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B−

Axtell ISD

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Waco.

Waco’s School Grade C better than 29% of Texas school districts

Students
834
Schools
4
Spent per student
$15,303
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Debt
$3.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Axtell ISD

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Texas districts
  • Spends 19% more per student than the TX average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.1M, about $3,693 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CWaco 143,570

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Waco. Grade by grade →

PK–516 elementary schoolsWaco Independent School District
6–85 middle schoolsWaco Independent School District
9–123 high schoolsMidway Independent School District

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 40.9% · 415 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 51.1% · 436 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 54 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,303 per student · 19% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 72%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
772’20
758’21
836’22
845’23
834’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Axtell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Axtell
B+
358 students13:1
Axtell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Axtell
B
171 students13:1
Waco CTR for Youth
High · Grades 7–12 · Waco
D−
69 students10:1
Axtell H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Axtell
B
236 students7:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Midway Independent School DistrictHewitt, Woodway
$10,856per student
Connally Independent School DistrictLacy-Lakeview
$15,304per student
La Vega Independent School DistrictBellmead
$13,876per student
McGregor Independent School DistrictMcGregor
$13,775per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.