Bosqueville El, Waco TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bosqueville El

Bosqueville Elementary serves grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and sits on the eastern edge of Waco in a school district that has been making deliberate infrastructure investments. The school is small to mid-sized for its grade band, with a student body that is substantially white and Hispanic in roughly equal measure, and with just over half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting moderate economic pressure across the enrollment.

Reading and language arts is the school's clearer strength. Across the tested grades, proficiency in English language arts runs strong, particularly in grade five, where most students reach or exceed the state standard. Grade three shows solid reading performance as well. Writing and comprehension foundations appear to be landing well. Math proficiency is weaker. Third grade math sits notably low, fourth grade is mixed, and fifth grade improves but remains below where reading sits. Science proficiency at fifth grade is quite low, suggesting that science instruction or assessment readiness may benefit from closer attention at the upper elementary level.

The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint relative to other districts in McLennan County, a position that reflects the strength in language arts and the drag from lower math and science results. Grade-by-grade data shows an upward arc in both reading and math as students move from third to fifth grade, which could signal either stronger instruction or stronger cohorts at the upper grades, or both.

Bosqueville ISD has undertaken significant capital improvements in recent years. A bond approved by voters has funded classroom additions, science lab renovations, a new cafeteria, a band hall, and security upgrades including enclosed hallways and perimeter fencing. These improvements are both visible in buildings and reflected in the tax base for residents: the bond raised the district's property tax rate. The district has also adopted the state's Teacher Incentive Allotment program, a pay supplement system tied to teacher performance, beginning in the current school year. Neither of these changes directly determines classroom quality, but both reflect a district commitment to updating facilities and compensation structures.

The elementary school sits in Waco, a city undergoing substantial downtown redevelopment. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, though home values have declined modestly over the past year. Rental housing is accessible and stable. These conditions may appeal to families seeking growing school capacity and reasonable housing costs, though parents may want to look into Bosqueville Elementary's math and science instructional approaches directly with the school, as those areas show measurable room for growth.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 331%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 372%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 579%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolBOSQUEVILLE ISD, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income79%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income72%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income70%Higher-income86%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income34%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income30%Higher-income58%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income39%Higher-income69%30 pp gap