📍 11495 Wortham Bend Rd, Waco, McLennan County, 76708
China Spring el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Jenkins. It is part of the China Spring Isd school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
China Spring el enrolls 677 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 455 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 157 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 677 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
China Spring el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 56.
China Spring el is one of 6 schools in CHINA SPRING ISD, based in CHINA SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,013 students district-wide and employs 221 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, China Spring el is larger than the district average of about 502 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe