📍 1101 N 15th St, Waco, McLennan County, 76707
West Avenue el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Troy Volkmann. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Avenue el enrolls 289 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 47% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 140 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 47% |
| White | 13 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 289 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 272 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
West Avenue 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.
West Avenue 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 289 students, West Avenue 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