Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School
Public high school (charter) in Waco, Texas · Rapoport Academy Public School · Grades 9–12
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School serves 233 students in grades 9–12 in Waco (McLennan County). It is one of 3 schools in Rapoport Academy Public School. By enrollment it is the 1267th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rapoport Academy Public School |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480004211302 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rapoport Academy Public School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 233 | 898 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.2% | 68.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School in context
Size
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is the only high school in Rapoport Academy Public School. Its 233 students are 25.9% of the district's 898. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 112; Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 11 with 66 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 48, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (48 against 58). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52.4% here and 45.5% across Rapoport Academy Public School. Black students are next, at 22.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.9% across Rapoport Academy Public School and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 233 students, Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School has 9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 233 students would have about 16.6 teachers, so Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School has 9.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Methodist Children's Home, 2 miles away in University of Texas University Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 13 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 52.4% |
| Black | 22.7% |
| White | 20.6% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 58 |
| Grade 10 | 61 |
| Grade 11 | 66 |
| Grade 12 | 48 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1020 Elm Ave Bld 500, Waco, TX 76704
Phone: (254)754-2288
Website: rapoportacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Paul and Jane Meyer Public High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Home | University of Texas University Charter School | 2.0 mi | 96 | 8.8 | – |
| Bill Logue Detention Center | Waco ISD | 2.1 mi | 11 | 91.7 | 72.7% |
| La Vega High School | La Vega ISD | 2.5 mi | 881 | 13.7 | 88.3% |
| Challenge Academy | Waco ISD | 2.7 mi | 52 | 13.4 | 92.3% |
| Waco Center for Youth | Axtell ISD | 2.9 mi | 69 | 9.9 | 47.8% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Waco | Harmony Public Schools - North Texas | 3.4 mi | 614 | 16.2 | 86.2% |
| Premier H S of Waco | Premier High Schools | 3.8 mi | 128 | 20.2 | 84.4% |
| Waco High School | Waco ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,885 | 13.4 | 83.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rapoport Academy Public School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audre and Bernard Rapoport Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 396 |
| Quinn Campus Public Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 269 |