📍 143 Forest Service Rd 233, New Waverly, Walker County, 77358
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in New Waverly, Walker County. The school has 56 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Bennett. It is part of the Raven School school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School enrolls 56 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 2.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 52% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 23% |
| White | 12 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 3.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
53 of the school's 56 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 53 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 5, state house district 18.
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School is one of 1 schools in RAVEN SCHOOL, based in NEW WAVERLY, Texas. The district serves 42 students district-wide and employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 56 students, Thomas Buzbee Vocational School is larger than the district average of about 42 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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