Alta Vista Elementary School
- Elementary school in Waco ISD
- Waco, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Waco ISD: N/A
Total students
527
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
Waco ISD: 9.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Waco ISD: 86%
Statewide: 90.3%
Alta Vista Elementary School is an elementary school in Waco, TX, in the Waco ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 527 students. 82% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 28.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,833, which is $3,641 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.
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Website
altavista.wacoisd.org/cms/One.aspx
Address
3637 Alta Vista DrWaco, TX 76706-3726
Office phone number
Principal
- Lindsey Helton
- lindsey.helton@wacoisd.org
- (254) 662-3050
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Alta Vista Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
527
African American
115 (21.8%)
Waco ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (0.8%)
Waco ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
344 (65.3%)
Waco ISD: 61.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
46 (8.7%)
Waco ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
18 (3.4%)
Waco ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
82 %
Waco ISD: 76.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
93.4 %
Waco ISD: 90.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
28.7 %
Waco ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
28.7 %
Waco ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.5 %
Waco ISD: 10%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.3 %
Waco ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Waco ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Waco ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Waco ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Waco ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
15.9 %
Waco ISD: 30%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
14.3 %
Waco ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Waco ISD: 38.1%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Waco ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
15.9 %
Waco ISD: 27.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Waco ISD: 0%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.6 %
Waco ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
20 %
Waco ISD: 36.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
36.1
African American
4 (11.1%)
Waco ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12 (33.3%)
Waco ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
18.1 (50.1%)
Waco ISD: 57.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2 (5.5%)
Waco ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (2.8%)
Waco ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
30 (83.1%)
Waco ISD: 75.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5.1 (14.1%)
Waco ISD: 19.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Waco ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.6
Waco ISD: 13.7
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
Waco ISD: 9.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$58,833
Waco ISD: $58,513
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$37,866
Waco ISD: $50,336
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$55,350
Waco ISD: $55,821
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$59,432
Waco ISD: $58,885
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,114
Waco ISD: $62,663
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,215
Waco ISD: $64,641
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$67,022
Waco ISD: $68,168
Statewide: $74,014