Parkdale Elementary

Summary:

Parkdale Elementary is a public elementary school in Waco, Texas, serving 559 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Waco Independent School District, which is ranked 901 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Parkdale Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating.

Parkdale Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of minority students compared to the state average, with 40.43% African American and 44.19% Hispanic students, compared to only 11.63% White students. The school's academic performance is also a concern, as it consistently underperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores, with only 10.39% to 26.79% of students proficient or better in reading and math. Parkdale Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Provident Heights Elementary, Kendrick Elementary, and Hillcrest Pds Magnet, Parkdale Elementary's performance is significantly lower, with the school's rankings and test scores consistently lagging behind its neighbors. Despite the school's challenges, there is little evidence of substantial improvement efforts or progress, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive and targeted approach to address the root causes of Parkdale Elementary's underperformance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 6400 Edmond
       Waco, TX  76710-4315


(254) 772-2170

District: Waco Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4565th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,193 Help


Students who attend Parkdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Tennyson Middle
High:    Waco High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  520

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.5%
African American:
38.5%
White:
10.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Parkdale Elementary ranks worse than 97.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 10th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.05. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (46.5%), African American (38.5%), White (10.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Parkdale Elementary is 16.1. 11 elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Parkdale Elementary is $11,193. 11 elementary schools in the Waco Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Parkdale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Parkdale Elementary 4565th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Parkdale Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Waco Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Waco Independent School District (Isd) 901st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Parkdale Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.50 2040th 3465 41.1%
2005 28.93 2885th 3475 17.0%
2006 42.42 2396th 3476 31.1%
2007 50.59 2175th 3724 41.6%
2008 43.12 2519th 3768 33.1%
2009 55.84 1933rd 3884 50.2%
2010 47.54 2448th 3937 37.8%
2011 64.37 1539th 4095 62.4%
2012 63.21 1522nd 4206 63.8%
2013 49.44 2325th 4221 44.9%
2014 36.06 3103rd 4260 27.2%
2015 39.99 2850th 4320 34.0%
2016 17.29 3850th 4286 10.2%
2017 18.86 3833rd 4329 11.5%
2018 20.65 3769th 4359 13.5%
2019 21.06 3865th 4479 13.7%
2021 17.72 4026th 4578 12.1%
2022 15.35 4186th 4581 8.6%
2023 15.86 4243rd 4647 8.7%
2024 8.05 4565th 4675 2.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.85 1043rd 1046 0.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.39 2965th 3226 8.1%
2019 28.06 2772nd 3333 16.8%
2021 21.15 3143rd 3446 8.8%
2022 16.07 3323rd 3487 4.7%
2023 19.03 3281st 3556 7.7%
2024 13.46 3509th 3638 3.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.81 2600th 3558 26.9%
2019 35.15 2406th 3684 34.7%
2021 21.13 3457th 3799 9.0%
2022 24.74 3402nd 3952 13.9%
2023 24.88 3484th 4086 14.7%
2024 9.55 4224th 4261 0.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.01 3440th 4264 19.3%
2019 33.52 3235th 4309 24.9%
2021 23.44 3824th 4451 14.1%
2022 21.85 3956th 4477 11.6%
2023 21.68 4018th 4521 11.1%
2024 10.82 4442nd 4560 2.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.11 3831st 4306 11.0%
2019 26.72 3519th 4348 19.1%
2021 22.98 3679th 4499 18.2%
2022 18.85 4062nd 4561 10.9%
2023 18.44 4111th 4588 10.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.30 2606th 3106 16.1%
2019 55.64 1760th 3184 44.7%
2021 9.75 2842nd 3006 5.5%
2022 37.51 2285th 2958 22.8%
2023 27.03 2607th 2980 12.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.38 4010th 4240 5.4%
2019 28.47 3500th 4295 18.5%
2021 19.92 4052nd 4331 6.4%
2022 15.74 4258th 4461 4.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.82 3629th 4319 16.0%
2019 21.24 3787th 4357 13.1%
2021 15.22 4179th 4498 7.1%
2022 14.94 4231st 4563 7.3%
2023 15.64 4218th 4585 8.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.40 1563rd 2483 37.1%
2019 36.54 1699th 2515 32.4%
2021 24.21 2089th 2444 14.5%
2022 30.82 1849th 2421 23.6%
2023 30.10 1841st 2443 24.6%
2024 13.80 2333rd 2421 3.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 3415th 4168 18.1%
2019 26.79 3469th 4188 17.2%
2021 27.66 3396th 4329 21.6%
2022 17.37 4054th 4376 7.4%
2023 22.54 3831st 4401 13.0%
2024 12.36 4261st 4431 3.8%
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Rank History for White students at Parkdale Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.57 2622nd 3127 16.1%
2019 22.56 2710th 3142 13.7%
2021 7.10 3011th 3082 2.3%
2022 22.78 2650th 3082 14.0%
2023 17.08 2826th 3106 9.0%
2024 21.78 2676th 3078 13.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Parkdale Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 157 203 6 41 n/a n/a n/a 0 407
1989 161 196 8 36 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1990 171 188 7 40 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1991 175 181 8 53 1 n/a n/a 0 418
1992 186 176 7 53 0 n/a n/a 0 422
1993 177 140 10 50 0 n/a n/a 0 377
1994 134 100 6 46 1 n/a n/a 0 287
1995 175 164 6 80 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1996 175 164 6 80 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1997 160 181 3 82 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1998 153 213 7 74 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1999 126 182 8 83 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2000 158 156 5 110 0 n/a n/a 0 429
2001 146 129 8 109 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2002 142 153 6 108 2 n/a n/a 0 411
2003 142 153 6 108 2 n/a n/a 0 411
2004 123 157 9 125 0 n/a n/a 0 414
2005 124 167 9 134 1 n/a n/a 0 435
2006 108 197 12 143 2 n/a n/a 0 462
2007 77 220 9 146 1 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 87 207 5 158 0 n/a n/a 0 457
2009 98 198 5 174 0 n/a n/a 0 475
2010 80 168 4 143 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2011 65 167 6 174 1 0 10 0 423
2012 72 196 4 153 3 1 19 0 448
2013 102 204 3 191 4 0 26 0 530
2014 83 255 5 201 4 0 19 0 567
2015 94 279 9 218 2 0 25 0 627
2016 95 271 5 214 1 0 22 0 608
2017 74 281 5 245 0 0 24 0 629
2018 83 252 7 250 0 1 27 0 620
2019 85 294 7 256 0 0 27 0 669
2020 88 282 4 272 1 0 26 0 673
2021 70 249 5 275 1 0 22 0 622
2022 74 253 2 242 1 0 16 0 588
2023 65 226 1 247 1 0 19 0 559
2024 56 200 1 242 1 0 20 0 520

