📍 2415 Bosque Blvd, Waco, McLennan County, 76707
Provident Heights el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Courtney Whitaker. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Provident Heights el enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 270 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 19% |
| White | 21 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
355 of the school's 372 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Provident Heights 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 12.
Provident Heights 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 372 students, Provident Heights 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
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