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West Avenue Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Avenue Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the Waco Independent School District (Isd), serving 249 students in a high-poverty area where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite spending significantly more per pupil ($13,956) than nearby schools like Bell's Hill Elementary ($11,740) and Cedar Ridge Elementary ($11,532), the school ranks in the 3rd percentile statewide, placing it among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas.

The most notable bright spot is the school's performance with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the 42nd percentile—a remarkable 39 points higher than the school's overall rank. This suggests West Avenue has developed effective strategies for supporting ELL students that could potentially be expanded to help other groups. However, the school faces significant challenges with female students (1st percentile) and low socioeconomic status students (3rd percentile), and has seen a sharp decline in male student performance, dropping from the 28th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 11th percentile in 2025-2026.

When compared to Hillcrest Pds Magnet, just 2.4 miles away, the contrast is stark: Hillcrest serves a less impoverished population (63% free/reduced lunch) and ranks in the 49th percentile, with test scores nearly double West Avenue's in most subjects. Science scores at West Avenue are persistently low, with only 13.79% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025 and just 5% the year before. The school's 5th-grade reading scores also show volatility, dropping from 51.72% proficiency in 2024-2025 to 38.1% in 2025-2026, indicating performance is highly dependent on the specific group of students in each cohort.

249

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,962

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 N 15th St
Waco, TX 76707-0027

(254) 750-3900

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Carver Middle
High:	Waco High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.6%

Hispanic:

45.4%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (25% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg27%

Texas avg51%

4,511^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	9.3	4511 of 4627	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	4288 of 4651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	4216 of 4710	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4196 of 4647	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4385 of 4581	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3985 of 4578	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4249 of 4479	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3951 of 4359	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	3763 of 4329	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	3573 of 4286	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	4048 of 4320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.1	3887 of 4260	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	3888 of 4221	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	3807 of 4206	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	3270 of 4095	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.7	2077 of 3937	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.1	3311 of 3884	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	3177 of 3768	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	3476 of 3724	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	3240 of 3476	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	3399 of 3475	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.7	3414 of 3465	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	2290 of 2406	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1731 of 1905	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	2079 of 2443	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1882 of 2443	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	2335 of 2421	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1837 of 2444	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	2094 of 2515	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	1896 of 2483	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	4004 of 4461	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2895 of 4331	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3923 of 4295	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	3557 of 4240	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	951 of 1643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.3	1617 of 2918	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1861 of 3668	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	1426 of 3556	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	1622 of 3487	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	1133 of 3446	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	2734 of 3333	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	2668 of 3226	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	4542 of 4575	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	3363 of 3744	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4352 of 4658	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4361 of 4588	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	4411 of 4561	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3775 of 4499	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4066 of 4348	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3981 of 4306	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	2916 of 3075	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	2104 of 2619	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	2867 of 2958	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	2430 of 3006	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	2134 of 3106	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	3804 of 4413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.2	2707 of 3644	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3230 of 4465	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3462 of 4401	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	3672 of 4376	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3303 of 4329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	4043 of 4188	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	3595 of 4168	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	4378 of 4520	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	3218 of 3705	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	3960 of 4594	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3929 of 4521	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4175 of 4477	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3585 of 4451	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	4066 of 4309	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3840 of 4264	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	4090 of 4582	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	3306 of 3739	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	3333 of 4647	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3477 of 4585	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	4275 of 4563	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	3991 of 4498	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4175 of 4357	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3773 of 4319	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	3966 of 4301	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	3466 of 3549	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	4204 of 4292	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	3847 of 4086	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3319 of 3952	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2503 of 3799	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3346 of 3684	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-30 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Avenue Elementary

What district is West Avenue Elementary in?

Waco Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of West Avenue Elementary?

Students at West Avenue Elementary are 47% African American, 45% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Avenue Elementary attend?

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

Middle : G W Carver Middle
High : Waco High School

How many students attend West Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended West Avenue Elementary.

Is West Avenue Elementary a good school?

West Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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