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Parkdale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 407 22.0 18.5 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 406 23.0 17.6 n/a
1991 418 22.9 18.2 n/a
1992 422 27.0 15.6 56.4
1993 377 29.0 13.0 61.8
1994 287 29.7 9.7 56.1
1995 425 29.9 14.2 62.6
1996 425 29.9 14.2 62.6
1997 426 31.5 13.5 58.2
1998 447 33.5 13.3 64.2
1999 399 29.6 13.5 76.2
2000 429 29.3 14.6 76.7
2001 392 26.5 14.8 76
2002 411 27.6 14.9 76.4
2003 411 27.6 14.9 76.4
2004 414 27.5 15.1 79
2005 435 27.9 15.6 81.8
2006 462 30.0 15.4 78.4
2007 453 31.0 14.6 82.8
2008 457 30.9 14.8 83.2
2009 475 31.0 15.3 84.6
2010 395 28.0 14.1 88.4
2011 423 28.0 15.1 88.7
2012 448 23.9 18.6 86.6
2013 530 29.3 18.0 83.4
2014 567 32.9 17.2 90.8
2015 627 37.0 16.9 82.1
2016 608 37.0 16.4 86.2
2017 629 39.0 16.1 85.2
2018 620 38.0 16.3 87.9
2019 669 38.0 17.6 96.9
2020 673 38.5 17.4 93.5
2021 622 37.8 16.4 92.9
2022 588 37.0 15.8 94.6
2023 559 35.5 15.7 91.9
2024 520 32.1 16.1 93.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Parkdale Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 407 22.0 18.5 n/a
1989 401 n/a n/a n/a
1990 406 23.0 17.6 n/a
1991 418 22.9 18.2 n/a
1992 422 27.0 15.6 56.4
1993 377 29.0 13.0 61.8
1994 287 29.7 9.7 56.1
1995 425 29.9 14.2 62.6
1996 425 29.9 14.2 62.6
1997 426 31.5 13.5 58.2
1998 447 33.5 13.3 64.2
1999 399 29.6 13.5 76.2
2000 429 29.3 14.6 76.7
2001 392 26.5 14.8 76
2002 411 27.6 14.9 76.4
2003 411 27.6 14.9 76.4
2004 414 27.5 15.1 79
2005 435 27.9 15.6 81.8
2006 462 30.0 15.4 78.4
2007 453 31.0 14.6 82.8
2008 457 30.9 14.8 83.2
2009 475 31.0 15.3 84.6
2010 395 28.0 14.1 88.4
2011 423 28.0 15.1 88.7
2012 448 23.9 18.6 86.6
2013 530 29.3 18.0 83.4
2014 567 32.9 17.2 90.8
2015 627 37.0 16.9 82.1
2016 608 37.0 16.4 86.2
2017 629 39.0 16.1 85.2
2018 620 38.0 16.3 87.9
2019 669 38.0 17.6 96.9
2020 673 38.5 17.4 93.5
2021 622 37.8 16.4 92.9
2022 588 37.0 15.8 94.6
2023 559 35.5 15.7 91.9
2024 520 32.1 16.1 93.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Parkdale Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,229 (13.3%) $8,045 (86.7%) $9,275
2020 $1,209 (12.6%) $8,413 (87.4%) $9,622
2021 $1,665 (14.9%) $9,528 (85.1%) $11,193

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Parkdale Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3865th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4243rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Parkdale Elementary)2716
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2727
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Parkdale Elementary)2312
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2520
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Parkdale Elementary)1927
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2525
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Parkdale Elementary)2512
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))2717
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Parkdale Elementary)4547
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3437
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Parkdale Elementary)3236
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3829
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Parkdale Elementary)4714
 33%
   5th Grade Science (Waco Independent School District (Isd))3423
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students669559
 16.4%
African American294226
 23.1%
American Indian01
Asian71
 85.7%
Hispanic256247
 3.5%
Pacific Islander00
White8565
 23.5%
Two or More Races2719
 29.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.9%91.9%
 4.9%


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Parkdale Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Parkdale Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 38% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 520 students attended Parkdale Elementary.

Students who attend Parkdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tennyson Middle
High : Waco High School


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