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[[Image:Waco ISD building, Waco, TX IMG_6723.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Waco Independent School District headquarters in downtown Waco, Texas]]
[[Image:Waco ISD Stadium's Main Stand.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Waco ISD Stadium, 2016 Waco, Texas]] [[Image:Waco ISD Stadium's Vistor Stand.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Waco ISD Stadium, Visitor Stand, 2016 Waco, Texas]]
'''Waco Independent School District''' is a public school district based in Waco, Texas (USA).
The district<!--Census code UNI 30640--> serves most of Waco, Beverly Hills, and a portion of Woodway.<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48309_mclennan/DC20SD_C48309.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: McLennan County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|place=Suitland, Maryland|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=2026-04-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48309_mclennan/DC20SD_C48309_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|title = 2009 Accountability Rating System|publisher = Texas Education Agency|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html|archivedate = 2015-10-25}}</ref>
==Academics== "Waco ISD annually qualifies more students for State History Day than any other school district in Central Texas. In 2013, four Waco ISD students advanced to National History Day in College Park, Maryland."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wacoisd.org/cms/One.aspx |title=Waco ISD |website=www.wacoisd.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120181924/http://www.wacoisd.org/cms/One.aspx |archive-date=2012-01-20}}</ref>
==Schools==
===High Schools (Grades 9-12)=== * Waco High School * University High School Former high schools: * A.J. Moore Academy (Magnet) * Richfield High School (Closed)
===Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)=== *ATLAS Academy (Magnet)*For GT students * Cesar Chavez Middle * G.W. Carver Middle * Indian Spring Middle * Lake Air Montessori (Magnet) * Tennyson Middle
===Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)=== *Alta Vista * Bell's Hill * Brook Avenue * Cedar Ridge * Crestview * Dean Highland * Hillcrest Professional Development School (Magnet) * J.H. Hines * Kendrick * Lake Air Montessori (Magnet) * Mountainview (International Baccalaureate) * Parkdale * Provident Heights * South Waco * West Avenue
===Other=== *Brazos High Credit Recovery * Greater Waco Advanced Manufacturing Academy * Wiley Opportunity Center (Alternative Campus) * McLennan County Challenge Academy (Alternative Campus)
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.wacoisd.org/}} {{Waco, Texas}} {{Education in McLennan County, Texas}} {{Authority control}} {{coord|31.546|-97.149|type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-TX|display=title}}
Category:School districts in McLennan County, Texas Category:Education in Waco, Texas