SOUTH WACO EL

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Regular School · WACO, TX

SOUTH WACO EL is a regular school school in WACO, Texas, serving grades PK–05 with 490 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

490

Teachers (FTE)

27.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	251	51%
Hispanic/Latino	182	37%
White	26	5%
Two or more races	17	3%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	490	240M / 250F

English Language Learners: 46 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	36.4%	195
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	41.3%	194
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	74

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.64 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

17 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

143

29.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	490	100%

Contact & Location

2104 GURLEY LN

WACO, TX 76706

Phone: (254)753-6802

http://southwaco.wacoisd.org/cms/One.aspx

District

WACO ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $24,609

District enrollment: 13,824

Other Schools in District

ALTA VISTA EL Elementary
BELL'S HILL EL Elementary
BROOK AVENUE EL Elementary
CEDAR RIDGE EL Elementary
CRESTVIEW EL Elementary
DEAN HIGHLAND EL Elementary
HILLCREST PDS MAGNET Elementary
J H HINES EL Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 76706) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

484428006798

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD