Schools by Reading Proficiency in Waco (2025)
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 40 schools in Waco, Texas. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Texas.
- 184South Bosque ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 80% · 82%
- 273Midway H SWaco · Public HighReading · math: 71% · 69%
- 376Bosqueville H SWaco · Public HighReading · math: 67% · 64.5%
- 460Paul and Jane Meyer Public H SWaco · Charter HighReading · math: 67% · 42%
- 568Woodway ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 62%
- 668China Spring ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 61%
- 764Bosqueville ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 57% · 47%
- 866China Spring IntWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 54% · 61%
- 969Bosqueville MiddleWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 52% · 62%
- 1040Bell's Hill ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 47% · 52%
- 1134La Vega ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 44% · 40%
- 1250Speegleville ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 47%
- 1345Hallsburg SchoolWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 42%
- 1434Provident Heights ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 42%
- 1540Hillcrest Pds MagnetWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 42% · 37%
- 1640Tennyson MiddleWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 41% · 48%
- 1737La Vega J H George Dixon CampusWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 41% · 37%
- 1839Quinn Campus Public MiddleWaco · Charter MiddleReading · math: 39% · 32%
- 1942Audre and Bernard Rapoport AcademyWaco · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 37% · 47%
- 2035Lake Air Montessori SchoolWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 35% · 33%
- 2137University H SWaco · Public HighReading · math: 34% · 45%
- 2231La Vega Int H P Miles CampusWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 33% · 45%
- 2324Alta Vista ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 33% · 26%
- 2423Parkdale ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 26%
- 2521West Avenue ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 32% · 22%
- 2624La Vega H SWaco · Public HighReading · math: 32% · 20%
- 2726G W Carver MiddleWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 31% · 30%
- 2818South Waco ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 29% · 33%
- 2937Waco H SWaco · Public HighReading · math: 28% · 49%
- 3027Connally ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 28% · 32%
- 3123Crestview ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 39%
- 3224Cesar Chavez MiddleWaco · Public MiddleReading · math: 27% · 30%
- 3324Mountainview ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 27%
- 3421Harmony Science Acad (Waco)Waco · Charter ElementaryReading · math: 27% · 24%
- 3518Cedar Ridge ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 26% · 30%
- 3628Connally High SchoolWaco · Public HighReading · math: 26% · 22%
- 3715Dean Highland ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 24% · 27%
- 3819Kendrick ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 20% · 28%
- 396J H Hines ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 16% · 12%
- 4012Brook Avenue ElWaco · Public ElementaryReading · math: 12% · 27%
| # | School | Sector | Reading · math | Success Index (US) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bosque El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 80% · 82% | 84.2 Top 10% | 82% Math proficiency | 578 |
| 2 | Midway H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 71% · 69% | 73.3 Top 25% | 69% Math proficiency | 2,687 |
| 3 | Bosqueville H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 67% · 64.5% | 75.6 Top 25% | 64.5% Math proficiency | 227 |
| 4 | Paul and Jane Meyer Public H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Charter | 67% · 42% | 59.9 Top 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 233 |
| 5 | Woodway El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 57% · 62% | 68.3 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 547 |
| 6 | China Spring El Waco · Elementary · Grades 2–4 | Public | 57% · 61% | 67.8 Top 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 613 |
| 7 | Bosqueville El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 57% · 47% | 63.8 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 319 |
| 8 | China Spring Int Waco · Middle · Grades 5–6 | Public | 54% · 61% | 66.2 Top 50% | 61% Math proficiency | 491 |
| 9 | Bosqueville Middle Waco · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 52% · 62% | 68.5 Top 25% | 62% Math proficiency | 183 |
| 10 | Bell's Hill El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 47% · 52% | 40.1 Lower 50% | 52% Math proficiency | 786 |
