Top Ranked Waco Private High Schools (2026-27)

Live Oak Classical School

Gr: PK-12 | 429 students

Specialized Curriculum

420 S. 5th Street

Waco, TX 76706

(254) 714-1008

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Reicher Catholic High School

Gr: PK-12 | 317 students

Sports: 14

Catholic

2102 N 23rd Street

Waco, TX 76708

(254) 752-8349

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St. Louis Catholic School

Gr: PK-12 | 385 students

Avg. class size: 13 students

Sports: 8

Catholic

2208 N 23rd Street

Waco, TX 76708

(254) 754-2041

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Valor Preparatory Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 503 students

Avg. class size: 17 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 2

Christian

4600 Sanger Ave

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 235-0575

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Vanguard College Preparatory School

Gr: 6-12 | 288 students

Avg. class size: 13 students

Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 14

Specialized Curriculum

2517 Mount Carmel Dr

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 772-8111

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Eagle Christian Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 175 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 3

Christian

6125 Bosque Blvd

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 772-2122

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Parkview Christian Academy

Gr: K-12 | 164 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 8

Baptist

1100 E Lake Shore Dr Unit C

Waco, TX 76708

(254) 753-0159

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Waco, Texas Private Schools (Closed)

Montessori Preparatory School

Gr: PK-1 | 24 students

Montessori School

2925 N 18th St

Waco, TX 76708

(254) 235-7100

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St. Alban S Memorial School

Gr: PK-4 | 83 students

Episcopal

321 North 30th Street

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 756-4841

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Waco, TX Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+16.7% (+1 school) 10-yr

2,261

Students

+133.1% (+1,291 students) 10-yr

$10,304

Avg. Tuition

+98.2% (+$5,104) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-6.7% (-1 student) 10-yr

33%

Students of Color

+32.0% (+8.0 pp) 10-yr

9:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+28.6% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Waco)

This State (TX)

# Schools

7 Schools

619 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Waco, TX Total Schools
2025	7
2024	7
2023	6
2022	4
2021	4
2020	4
2019	5
2018	5
2017	4
2016	6
2015	6

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# Students

2,261 Students

174,505 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	323	291	253
2024	317	281	245
2023	229	276	247
2022	240	279	257
2021	234	271	249
2020	223	258	235
2019	206	271	242
2018	206	271	238
2017	214	289	246
2016	152	289	241
2015	162	264	220

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% Students of Color

33%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	33%	36%	32%
2024	30%	36%	31%
2023	28%	35%	31%
2022	14%	35%	30%
2021	11%	35%	30%
2020	11%	35%	29%
2019	20%	34%	29%
2018	20%	34%	28%
2017	28%	35%	30%
2016	29%	36%	30%
2015	25%	37%	30%

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0.71

0.67

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	0.71	0.67	0.61
2024	0.71	0.66	0.60
2023	0.61	0.65	0.60
2022	0.48	0.64	0.58
2021	0.46	0.64	0.57
2020	0.42	0.63	0.57
2019	0.46	0.64	0.56
2018	0.46	0.64	0.55
2017	0.55	0.64	0.54
2016	0.56	0.64	0.54
2015	0.54	0.63	0.53

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# American Indian Students

7 Students

784 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

276 Students

13,058 Students

% Asian Students

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	13%	8%	5%
2024	13%	8%	6%
2023	17%	6%	6%
2022	2%	6%	5%
2021	2%	6%	5%
2020	2%	6%	5%
2019	3%	5%	5%
2018	3%	5%	5%
2017	2%	4%	4%
2016	2%	5%	4%
2015	2%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

337 Students

26,603 Students

% Hispanic Students

15%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	15%	16%	9%
2024	15%	16%	9%
2023	6%	16%	8%
2022	4%	15%	8%
2021	4%	15%	8%
2020	4%	16%	8%
2019	8%	16%	8%
2018	8%	16%	8%
2017	9%	16%	7%
2016	10%	16%	8%
2015	11%	16%	8%

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# Black Students

60 Students

9,128 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	3%	5%	8%
2024	3%	6%	8%
2023	2%	5%	8%
2022	2%	5%	8%
2021	2%	5%	8%
2020	2%	5%	8%
2019	1%	5%	8%
2018	1%	5%	8%
2017	2%	5%	8%
2016	5%	5%	8%
2015	5%	5%	9%

