Waco Charter School, Waco TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Waco Charter School

Waco Charter School is closed and no longer accepts students. The school permanently ceased operations at the end of the 2023-2024 school year after roughly three decades of operation. Publicly reported accounts indicate the closure was driven by declining enrollment and attendance that became financially unsustainable; auditors had projected a deficit within two years if operations had continued. Families whose children attended were transitioned to other schools, including Waco Independent School District.

The school's most recent available state testing data, from spring 2023, showed consistently low proficiency rates across grades three through five. In math, third-grade students achieved proficiency in single digits, as did fifth-graders. Fourth-grade math proficiency data was not released, likely because the tested cohort was too small. In English language arts, third and fourth grades also fell in the low single digits to low teens, though fifth-grade performance was notably higher, with a meaningful share of students meeting proficiency. Science testing occurred only in fifth grade, where proficiency was minimal.

The school served middle grades only. Enrollment and demographic data were not available. No information was provided about the school's special education or English learner populations, staffing, or program offerings beyond its designation as an alternative school.

Because this school is permanently closed, it is not an option for families currently seeking enrollment. Families in Waco with school-age children in the middle grades would need to explore options within Waco Independent School District or other available public or charter alternatives in the area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 30 pts below state median

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 32 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 36 pts below state median

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 34 pts below state median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Science

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 19 pts below state median

This schoolWACO CHARTER SCHOOL, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.