| 11 | La Vega El Waco · Elementary · Grades 1–3 | Public | 44% · 40% | 33.5 Lower 50% | 40% Math proficiency | 630 |
| 12 | Speegleville El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 42% · 47% | 50.3 Top 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 228 |
| 13 | Hallsburg School Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–6 | Public | 42% · 42% | 44.5 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 131 |
| 14 | Provident Heights El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 42% · 42% | 34.1 Lower 50% | 42% Math proficiency | 383 |
| 15 | Hillcrest Pds Magnet Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 42% · 37% | 39.7 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 431 |
| 16 | Tennyson Middle Waco · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 41% · 48% | 40.4 Lower 50% | 48% Math proficiency | 963 |
| 17 | La Vega J H George Dixon Campus Waco · Middle · Grades 7–8 | Public | 41% · 37% | 36.9 Lower 50% | 37% Math proficiency | 441 |
| 18 | Quinn Campus Public Middle Waco · Middle · Grades 5–8 | Charter | 39% · 32% | 38.9 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 269 |
| 19 | Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–4 | Charter | 37% · 47% | 42.3 Lower 50% | 47% Math proficiency | 396 |
| 20 | Lake Air Montessori School Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–8 | Public | 35% · 33% | 35.2 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 734 |
| 21 | University H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 34% · 45% | 36.6 Lower 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 1,752 |
| 22 | La Vega Int H P Miles Campus Waco · Middle · Grades 4–6 | Public | 33% · 45% | 30.9 Lower 50% | 45% Math proficiency | 695 |
| 23 | Alta Vista El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 33% · 26% | 23.7 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 479 |
| 24 | Parkdale El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 26% | 23.0 Lower 50% | 26% Math proficiency | 497 |
| 25 | West Avenue El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 32% · 22% | 21.0 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 249 |
| 26 | La Vega H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 32% · 20% | 23.6 Lower 50% | 20% Math proficiency | 881 |
| 27 | G W Carver Middle Waco · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 31% · 30% | 26.1 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 723 |
| 28 | South Waco El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 29% · 33% | 18.3 Lower 50% | 33% Math proficiency | 490 |
| 29 | Waco H S Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 28% · 49% | 37.3 Lower 50% | 49% Math proficiency | 1,885 |
| 30 | Connally El Waco · Elementary · Grades 4–5 | Public | 28% · 32% | 27.2 Lower 50% | 32% Math proficiency | 352 |
| 31 | Crestview El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27% · 39% | 23.0 Lower 50% | 39% Math proficiency | 464 |
| 32 | Cesar Chavez Middle Waco · Middle · Grades 6–8 | Public | 27% · 30% | 23.8 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 786 |
| 33 | Mountainview El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 27% · 27% | 24.0 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 349 |
| 34 | Harmony Science Acad (Waco) Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Charter | 27% · 24% | 21.1 Lower 50% | 24% Math proficiency | 569 |
| 35 | Cedar Ridge El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 26% · 30% | 18.4 Lower 50% | 30% Math proficiency | 446 |
| 36 | Connally High School Waco · High · Grades 9–12 | Public | 26% · 22% | 28.1 Lower 50% | 22% Math proficiency | 614 |
| 37 | Dean Highland El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 24% · 27% | 14.8 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 617 |
| 38 | Kendrick El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 20% · 28% | 19.1 Lower 50% | 28% Math proficiency | 446 |
| 39 | J H Hines El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 16% · 12% | 6.2 Lower 50% | 12% Math proficiency | 379 |
| 40 | Brook Avenue El Waco · Elementary · Grades PK–5 | Public | 12% · 27% | 12.3 Lower 50% | 27% Math proficiency | 356 |
South Bosque El in Waco leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Waco with Reading · math 80% · 82%. Of the 40 schools shown, 36 are public, 4 are charter.
For the full picture see the wider Texas schools by reading proficiency rankings, every school on the Waco page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best reading results school in Waco?
South Bosque El in Waco, Texas ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Waco with Reading · math 80% · 82% (Enrollment: 578).
How are schools by reading proficiency in Waco ranked?
Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.