Waco Reporter

Midway High School had the highest enrollment among McLennan County schools, welcoming 2,648 students during the 2022-23 academic year, according to the Texas Education Agency report.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, representing 54.8% of the Midway High School total enrollment.

Among the 102 schools in McLennan County, Waco High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,011 students, while University High School welcomed 1,678 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Midway High School is a part of Midway ISD, which roughly covers schools within McLennan County with its main office in Woodway.

In the previous school year, Midway High School also had the highest number of students among McLennan County schools.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Midway High School	Woodway	2,648
Waco High School	Waco	2,011
University High School	Waco	1,678
Midway Middle School	Woodway	1,075
Tennyson Middle School	Waco	999
China Spring High School	China Spring	948
La Vega High School	Waco	882
Cesar Chavez Middle School	Waco	840
Bell's Hill Elementary School	Waco	760
Lake Air Montessori School	Waco	697
Robinson High School	Robinson	696
China Spring Elementary School	China Spring	677
La Vega Elementary School	Waco	659
Harmony School of Innovation - Waco	Dallas	611
Dean Highland Elementary School	Waco	598
Connally High School	Waco	596
South Bosque Elementary School	Woodway	595
La Vega Intermediate H. P. Miles Campus	Waco	592
Castleman Creek Elementary School	Woodway	585
West Elementary School	West	582
Harmony Science Academy (Waco)	Dallas	575
Woodway Elementary School	Woodway	567
Parkdale Elementary School	Waco	559
Alta Vista Elementary School	Waco	545
Connally Junior High School	Waco	544
Robinson Intermediate School	Robinson	539
Lorena High School	Lorena	512
Connally Primary School	Waco	508
Hewitt Elementary School	Woodway	502
Spring Valley Elementary School	Woodway	488
Kendrick Elementary School	Waco	482
China Spring Middle School	China Spring	478
South Waco Elementary School	Waco	462
China Spring Intermediate School	China Spring	461
McGregor Elementary School	Mc Gregor	454
Crestview Elementary School	Waco	451
La Vega Primary Phil Bancale Campus	Waco	450
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Waco	447
Lorena Middle School	Lorena	442
Hillcrest Pds Magnet	Waco	440
Lorena Primary School	Lorena	437
La Vega Junior High George Dixon Campus	Waco	434
McGregor High School	Mc Gregor	418
Lorena Elementary School	Lorena	415
Robinson Junior High School	Robinson	414
Junior High Hines Elementary School	Waco	406
Indian Spring Middle School	Waco	404
Mountainview Elementary School	Waco	402
Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy	Waco	397
Axtell Elementary School	Axtell	397
West High School	West	395
G. W. Carver Middle School	Waco	393
Robinson Primary School	Robinson	387
Connally Elementary School	Waco	374
Provident Heights Elementary School	Waco	372
Brook Avenue Elementary School	Waco	369
Robinson Elementary School	Robinson	362
Mart Elementary School	Mart	346
Bosqueville Elementary School	Waco	341
Isbill Junior High School	Mc Gregor	338
Foster Elementary School	Riesel	329
Riesel School	Riesel	327
Crawford High School	Crawford	319
Connally Early Childhood Center	Waco	302
McGregor Primary School	Mc Gregor	292
West Avenue Elementary School	Waco	289
Crawford Elementary School	Crawford	274
Speegleville Elementary School	Woodway	273
West Middle School	West	264
Gholson School	Waco	262
Moody Elementary School	Moody	256
Quinn Campus Public Middle School	Waco	251
Mart High School	Mart	242
Moody High School	Moody	220
Bosqueville High School	Waco	218
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School	Waco	211
Axtell High School	Axtell	208
Valley Mills High School	Valley Mills	204
Moody Middle School	Moody	194
Axtell Middle School	Axtell	191
Bruceville-Eddy High School	Eddy	191
Waco Charter School	Waco	175
Bruceville-Eddy Junior High School	Eddy	162
Bosqueville Middle School	Waco	161
Premier High School of Waco	Lewisville	156
Hallsburg School	Waco	146
Valley Mills Junior High School	Valley Mills	141
Bruceville-Eddy Elementary School	Eddy	115
Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate School	Eddy	110
G. L. Wiley Opportunity Center	Waco	92
Brazos High School	Waco	86
Methodist Children's Home	Austin	80
Moody Pre-K	Moody	50
Waco Center for Youth	Axtell	39
Challenge Academy	Waco	25
West Brookhaven Youth Ranch School	West	24
Bill Logue Detention Center	Waco	17
Challenge Academy	Waco	8
Tag	China Spring	7
Axtell/Be DAEP	Eddy	5
Axtell/Bruceville-Eddy Learning Center	Eddy	5
Challenge Academy	Robinson	3