Waxahachie Global High School

What Waxahachie Global High School does

Waxahachie Global High School is a public Early College High School (ECHS) operated by Waxahachie Independent School District (WISD), a Texas government state entity located at 600 W 2nd St, Waxahachie, Texas. Founded in 2007 as a STEM campus and designated an ECHS by the Texas Education Agency in 2009, the school serves approximately 450 students in grades 9-12 drawn exclusively from within Waxahachie ISD boundaries. The school's core offering is the Early College High School Program, through which students simultaneously complete a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree (or up to 60 college credit hours toward a Bachelor's Degree) at no cost, with textbooks, tuition, and fees covered through institutional partnerships.

The school's academic technology stack consists of dual credit course delivery through the Canvas LMS operated by Navarro College and the University of Texas at Tyler (the state T-STEM Center), with student information managed via Skyward Family Access and single sign-on handled by ClassLink. Administrative commerce runs through RevTrak and MySchoolBucks, while Parchment handles digital transcript ordering and Tip411 supports anonymous safety reporting. The curriculum integrates four years of core academics with a minimum two years of Technology and Engineering, plus specialized pathways in Engineering, Business, and Health Science added in 2018.

The school's business model is non-commercial: it is funded entirely by Waxahachie ISD property taxes and Texas state education funding, with no tuition charged for high school coursework. Dual credit college coursework is funded at no cost to families through the Navarro College and UT Tyler partnerships. The school reports that approximately 95% of students earn their Associate's Degree before high school graduation, an outcome metric tied to its ECHS designation standards set by the Texas Education Agency. Enrollment is closed to out-of-district students unless a sibling is currently attending, reflecting capacity constraints driven by Waxahachie ISD population growth.

Name

Waxahachie Global High School

Legal name

Waxahachie Global High School

Website

https://global.wisd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Waxahachie Global High School is a public Early College High School within Waxahachie ISD, Texas, serving approximately 450 grades 9-12 students with free dual credit coursework through Navarro College and UT Tyler partnerships, enabling 95% of students to earn an Associate's Degree before high school graduation.

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Product category

Public Secondary Education (Early College High School)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Dual Enrollment / Early College Programs (via Community Colleges) (EDAHADAH)

Keywords

• Public high school education
• Dual credit courses
• Early college programs
• STEM secondary education
• Associate degree pathways

Headquarters

HQ city

Waxahachie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Waxahachie Global High School is a public Early College High School (ECHS) within Waxahachie ISD that allows students in grades 9-12 to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associate's Degree from Navarro College (or up to 60 college credit hours toward a Bachelor's Degree) at no cost. Students begin dual credit coursework in freshman year through hybrid, on-campus, or online delivery, with tuition, books, and fees covered through partnerships with Navarro College and the University of Texas at Tyler. The curriculum combines four years of core academics (English, Math, Science, Social Studies) with a minimum of two years of Technology and Engineering, plus pathways in Engineering, Business, and Health Science.

Product overview

Waxahachie Global High School is an Early College High School offering an integrated educational program combining high school academics with college-level coursework. The school's core product is the ECHS Program, which allows students to simultaneously earn their high school diploma and an Associate's Degree from Navarro College (or up to 60 hours toward a Bachelor's Degree) at no cost. The program integrates four years of core academics (English, Math, Science, Social Studies) with a minimum of two years of Technology and Engineering, plus specialized pathways in Engineering, Business, and Health Science. Students access college courses through Canvas LMS via Navarro College and UT Tyler partnerships. Administrative functions are supported through Skyward Family Access for student information management. Additional support services include a College & Career Center, counseling services, and summer school programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of students earn their Associate's Degree before graduating from high school
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Navarro CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary dual credit partner allowing students to take college courses while in high school. Students receive Associate's Degree upon completion. The college provides hybrid, on-campus, and online course delivery options. Navarro College does not charge tuition, books, or fees for Global High students during their enrollment.
• University of Texas at TylercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState T-STEM Center partner. Serves as the state T-STEM Center and provides pathways for students pursuing STEM fields. Partner institution for Greater Texas Foundation Scholars program that supports ECHS graduates transitioning to four-year institutions.
• Texas Education AgencycoreOthersAuthorizes and monitors Early College High School designation through formal benchmark process. Establishes standards and requirements for ECHS program integrity including six foundational benchmarks for school-college partnerships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Uplift Education: Texas charter network operating college-preparatory public schools in North Texas, including early college programming. Comparable mission of preparing underserved students for college success.
• KIPP Texas Public Schools: Texas charter network of college-preparatory public schools serving similar grade spans with a comparable college-readiness focus, though operating in different geographies.

Regional players

• Dallas College: Large multi-campus community college district in North Texas offering dual credit programs to area high schools. Operates in the broader region but not in Waxahachie ISD's immediate catchment.
• Tarrant County College: Community college district in adjacent Tarrant County offering dual credit to local high schools. Comparable dual credit delivery model for a different North Texas district.

Direct peers

• Waxahachie High School: Traditional comprehensive high school within Waxahachie ISD serving grades 9-12 from the same district catchment. Directly comparable as a sister school competing for the same in-district students.
• Waxahachie High School of Choice: Alternative high school within Waxahachie ISD, also serving grades 9-12 with a non-traditional model. Competes with Global for families seeking alternative public school options in the same district.
• Challenge Academy (Waxahachie ISD): Another alternative education campus within Waxahachie ISD. Competes for in-district students seeking non-traditional pathways and shares the same district funding and governance structure.

Others

• The University of Texas at Tyler: State T-STEM Center partner providing STEM pathways and four-year transition support via the Greater Texas Foundation Scholars program. Ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.
• Navarro College: Community college partner providing dual credit course delivery and Associate's Degree credentialing. Critical infrastructure partner rather than a competitor, but tightly coupled to the program's viability.

Broad incumbents

• IDEA Public Schools: Large Texas charter network that operates multiple Early College High Schools with similar dual credit and Associate's Degree pathways, though at much greater scale and across multiple regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGVvEsRL6vJJkztSx8SdveA
• Facebookfacebook.com/Global-High-School-Waxahachie-ISD-103492942407293
• Instagraminstagram.com/waxahachieisd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/waxahachie-global-high-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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