Brook Avenue Elementary Primary School
720 Brook Ave
Waco TX, 76708, Mclennan County
Phone: 254-750-3562
Ranking:
(5,931 out of 6,018, bottom 1%)*

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: | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 424 | 433 | 387 | 350 | 371 | 337 | 322 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 42 | 9.9% | 41 | 9.5% | 44 | 11.4% | 40 | 11.4% | 60 | 16.2% | 19 | 5.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Kindergarten: | 67 | 15.8% | 54 | 12.5% | 55 | 14.2% | 60 | 17.1% | 65 | 17.5% | 61 | 18.1% | 69 | 21.4% |
Grade 1: | 52 | 12.3% | 70 | 16.2% | 62 | 16.0% | 59 | 16.9% | 65 | 17.5% | 63 | 18.7% | 64 | 19.9% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 15.6% | 71 | 16.4% | 57 | 14.7% | 63 | 18.0% | 63 | 17.0% | 61 | 18.1% | 54 | 16.8% |
Grade 3: | 80 | 18.9% | 64 | 14.8% | 65 | 16.8% | 50 | 14.3% | 44 | 11.9% | 44 | 13.1% | 43 | 13.4% |
Grade 4: | 60 | 14.2% | 70 | 16.2% | 57 | 14.7% | 44 | 12.6% | 39 | 10.5% | 42 | 12.5% | 42 | 13.0% |
Grade 5: | 57 | 13.4% | 63 | 14.5% | 47 | 12.1% | 34 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.4% | 47 | 13.9% | 49 | 15.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 224 | 52.8% | 234 | 54.0% | 212 | 54.8% | 189 | 54.0% | 197 | 53.1% | 177 | 52.5% | 152 | 47.2% |
Female: | 200 | 47.2% | 199 | 46.0% | 175 | 45.2% | 161 | 46.0% | 166 | 44.7% | 152 | 45.1% | 166 | 51.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 225 | 53.1% | 242 | 55.9% | 219 | 56.6% | 185 | 52.9% | 186 | 50.1% | 169 | 50.1% | 156 | 48.4% |
Black: | 176 | 41.5% | 176 | 40.6% | 151 | 39.0% | 156 | 44.6% | 172 | 46.4% | 156 | 46.3% | 157 | 48.8% |
White: | 14 | 3.3% | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 12 | 3.2% | 12 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.5% |
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: | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 410 | 96.7% | 423 | 97.7% | 368 | 95.1% | 335 | 95.7% | 357 | 96.2% | 304 | 90.2% | 306 | 95.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.6% | 7 | 1.9% | 12 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.51 | 18.04 | 16.83 | 15.22 | 16.12 | 15.00 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 56% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 50% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 64% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 63% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30% | 55% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 49% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 67% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 56% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 59% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 60% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 64% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43% | 68% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 61% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 56% | 73% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 87% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 41% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 66% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 74% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 69% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 74% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 80% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 87% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 77% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 83% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 58% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 44% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39% | 69% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 76% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 76.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 24.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 52.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 48.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,223.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,659.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,168.0 |
* Brook Avenue Elementary Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.