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University High School

Direction3201 S New Rd, Waco, TX, 76706

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University High School is located at 3201 S NEW RD, WACO, TX, 76706. The school is part of WACO ISD.

To contact the school, call (254) 756-1843.
Teachers
University High School employs 124 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,745 students with a student to teacher ratio of 14.10 S/T. The special education division has 14 teachers assisting it. University High School also employs 14 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1752
Is Charter
No
Address
3201 S NEW RD, WACO, TX, 76706
Principal
DR QUNISHA JOHNSON
School District
Phone
(254) 756-1843
County
Mclennan County
Website
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of University High School

Accountability Ratings

C
Average
Start FullStart FullStart FullStar EmptyStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 70
Student Progress 78
Closing Performance Gaps 66
Overall 74

Distinction Designations

MedalMedal
Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

University High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 389 22.29%
Hispanic 1,240 71.06%
White 85 4.87%
Asian 3 0.17%
Native American 2 0.11%
Two or More Races 24 1.38%
Total Students 1,745 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,463 83.84%
Limited English Proficiency 421 24.13%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 408 23.38%
Gifted & Talented 212 12.15%
Special Education 207 11.86%
Teacher Student Ratio 14.10 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 7 5.26%
20 - 30 years 9 7.61%
10 - 20 years 29 23.64%
6 - 10 years 30 24.45%
1- 5 years 42 34.09%
Beginning Teacher 6 4.86%
Teacher Experience Average 10.50 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 7.60 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 124 100%
Female Teachers 60 48.66 %
Male Teachers 63 51.34 %
School Admin 6
School Support 17
Edu Aids 14
Special Education 14

University High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 70% 59% 62% 87% 93%
African American 64% 53% 54% 76% 93%
Hispanic 72% 60% 65% 89% 92%
White 76% 67% 59% 96% 94%
Asian 100% *% % *% *%
Two or More Races 80% 80% 50% 100% *%
Economically Disadvantaged 69% 58% 59% 87% 92%
Male Students 65% 54% 56% 81% 92%
Female Students 75% 64% 68% 92% 94%
Special Education 44% 25% 37% 70% 78%
Limited English Proficiency 62% 50% 57% 83% 86%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested		 SAT
Avg		 ACT
Avg		 Abv
Criteria
ALL 73.6 829 19 8.7
African American 67.2 795 * 4.7
Hispanic 75.6 831 * 10
White 66.7 883 n/a n/a
Asian n/a n/a n/a n/a
Two or More Races * * n/a *
Male Students 69.3 820 * 9.9
Female Students 77.6 837 * 7.7
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready		 Math
Ready		 Both
Ready		 Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 77.1 58.1 51.4 89.3 n/a 1 9.8
African American 62.5 46.9 39.1 90 n/a 1.4 8.6
Hispanic 80.8 60.3 53.6 89.3 n/a 0.9 9.8
White 66.7 55.6 50 88.9 n/a n/a 11.1
Asian n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Two or More Races * * * * * * *
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 88.7 n/a 0.5 10.8
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 89.9 n/a 1.4 8.8
Special Education 30 16.7 6.7 80.6 n/a n/a 19.4
Eco Disadvantaged 78.4 57.4 50.9 88.4 n/a 0.8 10.7

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