China Spring Intermediate School
Public middle school in Waco, Texas · China Spring ISD · Grades 5–6
China Spring Intermediate School serves 491 students in grades 5–6 in Waco (McLennan County). It is one of 6 schools in China Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 1107th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | China Spring ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481396008874 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | China Spring ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 491 | 3,013 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.6% | 33.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
China Spring Intermediate School in context
Size
China Spring Intermediate School is the largest of China Spring ISD's 2 middle schools; its 491 students are 16.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.4 miles away and have a median of 624 students, so China Spring Intermediate School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 264 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 227, against an average of 246 per grade. This year grade 6 has 16% more students than grade 5 (264 against 227). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 66% of enrollment, a higher share than across China Spring ISD (62.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 26.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 33.8% across China Spring ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
China Spring Intermediate School has 30.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 491 students would have about 34.1 teachers, so China Spring Intermediate School has 3.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Bosqueville Middle School, 2.2 miles away in Bosqueville ISD. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66% |
| Hispanic | 26.1% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 227 |
| Grade 6 | 264 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4001 Flat Rock Rd, Waco, TX 76708
Phone: (254)759-1200
Website: chinaspringisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: China Spring Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosqueville Middle School | Bosqueville ISD | 2.2 mi | 183 | 12.3 | 37.2% |
| China Spring Middle School | China Spring ISD | 3.2 mi | 483 | 16.1 | 34.2% |
| G W Carver Middle School | Waco ISD | 6.7 mi | 723 | 13 | 96.3% |
| Tennyson Middle School | Waco ISD | 7.2 mi | 963 | 15.6 | 81.9% |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | Rapoport Academy Public School | 7.5 mi | 269 | 12 | 66.2% |
| Connally Junior High School | Connally ISD | 7.7 mi | 553 | 11.9 | 79.6% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School | Waco ISD | 8.0 mi | 786 | 13.9 | 93.5% |
| La Vega Intermediate H P Miles Campus | La Vega ISD | 9.1 mi | 695 | 16.6 | 92.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in China Spring ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Spring Elementary School | Elementary | 2–4 | 613 |
| China Spring High School | High | 9–12 | 959 |
| China Spring Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 483 |
| China Spring Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 456 |
| Tag | High | 9–12 | 11 |