📍 201 Us Hwy 90 W, Waelder, Gonzales County, 78959
Waelder School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Waelder, Gonzales County. The school has 290 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Austin Taylor. It is part of the Waelder Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waelder School enrolls 290 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% White and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 86% |
| White | 22 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 290 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waelder School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 18, state house district 17.
Waelder School is one of 1 schools in WAELDER ISD, based in WAELDER, Texas. The district serves 302 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 290 students, Waelder School is close to the district average of about 302 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote