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Connally Elementary

Q: Is Connally Elementary a good school?

Connally Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Connally Elementary?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Connally Elementary?

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

Q: What schools do graduates of Connally Elementary attend?

Students who attend Connally Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Connally J H High : Connally High School

Public Grades 4-5

4627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Connally Elementary in Waco, TX, serves 352 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Connally Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 5% of all Texas school districts. The school faces significant challenges, with over 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic performance has been critically low for years, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-4% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade.

Test scores at Connally Elementary are alarmingly low, often half or less than half of the state average. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 20.35% of 4th graders and 23.13% of 5th graders were proficient in reading, while math proficiency was even lower at 16.96% for 4th grade and just 10.45% for 5th grade. This underperformance is consistent across all student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 1% for female, male, Hispanic, White, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students. The contrast with nearby Bosqueville Elementary, located just 5.66 miles away in the Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd), is stark: in 2024-2025, Bosqueville's 5th-grade reading proficiency was 78.85% compared to Connally's 28.21%, and its math proficiency was 55.77% versus Connally's 7.05%.

Despite a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6 and moderate spending of $10,424 per student, Connally Elementary's academic struggles persist, suggesting that challenges are deeply rooted in the community's socioeconomic conditions rather than simply a matter of resources. The school has shown a slight upward trend from a very low base over the last decade, but the most recent data (2025-2026) shows a drop back to the 0th percentile, indicating that progress is not stable. For parents considering this school, it is important to understand that while the school has a small, close-knit environment, the academic outcomes are among the lowest in the state, and the gap with higher-performing nearby schools like Bosqueville Elementary is substantial.

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 — 18th percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (18% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Texas avg51%

4,627^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

903^rd of 947Connally 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
2026	3.3	4627 of 4643	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	4616 of 4651	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	4573 of 4710	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	4480 of 4647	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	4410 of 4581	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	4143 of 4578	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4211 of 4479	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	3990 of 4359	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	3650 of 4329	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.0	3504 of 4286	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	4005 of 4320	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	4127 of 4260	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	3913 of 4221	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	3982 of 4206	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	3778 of 4095	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	26.6	3403 of 3937	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	3289 of 3884	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	3247 of 3768	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	3451 of 3724	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	2562 of 3476	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	2877 of 3475	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	2840 of 3465	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	2379 of 2414	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	1807 of 1905	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2301 of 2443	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	2395 of 2443	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2209 of 2421	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	2156 of 2444	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	2175 of 2515	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	2222 of 2483	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.4	4440 of 4461	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	4237 of 4331	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	4173 of 4295	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3965 of 4240	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	2829 of 2918	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	3403 of 3668	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	3467 of 3556	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	3411 of 3487	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	3279 of 3446	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	2350 of 3333	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	1645 of 3226	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	4567 of 4588	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	3725 of 3744	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	4547 of 4658	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	4511 of 4588	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	4413 of 4561	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	3712 of 4499	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4077 of 4348	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4006 of 4306	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	2902 of 3080	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.0	2598 of 2619	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2518 of 2980	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	2454 of 2958	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	1994 of 3006	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2562 of 3184	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	2097 of 3106	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	4415 of 4425	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	3626 of 3644	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	4407 of 4465	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	4307 of 4401	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	4309 of 4376	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4137 of 4329	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3798 of 4188	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3464 of 4168	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	4514 of 4535	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	3684 of 3705	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	4511 of 4594	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4384 of 4521	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	4321 of 4477	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3960 of 4451	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4100 of 4309	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3969 of 4264	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.6	4583 of 4597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.3	3692 of 3739	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	4558 of 4647	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	4332 of 4585	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4383 of 4563	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	4256 of 4498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4093 of 4357	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	3884 of 4319	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	1087 of 1110	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	905 of 975	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1071 of 1128	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1020 of 1099	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	889 of 1004	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	818 of 961	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	997 of 1112	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	872 of 1046	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	4279 of 4308	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	3232 of 3549	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	4202 of 4292	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3742 of 4086	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	3561 of 3952	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3575 of 3799	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	2869 of 3684	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3445 of 3558	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	2970 of 3015	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	2593 of 2612	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2990 of 3108	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2816 of 3106	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2979 of 3082	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	2916 of 3082	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	3001 of 3142	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	2881 of 3127	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-34 vs state

Mathematics13%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Connally Elementary	Public	4-5	300 Cadet Way	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-7170	352	26	13.6	81.5%	68 (19.3%)	118 (33.5%)	146 (41.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	3.3	4627^th of 4643 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.9	4616^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.8%	11								20.4	23.1		17.0	10.5	$9,771
Connally Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	100 Bb Brown	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 296-6460	251	18	13.7	91.2%	54 (21.5%)	95 (37.8%)	85 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)								(n/a)													$10,533
Connally Pri	Public	1-3	100 Little Cadet Way	Elm Mott	76640	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 296-7600	498	38	13.0	84.1%	105 (21.1%)	172 (34.5%)	181 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)								(n/a)							28.2			22.1			$8,689
La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus	Public	PK-K	4400 Harrison	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6730	444	26	17.1	98.6%	55 (12.4%)	120 (27.0%)	240 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)								(n/a)													$9,129
La Vega Elementary	Public	1-3	3100 Wheeler St	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6755	630	39	16.1	87.8%	88 (14.0%)	164 (26.0%)	352 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			0.0			32.4			20.6			$8,412
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%)	13.3	4391^st of 4643 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.2	4409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	18							7.5	34.3		14.9	37.3		$10,426
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%)	3.9	4620^th of 4643 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.6	4624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	4							13.5	25.0	31.0	1.9	11.8	16.7	$10,235
Bosqueville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-6006	319	28	11.4	42.9%	197 (61.8%)	8 (2.5%)	93 (29.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	53.4	1946^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.1%		63.3	1422^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.4%	524							60.9	50.0	66.7	52.2	35.9	40.7	$10,347
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%)	9.5	4516^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.8	4543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	2.3%	27							17.3	37.0	26.4	18.2	26.1	22.6	$9,729
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%)	18.4	4147^th of 4643 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.3	4272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	125							25.9	34.6	43.6	19.0	31.4	39.3	$10,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Connally Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Connally Elementary?

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

How many students attend Connally Elementary?

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

Is Connally Elementary a good school?

Connally Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Connally Elementary attend?

Students who attend Connally Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connally J H
High : Connally High School

What district is Connally Elementary in?

Connally Independent School District (Isd)

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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