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G L Wiley Opportunity Center

Alternative

G L Wiley Opportunity Center, a public other school in Waco, Texas: grades 2–12, 98 students, 6.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Waco ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 98
Teachers (FTE): 15.0
Students per teacher: 6.5
Grades: 2–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 90% of schools in Texas

Median 11.0 · 355 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 80% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 86% of schools in Texas

Median 243 · 360 schools compared

Smaller than 68% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

13%proficient

−3.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of schools in Texas

Median 51% · 324 schools compared

52 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Texas: 42%

0.0%proficient

−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 98% of schools in Texas

Median 37% · 322 schools compared

56 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades 2–12
Type: District school · Alternative
Area: Midsize city
Run by: Waco ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Waco ISD.

Location

Address: 1030 E Live Oak St, Waco, TX 76704
Phone: (254)757-3829
City or town: Waco
County: McLennan County

Website Quality of life in Waco Schools in Waco

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Gholson ISDFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	264	13.3	48%	33%	11.7 mi
Mount Calm ISDFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	168	11.1	50%	32%	19.5 mi
Aquilla School	Pre-K–12	332	13.7	67%	44%	20.1 mi
Chilton School	Pre-K–12	566	14.0	46%	25%	20.3 mi
Abbott School	Pre-K–12	284	11.7	68%	49%	21.6 mi
Penelope School	Pre-K–12	216	11.8	54%	43%	22.9 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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