, 34% African American, 19% White, 5% Two or more races.

Connally Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Connally Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





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