📍 3300 Maple, Waco, McLennan County, 76707
Dean Highland el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 598 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janice Whiting. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dean Highland el enrolls 598 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 6.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 406 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 22% |
| White | 38 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 598 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 536 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Dean Highland el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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.
Dean Highland el is one of 25 schools in WACO ISD, based in WACO, Texas. The district serves 13,376 students district-wide and employs 997 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 598 students, Dean Highland el is close to the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize