📍 3201 S New Rd, Waco, McLennan County, 76706
University H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 1,678 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Qunisha Johnson. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 110.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The school offers 28 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
University H S enrolls 1,678 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 110.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,251 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 322 | 19% |
| White | 76 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,491 of the school's 1,678 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,446 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
University H S 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.
University H S 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 1,678 students, University H S is larger than the district average of about 535 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize