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South Bosque Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

South Bosque Elementary in Waco, TX, is a public school serving 578 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-regarded Midway Independent School District (Isd). This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 2% of all Texas elementary schools over the last decade, and in the 2025-2026 school year it placed 83rd out of 4,627 schools statewide (98th percentile). Its STAAR test scores are exceptional, often 20-40 percentage points higher than the district average and 30-50 points higher than the state average—for example, 4th grade reading proficiency reached 96% compared to the district's 72% and the state's 53%.

Within the Midway ISD, South Bosque stands out as the top performer, far exceeding its peers. For instance, Woodway Elementary ranks 231st (95th percentile), Park Hill Elementary ranks 447th (90th percentile), and Spring Valley Elementary ranks 546th (88th percentile). The contrast is even starker with schools in the neighboring Waco Independent School District (Isd), such as Parkdale Elementary and Mountainview Elementary, which rank in the bottom 3-6% of the state. South Bosque also has a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch (14.19%), which is a strong indicator of a low level of socioeconomic disadvantage compared to other area schools.

The school's excellence is remarkably consistent across nearly all student subgroups, earning 5-star ratings for Female, Male, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students. However, there is one notable exception: the performance of Special Education students dropped from the 99th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 86th percentile in 2025-2026, which is an area worth monitoring. Overall, South Bosque Elementary provides an elite education, but its success is closely tied to its demographic profile, and its high performance is not easily replicated in schools serving more disadvantaged populations.

578

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,259

Per pupil spending ?

14.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#1 Wickson Rd
Waco, TX 76712-7552

(254) 761-5720

District: Midway Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend South Bosque Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Midway Middle
High:	Midway High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

14.5%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (87% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Midway Independent School District (Isd)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school87%

District avg67%

Texas avg51%

83^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Midway Independent School District (Isd)

104^th of 951Midway 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	97.4	83 of 4627	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	98.0	50 of 4651	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	99 of 4710	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	60 of 4647	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	63 of 4581	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	44 of 4578	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	34 of 4479	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	38 of 4359	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.7	43 of 4329	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	70 of 4286	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.7	71 of 4320	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	92.9	70 of 4260	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.9	87 of 4221	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	150 of 4206	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	215 of 4095	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	294 of 3937	92.5%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	75 of 3884	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	88 of 3768	97.7%	★★★★★
2007	85.9	91 of 3724	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	82.6	277 of 3476	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	87.5	91 of 3475	97.4%	★★★★★
2004	86.5	122 of 3465	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	56 of 1905	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	119 of 2443	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	95 of 2443	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	143 of 2444	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	511 of 2515	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	100 of 2483	96.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	79 of 999	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	76.2	131 of 814	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	180 of 1045	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	78 of 967	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	30 of 1009	97.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	77.4	454 of 4331	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	97.2	36 of 4295	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	50 of 4240	98.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	110 of 2918	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	192 of 3668	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	35 of 4575	99.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	50 of 3744	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	86 of 4658	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	40 of 4588	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	41 of 4561	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	25 of 4499	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	14 of 4348	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	47 of 4306	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	240 of 3075	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	187 of 2619	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.1	470 of 2980	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	236 of 2958	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	188 of 3006	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.8	458 of 3184	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	878 of 3106	71.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	63 of 4413	98.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	149 of 3644	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	107 of 4465	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	39 of 4401	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	92 of 4376	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	178 of 4329	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	44 of 4188	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.4	723 of 4168	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.3	46 of 4520	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	67.9	823 of 3705	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	563 of 4594	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.4	124 of 4521	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	148 of 4477	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	72 of 4451	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	49 of 4309	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	69 of 4264	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	125 of 4582	97.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	68 of 3739	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	120 of 4647	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	68 of 4585	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	119 of 4563	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	74 of 4498	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	87 of 4357	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	41 of 4319	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	25 of 1106	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	38 of 1099	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	171 of 961	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	92 of 1112	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	618 of 4301	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.7	132 of 3549	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	45 of 4292	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	41 of 4086	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	375 of 3952	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	212 of 3799	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	54 of 3006	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	62 of 2612	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	94 of 3108	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	71 of 3106	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	46 of 3082	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	23 of 3082	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	24 of 3142	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	27 of 3127	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2021)90th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading90%+36 vs state

Mathematics83%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
South Bosque Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	#1 Wickson Rd	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5720	578	35	16.7	14.2%	383 (66.3%)	32 (5.5%)	84 (14.5%)	44 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	97.4	83^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		98	50^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	33	90.7	96.0	82.9	84.0	90.0	73.2	$8,259
Woodway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Estates Dr	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5740	547	36	15.1	31.4%	345 (63.1%)	47 (8.6%)	108 (19.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	93.4	231^st of 4627 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.7	308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.4%	77	76.0	83.0	85.3	60.0	80.5	72.6	$8,202
Chapel Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9400 Chapel Rd	Waco	76712	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 761-5780	532	34	15.4	41.9%	263 (49.4%)	40 (7.5%)	162 (30.5%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.5%)	81	725^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.3%		78.2	823^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	98	54.8	68.1	82.4	53.4	63.9	70.3	$9,503
Hewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Panther Way	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5750	511	35	14.5	59.7%	182 (35.6%)	89 (17.4%)	170 (33.3%)	21 (4.1%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	62.2	1502^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		67	1257^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.0%	245	45.6	54.0	77.1	36.8	50.7	59.0	$9,713
Park Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Ritchie Rd	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 761-5770	680	43	15.8	39.1%	283 (41.6%)	75 (11.0%)	205 (30.1%)	64 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	50 (7.4%)	88.2	447^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.3%		87.8	464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	17	68.1	82.2	74.1	59.7	66.3	74.8	$8,664
Castleman Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	755 S Hewitt Dr	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 761-5755	570	37	15.2	56.5%	223 (39.1%)	71 (12.5%)	204 (35.8%)	25 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	58	1715^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.9%		62.7	1453^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	262	42.2	58.1	70.5	39.8	51.2	51.6	$8,625
Parkdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6400 Edmond	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-2170	497	36	13.8	92.4%	58 (11.7%)	191 (38.4%)	223 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	14.9	4301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	7.0%		9	4509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.1%	208	25.9	33.3	44.6	15.3	31.5	27.7	$8,926
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 N Valley Mills Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 751-7878	569	39	14.4	87.0%	70 (12.3%)	104 (18.3%)	372 (65.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	18.7	4116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.0%		27.1	3600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.6%	516	36.6	44.6	43.0	23.9	17.6	25.3	$11,042
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Spring Vly Rd	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5710	476	31	15.2	42.0%	256 (53.8%)	60 (12.6%)	127 (26.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	85.9	546^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.2%		89	410^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%	136	68.8	73.7	75.6	60.9	63.2	65.2	$8,875
Mountainview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5901 Bishop St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-2520	349	26	13.6	84.8%	65 (18.6%)	100 (28.7%)	161 (46.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	14.4	4330^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.4%		18.6	4111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%	219	32.1	41.5	33.3	26.8	20.8	20.0	$10,546

Frequently Asked Questions about South Bosque Elementary

How many students attend South Bosque Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended South Bosque Elementary.

What district is South Bosque Elementary in?

Midway Independent School District (Isd)

Is South Bosque Elementary a good school?

Yes! South Bosque Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 83^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Bosque Elementary?

Students at South Bosque Elementary are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of South Bosque Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Bosque Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Midway Middle
High : Midway High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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