The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hewitt El
Hewitt Elementary serves pre-K through fifth grade in Hewitt, a suburban community about a short drive south of Waco in McLennan County. The school enrolls a mix of about that many students, with a modest majority qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a student body that is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic enrollment, with a substantial representation of Black students as well. The city itself is a bedroom community built around a commercial strip and the I-35 corridor, with growth accelerating in recent decades. Schools here are part of Midway ISD, which has recently passed a major bond for facility improvements and completed a grade realignment moving fifth graders into elementary schools, directly affecting the structure families plan around.
State testing data for 2024-25 shows performance that sits above the midpoint among the district's peers in McLennan County. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency rate is above the county median. Reading performance is relatively stronger, particularly in fifth grade where a substantial majority of students demonstrated proficiency. Math proficiency trends slightly lower, with about half or just above half of students in third through fifth grade meeting or exceeding state standards. Fifth-grade science proficiency is the softer area, with less than half of students testing at proficient or above. The school's pattern suggests that older elementary students are somewhat more solid in reading, while math mastery remains an area of focus across the grade band, and science instruction in the upper grades may warrant closer examination.
The overall proficiency breakdown shows most students approaching standards across subjects, a meaningful share meeting them, and a smaller share mastering them. In English language arts, approaching proficiency is at a high level, whereas in mathematics, a similarly high share is approaching but the "meets" rate is parallel to ELA, and mastery is modest. Social studies performance mirrors this shape: high approach, lower mastery. Science is not tested at lower grades, so the fifth-grade result stands alone.
Because Hewitt Elementary serves only pre-K through fifth grade, state testing applies only to third through fifth, and no graduation or secondary-pathway data exists for this school. The school's civil-rights and special-population data—including counts of students with individualized education programs and English learners—were not available, so understanding those populations and any gaps within them relies on direct contact with the school.
The immediate context matters for families weighing this choice. Hewitt itself is car-dependent and suburban, organized around shopping strips and parks rather than walkable neighborhoods. Major regional employers cluster within a short drive, including medical systems, Walmart, and manufacturing. Parks and the public library are the main civic anchors. Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to the state benchmark, with rents rising modestly and affordability tight enough that rent accounts for roughly a quarter of median household income.
Within Midway ISD, the district has been active. A November 2025 bond passed with no tax-rate increase, funding facility improvements and technology across schools including this one. The grade realignment that moved fifth graders from intermediate schools into elementaries took effect in 2022-23 with significant rezoning. The district has steadily lowered its property tax rate and recently reallocated a portion of it to boost teacher retention and full-time security at elementary schools, a direct result of voter-backed tax-rate changes in 2023.
For families, this is an elementary school in a growing suburban setting with testing results that are solid relative to county peers, particularly in reading at the fifth-grade level. Math and science are areas where performance is more uneven. The school operates within a district that is making deliberate investments in facilities and has shown responsiveness to tax concerns while maintaining focus on security and staffing. A parent may want to discuss directly with the school the instructional approaches in mathematics, the availability of support for students not yet meeting standards, and the composition and support of any special populations, since that data was not available here.
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