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Brook Avenue Elementary

Q: Is Brook Avenue Elementary a good school?

Brook Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Brook Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Brook Avenue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brook Avenue Elementary?

Students at Brook Avenue Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 46% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Brook Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Waco High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Brook Avenue Elementary is a PK-5 school in Waco, TX, serving 356 students as part of the Waco Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite spending over $13,000 per student—higher than nearby schools like Cedar Ridge Elementary ($11,532) and Hillcrest Pds Magnet ($10,658)—the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-3% of all Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a 3rd percentile ranking in the 2025-2026 school year.

One notable bright spot is 4th-grade reading, where 36.96% of students were proficient in the most recent year, outperforming the district average of 31.67% and marking a significant improvement from 14.3% the previous year. However, this success is inconsistent across grades: 5th-grade reading dropped from 26.4% to 15.4% in the same period, and science scores are alarmingly low, with only 3.85% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—far below the state average of 29.57% and the lowest among nearby schools like Bell's Hill Elementary (13.6%). The school shows relative strength in serving Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the 16th percentile for both subgroups, which is higher than its overall rank.

Compared to Hillcrest Pds Magnet, just 2.55 miles away, the contrast is stark: Hillcrest serves a population with a much lower poverty rate (63.3% free/reduced lunch) and ranks in the 49th percentile, with proficiency rates often double or triple those at Brook Avenue. This highlights the significant challenges Brook Avenue faces, where high spending has not yet translated into improved outcomes. The school's inconsistent performance across grades suggests success depends heavily on individual teachers or cohorts, rather than a stable school-wide system. For parents, this means that while there are small signs of progress, particularly in 4th-grade reading and for specific student groups, the school requires urgent, targeted intervention—especially in science education—to address its persistent low performance.

356

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,729

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Brook Ave
Waco, TX 76708

(254) 750-3562

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

African American:

45.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Reading scores 28 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg27%

Texas avg51%

4,503^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	9.5	4503 of 4627	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	4543 of 4651	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	4621 of 4710	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	4630 of 4647	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	4547 of 4581	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	4451 of 4578	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	4397 of 4479	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	4331 of 4359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	4304 of 4329	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.2	4267 of 4286	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.4	4313 of 4320	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.2	4236 of 4260	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	4208 of 4221	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	4181 of 4206	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	3826 of 4095	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.3	3224 of 3937	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	3797 of 3884	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	3637 of 3768	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.0	3634 of 3724	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	3385 of 3476	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	3444 of 3475	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	3331 of 3465	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	2282 of 2406	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	1696 of 1905	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2389 of 2443	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2379 of 2443	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	2330 of 2421	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	2358 of 2444	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2404 of 2515	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	2402 of 2483	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	4373 of 4461	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3964 of 4331	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	4021 of 4295	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4133 of 4240	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	1377 of 1643	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	2739 of 2918	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	3431 of 3668	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	3503 of 3556	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	3201 of 3487	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	2891 of 3446	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	2975 of 3333	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2973 of 3226	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	4307 of 4575	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	3651 of 3744	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	4615 of 4658	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	4493 of 4588	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	4524 of 4561	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	4364 of 4499	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	4276 of 4348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	4293 of 4306	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	2731 of 3075	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	2354 of 2619	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	2928 of 2980	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2885 of 2958	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	1844 of 3006	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.4	3122 of 3184	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	3724 of 4413	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	3194 of 3644	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4291 of 4465	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	4366 of 4401	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	4239 of 4376	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3858 of 4329	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	3991 of 4188	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	4116 of 4168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4214 of 4520	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3541 of 3705	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	4496 of 4594	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	4503 of 4521	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	4425 of 4477	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	4274 of 4451	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	4183 of 4309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	4246 of 4264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	4440 of 4582	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	3551 of 3739	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	4511 of 4647	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	4578 of 4585	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	4515 of 4563	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	4314 of 4498	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	4205 of 4357	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	4261 of 4319	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	4204 of 4301	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	3505 of 3549	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4235 of 4292	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	3832 of 4086	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	3758 of 3952	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3025 of 3799	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	3596 of 3684	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)11th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading26%-28 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

I went to a grandparent lunch, which is all week, with my granddaughter that is in kindergarten and it was great. The kids love this kind of love from the grandparents when they get to eat with their grandparents at school. I also noticed that there are pictures of the kids in school and telling what they are learning in school and then the day is a motion pic to watch on the computer. This is great to have parents and everyone to look at on the computer. The school is Robinson Elem. I think that the schools should look at this and maybe get some ideas. Stella Wetzel, Brandon's grandmother Close Quote

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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	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
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
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
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
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
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	4377^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.2	4409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	32							7.5	34.3		14.9	37.3		$10,426
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
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
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%)	3.8	4605^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.6	4624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	19							13.5	25.0	31.0	1.9	11.8	16.7	$10,235
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brook Avenue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Brook Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brook Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Waco High School

Is Brook Avenue Elementary a good school?

Brook Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brook Avenue Elementary?

Students at Brook Avenue Elementary are 49% Hispanic, 46% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Brook Avenue Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Brook Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Brook Avenue Elementary.

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