Alta Vista El

Alta Vista EL is a elementary school located in Waco, TX, serving grades -1–5 and approximately 545 students. Operated by Waco ISD, the campus sits about 2.6 miles from Waco News's newsroom and is part of Waco News's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 36 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is roughly in line with the state average for TX public schools.

Alta Vista EL operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. Waco News publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

For families in Waco considering elementary placement, Alta Vista EL is one of the campuses Waco News regularly covers — including school board decisions, bond elections, and individual program changes that affect enrollment.

Tip about Alta Vista EL? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Alta Vista EL". For more education coverage, see waconews.org/schools or browse Waco News's latest reporting at waconews.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.