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Chapel Park Elementary

Q: Is Chapel Park Elementary a good school?

Chapel Park Elementary ranks 725 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Chapel Park Elementary in Waco, TX, is a solid, above-average school serving 532 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-rated Midway Independent School District (Isd), consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 82nd to 86th percentile statewide over the past four years.

Chapel Park is a reliable, middle-of-the-pack performer in a district with a wide range of outcomes. It is outperformed by nearby South Bosque Elementary (99th percentile) and Woodway Elementary (95th percentile), but it significantly outperforms Castleman Creek Elementary (63rd percentile) and Hewitt Elementary (68th percentile), which is just 0.69 miles away. This proximity-versus-performance gap is a powerful reminder that school attendance zones can create vastly different academic experiences for children living just blocks apart. Compared to schools in the neighboring Waco Independent School District (Isd), such as Mountainview Elementary and Crestview Elementary (ranked in the 1st to 7th percentile), Chapel Park is a beacon of high performance, underscoring the strength of the Midway ISD.

Chapel Park has several notable strengths. Its Hispanic students have consistently performed in the top 10% statewide, ranking in the 95th percentile in 2023-2024. The school also shows a targeted strength in upper-grade literacy, with 5th graders outperforming the district average in Reading for three of the last four years. However, a dramatic 32-percentile-point drop in Gifted & Talented student performance (from the 97th to the 65th percentile) between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 is a critical area for the school to investigate. With a student-teacher ratio of about 15:1 and 42% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Chapel Park offers a stable, above-average education that is a strong option for families in the area.

532

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,503

Per pupil spending ?

41.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Chapel Rd
Waco, TX 76712

(254) 761-5780

District: Midway Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

30.5%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2023 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

Texas avg51%

725^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	81.0	725 of 4627	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	823 of 4651	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	660 of 4710	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	821 of 4647	82.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	852 of 1905	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	535 of 2443	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	612 of 2443	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	918 of 4575	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	733 of 3744	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	707 of 4658	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	941 of 4588	79.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	1077 of 3075	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	334 of 2980	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	419 of 4413	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	72.7	676 of 3644	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.6	221 of 4465	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	64.5	1231 of 4401	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	955 of 4520	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	707 of 3705	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	461 of 4594	90.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	565 of 4521	87.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	576 of 4582	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	521 of 3739	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	392 of 4647	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	770 of 4585	83.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	686 of 1106	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	1146 of 4301	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	62.3	971 of 3549	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	1343 of 4292	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1733 of 4086	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	823 of 3006	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	610 of 2612	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	673 of 3108	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	849 of 3106	72.7%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+14 vs state

Mathematics63%+16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Chapel Park Elementary

How many students attend Chapel Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Chapel Park Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Chapel Park Elementary?

Students at Chapel Park Elementary are 49% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Chapel Park Elementary in?

Midway Independent School District (Isd)

Is Chapel Park Elementary a good school?

Chapel Park Elementary ranks 725^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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