New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)

The New Waverly Independent School District (Isd) serves 1,074 students across four schools in Texas, including two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, and is ranked in the 87th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating.

New Waverly High School stands out as the district's top performer, ranking in the 84th percentile and showing consistent improvement from the 71st percentile in 2023-2024. It boasts a 95.8% graduation rate, a low 0.6% dropout rate, and exceptional scores on all five End-of-Course exams, significantly exceeding state averages. In contrast, New Waverly Intermediate is the lowest-ranked school at the 67th percentile, though it still performs above state averages in reading. New Waverly J H presents a fascinating "math paradox": while 7th-grade math proficiency is low at 20.69%, its 8th-grade Algebra I students achieve a perfect 100% proficiency rate, far above the state average of 54.03%. New Waverly Elementary shows a notable decline in 3rd-grade reading and math scores between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, but still outperforms state averages.

District-wide, reading is a clear strength, with all schools consistently exceeding state averages in every grade tested. However, mathematics reveals a significant achievement gap in middle school, particularly in 5th and 7th grades, where scores fall below state benchmarks. Interestingly, per-student spending does not directly correlate with performance: New Waverly High School spends the most ($14,666 per student) and ranks highest, while New Waverly J H spends the least ($9,695) but ranks higher than the intermediate school. The district's advanced math pipeline is a major success story, with a highly effective system for accelerating top math students from middle school through high school.