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Alta Vista Elementary Primary School
3637 Alta Vista Dr
Waco TX, 76706, Mclennan County
Phone: 254-662-3050
Ranking:
(5,165 out of 6,018, bottom 14%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Waco Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 514 | 507 | 453 | 460 | 497 | 487 | 460 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 57 | 11.1% | 90 | 17.8% | 77 | 17.0% | 110 | 23.9% | 146 | 29.4% | 143 | 29.4% | 111 | 24.1% |
Kindergarten: | 85 | 16.5% | 70 | 13.8% | 82 | 18.1% | 61 | 13.3% | 59 | 11.9% | 62 | 12.7% | 66 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 80 | 15.6% | 78 | 15.4% | 65 | 14.3% | 58 | 12.6% | 58 | 11.7% | 61 | 12.5% | 57 | 12.4% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 15.4% | 80 | 15.8% | 54 | 11.9% | 52 | 11.3% | 61 | 12.3% | 53 | 10.9% | 65 | 14.1% |
Grade 3: | 92 | 17.9% | 70 | 13.8% | 50 | 11.0% | 56 | 12.2% | 54 | 10.9% | 59 | 12.1% | 65 | 14.1% |
Grade 4: | 55 | 10.7% | 68 | 13.4% | 43 | 9.5% | 48 | 10.4% | 50 | 10.1% | 54 | 11.1% | 40 | 8.7% |
Grade 5: | 66 | 12.8% | 51 | 10.1% | 46 | 10.2% | 50 | 10.9% | 49 | 9.9% | 36 | 7.4% | 44 | 9.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 267 | 51.9% | 274 | 54.0% | 223 | 49.2% | 220 | 47.8% | 225 | 45.3% | 225 | 46.2% | 224 | 48.7% |
Female: | 247 | 48.1% | 233 | 46.0% | 230 | 50.8% | 240 | 52.2% | 264 | 53.1% | 254 | 52.2% | 232 | 50.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 16 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 298 | 58.0% | 325 | 64.1% | 298 | 65.8% | 305 | 66.3% | 288 | 57.9% | 283 | 58.1% | 254 | 55.2% |
Black: | 131 | 25.5% | 104 | 20.5% | 94 | 20.8% | 97 | 21.1% | 135 | 27.2% | 123 | 25.3% | 123 | 26.7% |
White: | 57 | 11.1% | 63 | 12.4% | 51 | 11.3% | 45 | 9.8% | 70 | 14.1% | 79 | 16.2% | 79 | 17.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.0% | 13 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 431 | 83.9% | 414 | 81.7% | 357 | 78.8% | 330 | 71.7% | 357 | 71.8% | 307 | 63.0% | 308 | 67.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 8.9% | 44 | 8.7% | 48 | 10.6% | 63 | 13.7% | 66 | 13.3% | 78 | 16.0% | 58 | 12.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.80 | 16.85 | 14.92 | 15.44 | 16.56 | 16.20 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 63% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 55% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 60% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 56% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 56% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 53% | 75% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 69% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 76% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 69% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 71% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 89.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 10.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,909.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,860.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,658.0 |
* Alta Vista Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.