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Alta Vista Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alta Vista Elementary is a public charter school in Waco, Texas, serving 528 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Waco Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 896 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alta Vista Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.21%, 32.86%, and 36.67% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students, respectively, were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 15.79%, 11.43%, and 23.33% of students in those grades being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 44.88%, 45.79%, and 46.24%. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (93.18%) and a diverse student population, with significant percentages of Hispanic and African American students.

While the nearby Parkdale Elementary, Crestview Elementary, and Provident Heights Elementary also perform poorly on STAAR tests and have similar demographic profiles, some other Waco ISD schools, such as Bell's Hill Elementary and West Avenue Elementary, perform significantly better, suggesting variability in academic performance within the district. Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, the low academic performance at Alta Vista Elementary indicates that the school may be struggling to effectively educate its students and prepare them for success.

479

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,056

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3637 Alta Vista Dr
Waco, TX 76706-3726

(254) 662-3050

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	University High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

18.6%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg25%

Texas avg47%

4,368^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd)

896^th of 961Waco 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	4368 of 4651	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	4611 of 4710	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	4540 of 4647	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	4505 of 4581	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	4213 of 4578	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3951 of 4479	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	3988 of 4359	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	4004 of 4329	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	4093 of 4286	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	4122 of 4320	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	3814 of 4260	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	3974 of 4221	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	36.3	3079 of 4206	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	3137 of 4095	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	3662 of 3937	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	3441 of 3884	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.1	3179 of 3768	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	3078 of 3724	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	2558 of 3476	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	2468 of 3475	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	48.1	2116 of 3465	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1587 of 1905	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2383 of 2443	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	2227 of 2443	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2303 of 2421	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	2344 of 2444	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1077 of 2515	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	1491 of 2483	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	4365 of 4461	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4161 of 4331	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3692 of 4295	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	4034 of 4240	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	2714 of 2918	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	3604 of 3668	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	3495 of 3556	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	3428 of 3487	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	3291 of 3446	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	3232 of 3333	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	3195 of 3226	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	3527 of 3744	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4551 of 4658	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4339 of 4588	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4414 of 4561	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3976 of 4499	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3847 of 4348	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	3952 of 4306	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2529 of 2619	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2797 of 2980	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	2912 of 2958	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	2359 of 3006	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2809 of 3184	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	3446 of 3644	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	4388 of 4465	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	4310 of 4401	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	4316 of 4376	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3833 of 4329	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	3585 of 4188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3748 of 4168	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	3451 of 3705	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	4532 of 4594	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	4406 of 4521	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	4393 of 4477	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4181 of 4451	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3632 of 4309	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3585 of 4264	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	3479 of 3739	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	4599 of 4647	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	4547 of 4585	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	4512 of 4563	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	4231 of 4498	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3838 of 4357	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3906 of 4319	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	3436 of 3549	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	4220 of 4292	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	3749 of 4086	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3623 of 3952	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3340 of 3799	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3080 of 3684	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	3037 of 3558	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2343 of 2612	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	2987 of 3108	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2971 of 3106	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	3031 of 3082	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	2939 of 3082	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	3064 of 3142	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	3079 of 3127	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics17%-29 vs state

Science14%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 21, 2021

It is a well operated school with an outstanding administration and teachers. Behavior is not a problem and the school is well maintained in a great location. Children are respected and receive an excellent education here. Close Quote

Schools Near Alta Vista Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Alta Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3637 Alta Vista Dr	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3050	479	33	14.4	90.4%	39 (8.1%)	89 (18.6%)	328 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	13.2	4368^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.1%		7.4	4611^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.1%	243								34.2	32.9	36.7	15.8	11.4	23.3	13.6	$11,056
South Waco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 Gurley Ln	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 753-6802	490	27	18.1	97.1%	26 (5.3%)	251 (51.2%)	182 (37.1%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	5	4615^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.9	4694^th of 4710 public elementary schools	0.3%	79								9.5	17.0	37.1	1.6	4.4	5.6	4.2	$9,945
Bell's Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Ross	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-4171	786	50	15.7	95.5%	13 (1.7%)	41 (5.2%)	728 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	23.9	3805^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%		25.6	3741^st of 4710 public elementary schools	20.6%	64	21.4	20.0	16.7	27.3	20.0	0.0	0.0	39.8	37.5	52.3	27.6	25.7	26.4	13.6	$9,114
Robinson Elementary	Public	2-3	151 Peplow	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-5000	328	23	14.0	42.1%	192 (58.5%)	11 (3.4%)	107 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)								64.0			54.7				$8,882
Robinson Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	541 N Old Robinson Rd	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-0251	389	25	15.2	43.7%	232 (59.6%)	12 (3.1%)	123 (31.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)								(n/a)															$7,927
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 N New Rd	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1704	464	30	15.5	95.3%	39 (8.4%)	129 (27.8%)	280 (60.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	5.9	4594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%		19.1	4115^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.6%	479	0.0			0.0				19.5	26.8	20.0	11.7	18.3	10.0	5.0	$9,607
Provident Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2415 Bosque Blvd	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3930	383	26	14.7	94.3%	20 (5.2%)	55 (14.4%)	295 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	15.5	4258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%		15.6	4283^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	9.1%	25								23.1	41.0	28.6	26.9	26.2	23.8	11.1	$9,520
West Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 N 15th St	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3900	249	18	13.8	96.4%	12 (4.8%)	116 (46.6%)	113 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	15	4288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%		17	4216^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.5%	72								32.4	25.6	51.7	14.7	16.3	24.1	13.8	$10,962
Kendrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N University Parks Dr	Waco	76701	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3316	446	31	14.3	94.2%	18 (4.0%)	40 (9.0%)	380 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	8.6	4528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.6%		10.9	4509^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.3%	19	0.0			12.5				25.4	18.0	33.9	15.9	16.7	22.6	8.1	$10,924
Dean Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Maple	Waco	76707	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3751	617	36	17.2	94.8%	32 (5.2%)	149 (24.1%)	415 (67.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	5.5	4606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.1	4678^th of 4710 public elementary schools	0.7%	72			0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	25.3	8.8	30.1	14.0	9.9	8.4	4.8	$8,976

Frequently Asked Questions about Alta Vista Elementary

Is Alta Vista Elementary a good school?

Alta Vista Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Alta Vista Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alta Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : University High School

What is the racial makeup of Alta Vista Elementary?

Students at Alta Vista Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Alta Vista Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alta Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Alta Vista Elementary.

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