Challenge Academy
Alternative · Grades 8–10 · 1 students
Methodist Children's Home
1111 Herring Ave, Waco, TX 76708
Grades
6–12
High
Students
96
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
University of Texas University Charter School
McLennan County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About Methodist Children's Home
Methodist Children's Home is a charter high school in Waco, Texas, serving grades 6–12. It is part of University of Texas University Charter School. The school is located in a midsize city in McLennan County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 96 students were enrolled, with about 8.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Texas high school (13.7 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 6–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 96 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- University of Texas University Charter School
- County
- McLennan County
- NCES school ID
- 480007109513
Schools near Methodist Children's Home
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.