📍 3005 Edna Ave, Waco, McLennan County, 76708
Brazos H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Waco, McLennan County. The school has 86 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Waco Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 10% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brazos H S enrolls 86 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 45% Black or African American and 5.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 45% |
| White | 5 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
83 of the school's 86 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Brazos 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 56.
Brazos 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 86 students, Brazos H S 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