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Provident Heights Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Provident Heights Elementary in Waco, TX, serves 383 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Waco Independent School District (Isd), a district facing significant challenges. While the school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 19th percentile statewide, it stands out as a relative bright spot among its immediate neighbors, outperforming nearby schools like Bell's Hill Elementary, Crestview Elementary, and Dean Highland Elementary. The school serves a community with very high economic need, with over 94% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its per-student spending of $12,562 reflects the resources required to support this environment.

Provident Heights shows several notable academic strengths. Its 5th-grade math program is a standout, with 42.86% of students proficient—nearly double the district average and higher than every other nearby school. The school also excels with its Spanish-language assessments, where 5th graders dramatically outperformed both the district and state averages in math and reading. Additionally, the school effectively supports its Special Education students, who ranked in the 46th percentile statewide. However, there are areas of concern: 4th-grade math is a persistent weakness, with only 18.87% of students proficient, and the school struggles to challenge its Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 4% of the state.

The school's trajectory tells a story of recovery and momentum. After hitting a low point in the 1st percentile in 2021-2022, Provident Heights has climbed steadily to the 19th percentile over four years, suggesting that recent leadership and instructional changes are having a positive effect. With a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1, the school offers smaller class sizes that can support individualized attention. For parents considering this school, the key takeaway is that Provident Heights is a school on the rise, with specific strengths in 5th-grade math and bilingual education, though it continues to face challenges in 4th-grade math and enrichment for advanced learners.

383

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,520

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2415 Bosque Blvd
Waco, TX 76707-1415

(254) 750-3930

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Provident Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Carver Middle
High:	Waco High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

14.4%

White:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg27%

Texas avg51%

3,764^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary Schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd)

905^th of 951Waco 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	24.8	3764 of 4627	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	4258 of 4651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	4283 of 4710	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	4487 of 4647	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	4520 of 4581	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3720 of 4578	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3016 of 4479	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3533 of 4359	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	4069 of 4329	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	3762 of 4286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	3758 of 4320	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	4045 of 4260	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.0	4039 of 4221	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	3978 of 4206	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	53.3	2218 of 4095	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.4	3215 of 3937	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	3488 of 3884	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	3306 of 3768	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	3478 of 3724	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	29.6	2862 of 3476	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.4	2610 of 3475	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	75.1	685 of 3465	80.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1660 of 2406	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1669 of 1905	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2377 of 2443	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2405 of 2443	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	2413 of 2421	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	2268 of 2444	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2118 of 2515	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	2274 of 2483	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	4367 of 4461	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	2848 of 4331	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2104 of 4295	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	2375 of 4240	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	2115 of 2918	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	2776 of 3668	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3032 of 3556	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	3393 of 3487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1856 of 3446	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	1089 of 3333	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	1707 of 3226	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	3958 of 4575	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	3391 of 3744	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	4446 of 4658	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4463 of 4588	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	4526 of 4561	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3799 of 4499	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2504 of 4348	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3229 of 4306	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	2943 of 3075	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	2530 of 2619	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2016 of 2958	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	2858 of 3184	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	3620 of 4413	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2983 of 3644	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	3863 of 4465	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	3968 of 4401	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	4088 of 4376	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	3055 of 4329	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1841 of 4188	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.5	2551 of 4168	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3373 of 4520	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	2915 of 3705	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	4070 of 4594	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	4291 of 4521	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	4377 of 4477	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	3327 of 4451	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	2379 of 4309	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	3022 of 4264	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3448 of 4582	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2974 of 3739	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3596 of 4647	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	4374 of 4585	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	4396 of 4563	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3492 of 4498	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3505 of 4357	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3754 of 4319	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	2684 of 4301	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	1924 of 3549	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	2871 of 4292	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3756 of 4086	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3086 of 3952	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2131 of 2612	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	24.8	3764^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.7%		15.5	4258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	494								41.1	28.9	44.4				33.9	18.9	42.9					$9,520
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%)	9.3	4511^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.5%		15	4288^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.8%	223								32.4	26.3	38.1				20.6	18.4	11.9					$10,962
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%)	3	4615^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.5	4606^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.0%	9								5.3	19.8	23.6				10.5	19.5	6.7					$8,976
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	4503^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		7.8	4543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	2.3%	40								17.3	37.0	26.4				18.2	26.1	22.6					$9,729
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%)	14.9	4298^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.1%		23.9	3805^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%	493	41.2	44.4	40.0	0.0	12.5	20.0		35.9	27.8	42.1				23.2	22.0	29.0					$9,114
Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 N New Rd	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1704	464	30	15.5	95.3%	39 (8.4%)	129 (27.8%)	280 (60.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	7.6	4545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.9	4594^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%	49	0.0			11.1				19.3	31.3	32.8				12.3	25.0	14.9					$9,607
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%)								(n/a)																					$10,924
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%)	45.8	2343^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		47.8	2271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	51.2%	72								63.5	53.2	50.0				40.3	38.7	35.5					$8,834
Lake Air Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4601 Cobbs Dr	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1910	734	55	13.4	68.1%	117 (15.9%)	89 (12.1%)	499 (68.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	38.6	2848^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		55.4	1814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	1034							88.2	38.6	61.3	63.5	44.4	56.5	53.5	25.7	34.7	41.9	18.5	0.0	51.6	41.9	$9,895
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	4136^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		15.3	4272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	136								25.9	34.6	43.6				19.0	31.4	39.3					$10,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Provident Heights Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Provident Heights Elementary?

Students at Provident Heights Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Provident Heights Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Provident Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Provident Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G W Carver Middle
High : Waco High School

How many students attend Provident Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Provident Heights Elementary.

Is Provident Heights Elementary a good school?

Provident Heights Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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