📍 300 Cadet Way, Waco, McLennan County, 76705
Connally el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Demetrius Ellis. It is part of the Connally Isd school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Connally el enrolls 374 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 35% |
| White | 80 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 374 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Connally el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 56.
Connally el is one of 6 schools in CONNALLY ISD, based in WACO, Texas. The district serves 2,269 students district-wide and employs 180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Connally el is close to the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize