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Carl C Waitz El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

842 W Saint Francis Ave, Alton, TX 78573 · (956) 323-6600 · Part of Mission Consolidated Independent School District

Alton’s School Grade C better than 28% of Texas school districts

Students
361
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Carl C Waitz El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 19.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Alton kids: Alton Memorial J H

On the path

Where Alton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Carl C Waitz ElYou are here
6–8Alton Memorial J H819 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

842 W Saint Francis Ave, Alton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten51
Grade 147
Grade 237
Grade 341
Grade 464
Grade 553
Enrollment over time
446’20
370’21
396’22
395’23
361’24

Down 19.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 99%White 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carl C Waitz El from Alton families.

Other schools in Mission Consolidated Independent School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Alton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.