Rapoport Academy Public School
Waco, Texas · McLennan County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Rapoport Academy Public School runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 898 students. By enrollment it is the 600th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, midsize.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 898 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 80.2 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.9% (state 61.6%) |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| NCES district ID | 4800042 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Rapoport Academy Public School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 396 | 12.4 | 78.3% |
| Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School | High | 9–12 | 233 | 9 | 56.2% |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 269 | 12 | 66.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Rapoport Academy Public School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Rapoport Academy Public School in context
Size
Rapoport Academy Public School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 299 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy (396) and the smallest is Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School (233). NCES lists Rapoport Academy Public School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is kindergarten, with 69 students. Grade 12 has 48 students and kindergarten has 69, 30% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Rapoport Academy Public School enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Rapoport Academy Public School at 45.5%, below their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 32.6%.
68.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 56.2% at Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School to 78.3% at Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 80.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 11.2 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 3 counselors it has 299 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Rapoport Academy Public School is based inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, an area NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest district is La Vega ISD, 1.7 miles away with 3,093 students. 27 districts are within 25 miles, and 11 of them enroll more students than Rapoport Academy Public School. McLennan County has 20 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 74 | 12 |
| School counselors | 3 | 299 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 20.9 | 43 |
| Other student support staff | 17.5 | 51 |
| School administrators | 4 | 225 |
| District administrators | 2 | 449 |
| All staff | 158.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 45.5% |
| Black | 32.6% |
| White | 16.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 66 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 67 |
| Grade 8 | 66 |
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 66 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vega ISD | 2 mi | 3,093 | 15.1 | – |
| Waco ISD | 3 mi | 13,376 | 14.5 | – |
| Connally ISD | 4 mi | 2,269 | 12.3 | – |
| Bosqueville ISD | 5 mi | 729 | 11.8 | – |
| Robinson ISD | 6 mi | 2,378 | 13.8 | – |
| Gholson ISD | 6 mi | 265 | 13.3 | – |
| Axtell ISD | 7 mi | 834 | 10.4 | – |
| Midway ISD | 8 mi | 8,824 | 15.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in McLennan County
- Waco ISD (13,376 students)
- Midway ISD (8,824 students)
- La Vega ISD (3,093 students)
- China Spring ISD (3,013 students)
- Robinson ISD (2,378 students)
- Connally ISD (2,269 students)
- Lorena ISD (1,817 students)
- McGregor ISD (1,495 students)
- West ISD (1,300 students)
- Axtell ISD (834 students)
- Moody ISD (751 students)
- Bosqueville ISD (729 students)
- Riesel ISD (689 students)
- Valley Mills ISD (669 students)
- Mart ISD (605 students)
- Crawford ISD (596 students)
- Bruceville-Eddy ISD (565 students)
- Gholson ISD (265 students)
- Hallsburg ISD (131 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1020 Elm Ave Bldg 100, Waco, TX 76704
Phone: (254)754-8000
Website: rapoportacademy.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.