📍 301 Garrison St, Waco, McLennan County, 76704
J H Hines el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ebony Cousins. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J H Hines el enrolls 406 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 290 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 23% |
| White | 14 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
397 of the school's 406 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 394 qualify for free lunch and 3 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.
J H Hines el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 12.
J H Hines 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 406 students, J H Hines el is smaller than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize