Resources Waco Public Schools Waco Public Schools Waco, Texas Waco ISD has gone from having two low performing high schools in 1997 to having six schools rated exemplary and seven rated recognized by the Texas Education Agency. Waco ISD abolished social promotion to reestablish rigor in the classroom and became the model the accountability program adopted by the 76th legislature for the State of Texas. Student performance among minorities has risen double digits under the new policy. The American School Board Journal awarded Waco ISD a year 2000 Magna Award for the policy that has driven student success. Waco Public Schools serve 15,500 students from three year olds to seniors.
Students attend neighborhood schools.
A magnet school continuum is offered from prekindergarten through graduation. Elementary magnets are Alta Vista Montessori, Hillcrest Professional Development School and Lake Waco Montessori. A.J. Moore Academy is the high school magnet. The application period for magnet schools is February-March every year. All students in Waco ISD are eligible to apply for magnet schools.