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# White Students

999 Students

88,970 Students

% White Students

44%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	44%	52%	59%
2024	45%	53%	60%
2023	58%	54%	60%
2022	69%	55%	62%
2021	71%	56%	63%
2020	74%	56%	64%
2019	71%	56%	64%
2018	71%	56%	65%
2017	62%	55%	66%
2016	62%	55%	66%
2015	65%	56%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

6 Students

326 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

576 Students

32,615 Students

% of Others Students

26%

19%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	25%	19%	17%
2024	24%	17%	15%
2023	17%	18%	16%
2022	22%	18%	16%
2021	20%	17%	15%
2020	17%	16%	14%
2019	17%	17%	14%
2018	17%	17%	13%
2017	25%	20%	14%
2016	21%	19%	13%
2015	17%	17%	12%

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# Teachers

248 Teachers

18,426 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	9:1	9:1	10:1
2024	9:1	9:1	10:1
2023	9:1	9:1	10:1
2022	8:1	9:1	10:1
2021	8:1	9:1	10:1
2020	8:1	9:1	10:1
2019	7:1	9:1	10:1
2018	7:1	9:1	10:1
2017	7:1	9:1	10:1
2016	6:1	10:1	10:1
2015	7:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

31%

49%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	31%	49%	57%
2024	31%	48%	57%
2023	31%	48%	57%
2022	31%	48%	56%
2021	31%	47%	56%
2020	34%	47%	56%
2019	34%	47%	55%
2018	34%	47%	55%
2017	60%	48%	55%
2016	80%	49%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	14	14	14
2024	14	14	14
2023	13	14	14
2022	13	14	14
2021	13	14	14
2020	13	13	14
2019	13	13	14
2018	13	14	14
2017	14	14	14
2016	12	14	14
2015	15	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	10	13	13
2024	13	12	12
2023	13	12	12
2022	17	12	12
2021	16	11	12
2020	14	11	12
2019	11	12	11
2018	11	12	11
2017	11	11	11
2016	11	11	11
2015	6	11	10

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Average SAT score

1350

(Out of 1600)

1233

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	1350	1234	1233
2024	1350	1233	1231
2023	1350	1227	1229
2022	1350	1226	1230
2021	1350	1225	1230
2020	1300	1222	1227
2019	1300	1223	1226
2018	1300	1222	1226
2017	1400	1221	1233
2015	1125	1255	1265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	27	26	26
2024	27	26	26
2023	27	26	26
2022	27	26	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	26
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,304

$14,737

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	$10,304	$14,530	$17,997
2024	$9,367	$12,437	$17,011
2023	$9,367	$11,877	$16,191
2022	$10,600	$11,597	$15,821
2021	$5,200	$11,056	$15,331
2020	$5,200	$11,189	$15,046
2019	$5,200	$10,822	$14,791
2018	$5,200	$10,419	$14,527
2017	$5,200	$10,351	$14,161
2016	$6,050	$9,488	$13,713
2015	$5,200	$8,835	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

24%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	37%	24%	38%
2024	37%	24%	37%
2023	40%	25%	36%
2022	40%	25%	36%
2021	40%	26%	36%
2020	40%	26%	35%
2019	40%	26%	34%
2018	40%	26%	33%
2017	65%	23%	32%
2016	10%	22%	31%
2015	34%	22%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,000

$5,098

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	$1,000	$4,916	$9,714
2024	$1,000	$5,253	$9,498

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Average Endowment Size

$2 million

$25.93 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

80%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	80%	82%	79%
2024	80%	80%	81%
2023	80%	81%	81%
2022	80%	82%	81%
2021	80%	82%	81%
2020	80%	81%	81%
2019	80%	80%	81%
2018	80%	79%	80%
2017	80%	79%	81%
2016	90%	78%	80%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

11 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Waco, TX?

The private high schools in Waco, TX include Reicher Catholic High School, St. Louis Catholic School, and Valor Preparatory Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Waco?

7 private high schools are located in Waco.

How diverse are private high schools in Waco?

Waco private high schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is lower than the Texas private school average of 37%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Waco?

86% of private high schools in Waco are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private high schools in Waco are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Waco include: Vanguard College Preparatory School vs. Live Oak Classical School, Reicher Catholic High School vs. Vanguard College Preparatory School

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