Indian Spring Middle

Indian Spring Middle is a middle school located in Waco, TX, serving grades 6–8 and approximately 404 students. Operated by Waco ISD, the campus sits about 1.2 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 11.2:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Indian Spring Middle 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.

Middle school transitions matter: Waco News reports on Indian Spring Middle's academic offerings, athletics, and feeder-pattern shifts that determine where graduates attend high school.

Tip about Indian Spring Middle? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Indian Spring Middle". 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.