Waco Community School District


Summary:

The WACO Community School District in Iowa consists of two schools: WACO Elementary School and WACO High School. Based on the available data, WACO High School appears to be the stronger-performing school in the district, with consistently higher academic achievement and better resource allocation compared to the elementary school.

WACO High School has outperformed the state average in several academic areas, including English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's 10th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was an impressive 100%, significantly higher than the state average of 72.9%. Additionally, the school's 11th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was 78.1%, compared to the state average of 65.7%. These strong academic results suggest that WACO High School is providing a quality education to its students.

In terms of resources, WACO High School had a higher per-student spending of $15,055 in 2018-2019, compared to $11,342 for WACO Elementary School. The high school also had a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.6, compared to 13.7 at the elementary school. This indicates that WACO High School may have more resources and a more favorable learning environment for its students. However, it is important to note that the district should ensure equitable distribution of resources to provide all students with the support they need to succeed.

District Detail

 706 N. Pearl
Wayland, IA 52654

 (319) 256-6201

SchoolDigger Rank:
229th of 309 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 505

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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