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Brook Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Brook Avenue Elementary a good school?

Brook Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Brook Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Brook Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brook Avenue Elementary?

Students at Brook Avenue Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 46% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Brook Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Waco High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Brook Avenue Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Waco, Texas, serving 373 students in grades PK-5. Despite its high per-student spending, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas, with very poor academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas.

Brook Avenue Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.58% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 30.28% for the Waco Independent School District and 52.02% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics and science, with only 13.95% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics and just 3.85% of 5th graders proficient or better in STAAR Science.

While Brook Avenue Elementary serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, nearby schools like Hillcrest PDS Magnet and Bell's Hill Elementary perform significantly better on academic measures, despite serving similar student demographics. For example, Hillcrest PDS Magnet ranked 2,271 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025, compared to Brook Avenue Elementary's ranking of 4,543 out of 4,651.

356

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,729

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Brook Ave
Waco, TX 76708

(254) 750-3562

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

African American:

45.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Reading scores 33 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

Texas avg47%

4,543^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	7.8	4543 of 4651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	4621 of 4710	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	4630 of 4647	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	4547 of 4581	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	4451 of 4578	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	4397 of 4479	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	4331 of 4359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	4304 of 4329	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	4267 of 4286	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.4	4313 of 4320	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	4236 of 4260	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	4208 of 4221	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	4181 of 4206	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	3826 of 4095	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	3224 of 3937	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	3797 of 3884	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	3637 of 3768	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	3634 of 3724	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	3385 of 3476	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	3444 of 3475	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	3331 of 3465	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1696 of 1905	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2389 of 2443	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2379 of 2443	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2330 of 2421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2358 of 2444	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2404 of 2515	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2402 of 2483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	4373 of 4461	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3964 of 4331	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4021 of 4295	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4133 of 4240	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2739 of 2918	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	3431 of 3668	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	3503 of 3556	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	3201 of 3487	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	2891 of 3446	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2975 of 3333	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2973 of 3226	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	3651 of 3744	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	4615 of 4658	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	4493 of 4588	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	4524 of 4561	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	4364 of 4499	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4276 of 4348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	4293 of 4306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2354 of 2619	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	2928 of 2980	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2885 of 2958	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1844 of 3006	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.4	3122 of 3184	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	3194 of 3644	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4291 of 4465	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	4366 of 4401	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	4239 of 4376	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3858 of 4329	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	3991 of 4188	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	4116 of 4168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	3541 of 3705	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	4496 of 4594	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	4503 of 4521	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	4425 of 4477	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4274 of 4451	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4183 of 4309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	4246 of 4264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	3551 of 3739	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	4511 of 4647	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	4578 of 4585	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	4515 of 4563	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	4314 of 4498	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4205 of 4357	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	4261 of 4319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	3505 of 3549	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4235 of 4292	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	3832 of 4086	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	3758 of 3952	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3025 of 3799	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3596 of 3684	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading22%-33 vs state

Mathematics19%-27 vs state

Science4%-26 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

I went to a grandparent lunch, which is all week, with my granddaughter that is in kindergarten and it was great. The kids love this kind of love from the grandparents when they get to eat with their grandparents at school. I also noticed that there are pictures of the kids in school and telling what they are learning in school and then the day is a motion pic to watch on the computer. This is great to have parents and everyone to look at on the computer. The school is Robinson Elem. I think that the schools should look at this and maybe get some ideas. Stella Wetzel, Brandon's grandmother Close Quote

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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
Brook Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Brook Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3562	356	21	16.9	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	163 (45.8%)	173 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	7.8	4543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.1	4621^st of 4710 public elementary schools	1.9%	78								25.6	25.5	15.4	14.0	25.5	15.4	3.9	$9,729
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
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
Audre And Bernard Rapoport Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2000 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 799-4191	396	32	12.3	78.3%	48 (12.1%)	167 (42.2%)	158 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	12.2	4409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%		9.8	4538^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.7%	129								29.9	24.6		25.4	21.5			$10,426
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
Cedar Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2115 Meridian Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 756-1241	446	29	15.4	95.1%	37 (8.3%)	129 (28.9%)	262 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	15.3	4272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%		18.7	4137^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.2%	135	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	11.5	23.8	35.2	7.1	15.4	32.7	29.6	$10,101
J H Hines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Garrison St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 753-1362	379	19	19.4	98.4%	12 (3.2%)	262 (69.1%)	84 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	4.6	4624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	4619^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.9%	5								24.5	17.3	17.8	11.3	11.5	11.1	2.2	$10,235
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
Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4225 Pine Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-4286	431	29	14.8	63.3%	102 (23.7%)	62 (14.4%)	243 (56.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	47.8	2271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.6	2330^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.5%	59								51.6	50.0	60.0	39.1	37.5	38.3	31.7	$8,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Brook Avenue Elementary

What district is Brook Avenue Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Brook Avenue Elementary?

Students at Brook Avenue Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 46% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Brook Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Waco High School

Is Brook Avenue Elementary a good school?

Brook Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Brook Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Brook Avenue Elementary.

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