Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath (2024) | Ballotpedia
Of the 43,361 students enrolled in McLennan County schools, 65.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 1.3% decrease from the previous school year.
McLennan County enrolled the 21st highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years
Top 50 McLennan County Schools With Most Economically Disadvantaged Students in 2022-23 School Year
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| Waco High School | 1,770 | 2,011 |
| University High School | 1,491 | 1,678 |
| Tennyson Middle School | 862 | 999 |
| Midway High School | 858 | 2,648 |
| La Vega High School | 795 | 882 |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | 786 | 840 |
| Bell's Hill Elementary School | 731 | 760 |
| La Vega Elementary School | 620 | 659 |
| Dean Highland Elementary School | 557 | 598 |
| La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus | 549 | 592 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Waco | 514 | 611 |
| Parkdale Elementary School | 514 | 559 |
| Harmony Science Academy (Waco) | 504 | 575 |
| Midway Middle School | 504 | 1,075 |
| Alta Vista Elementary School | 487 | 545 |
| Lake Air Montessori School | 468 | 697 |
| Kendrick Elementary School | 461 | 482 |
| Connally High School | 460 | 596 |
| South Waco Elementary School | 444 | 462 |
| Connally Primary School | 442 | 508 |
| Connally Junior High School | 441 | 544 |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | 428 | 447 |
| La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus | 425 | 450 |
| Crestview Elementary School | 425 | 451 |
| La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus | 421 | 434 |
| Junior High Hines Elementary School | 397 | 406 |
| Indian Spring Middle School | 383 | 404 |
| G. W. Carver Middle School | 377 | 393 |
| Brook Avenue Elementary School | 361 | 369 |
| Provident Heights Elementary School | 355 | 372 |
| Connally Elementary School | 325 | 374 |
| Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy | 323 | 397 |
| Mountainview Elementary School | 315 | 402 |
| McGregor Elementary School | 304 | 454 |
| Castleman Creek Elementary School | 299 | 585 |
| China Spring High School | 294 | 948 |
| Hewitt Elementary School | 293 | 502 |
| Hillcrest Pds Magnet | 293 | 440 |
| West Avenue Elementary School | 277 | 289 |
| Connally Early Childhood Center | 275 | 302 |
| West Elementary School | 262 | 582 |
| Robinson High School | 249 | 696 |
| China Spring Elementary School | 246 | 677 |
| Mart Elementary School | 245 | 346 |
| McGregor High School | 243 | 418 |
| Robinson Intermediate School | 224 | 539 |
| Isbill Junior High School | 214 | 338 |
| Axtell Elementary School | 201 | 397 |
| Spring Valley Elementary School | 196 | 488 |
| McGregor Primary School | 194 | 292 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco• Moody Pre-K• Mountainview Elementary• Challenge Academy• University High School• Midway High School• South Bosque Elementary• Alta Vista Elementary• China Spring High School• China Spring Middle• Challenge Academy• Mart Elementary• Connally Elementary• Hillcrest Pds Magnet• Dean Highland Elementary• Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate• Riesel School• Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School• Provident Heights Elementary• West Middle• Bruceville-Eddy High School• Foster Elementary• Bruceville-Eddy Junior High• Bruceville-Eddy Elementary• Crawford Elementary• Tag• Crawford High School• G.l. Wiley Opportunity Center• Hallsburg School• Axtell/Bruceville-Eddy Learning Center• Brook Avenue Elementary• Bosqueville High School• La Vega High School• Lorena Middle• Bill Logue Detention Center• Indian Spring Middle• Mart High School• G. W. Carver Middle School• Lorena Pri• Lorena High School• Robinson Elementary• La Vega Elementary• Speegleville Elementary• Methodist Children's Home• Axtell High School• McGregor Elementary• Parkdale Elementary• Tennyson Middle• Waco Charter School• Robinson Pri• West Brookhaven Youth Ranch School• South Waco Elementary• Cedar Ridge Elementary School• West High School• Harmony Science Academy (waco)• Kendrick Elementary• Valley Mills Junior High• Brazos High School• Connally High School• Connally Early Childhood Center• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Axtell Middle School• La Vega Intermediate H.p. Miles Campus• Premier High School of Waco• Gholson School• Waco High School• Cesar Chavez Middle• Lorena Elementary• Waco Center for Youth• McGregor Primary• Moody High School• Robinson Intermediate• Moody Elementary• Robinson High School• Bell's Hill Elementary• China Spring Elementary• La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus• Castleman Creek Elementary• Connally Junior High• Crestview Elementary• Bosqueville Elementary• Bosqueville Middle• Audre And Bernard Rapoport Academy• Axtell/Be Daep• West Elementary• Isbill Junior High• Lake Air Montessori School• Moody Middle• La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus• Challenge Academy• Robinson Junior High• Spring Valley Elementary• Midway Middle• Hewitt Elementary• Quinn Campus Public Middle• West Avenue Elementary• Axtell Elementary• Junior High Hines Elementary• China Spring Intermediate School• Valley Mills High School• Woodway Elementary• Connally Pri
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