The Waller Independent School District is the second largest school district in total square miles in the Houston area, encompassing 328 square miles in Waller and northwest Harris Counties. Waller ISD is located on Hwy 290, approximately 40 miles northwest of downtown Houston, in a semi-rural/agricultural region that is currently undergoing rapid residential and commercial development. Seven Waller ISD campuses serve over 5000 students.
   For nine consecutive years, Waller ISD has been the safest Harris County school district among the twenty-two compared for juvenile offender activity (from Annual Reports of the Harris County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). WISD employs five full time school resource officers from the Harris County Sheriff’s Department to help keep our students safe.  Since 1887, Waller ISD has had a long standing tradition of academic and extracurricular excellence.

Waller ISD today WISD is a dynamic and fast-paced school district that provides for students PreK through the twelfth grade. Innovative thinking and teamwork are hallmarks of the district. Waller ISD provides a number of other educational opportunities, including special education for preschool and school age children as well as a wide variety of adult education programs. The district has adopted the Professional Learning Community model for instructional and administrative decision making.

Waller ISD strives to be a leader in all aspects of educational technology.  District classrooms are connected by a high speed fiber network and classrooms are equipped with state-of-the-art digital technology to include interactive whiteboards, projectors, laptops, and student response system.  Multiple computer labs are available on each campus and students at all grade levels participate in challenging technology instruction.  Individual classrooms are also equipped with multiple technology based learning programs supporting instruction in reading, mathematics, science, and languages.

In 2008, Waller ISD and its campuses earned 15 TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgements with 5 of 7 campuses being named “Recognized” schools; the WHS Band won the UIL Sweepstakes award, and the WHS Band has been sweepstakes winners 3 years in a row; and in 2007 Choir won sweepstakes; WJH has won District Championships in soccer, volleyball, track, cross-country and basketball; WJH has also won the District UIL Academic Championship for the last six years and is the current reigning champion. In 2005-2006 a WHS soccer coach was named District 18-AAAA Coach of the Year, a WHS female wrestler won Bronze in the Collegiate Open Division of the U.S. Girls Wrestling Association National Championship, in 2008 the WHS Girls Wrestling program won the Duals State Championship, the WHS Theatre Troupe won the One-Act Play Zone competition, and a WHS athlete won the State 4A Girls Powerlifiting Championship. In 2007 the WHS Varsity Football team advanced to the regional semifinals.  Waller ISD earned its sixth consecutive Superior rating in Texas Schools FIRST financial accountability system. SMS and WJH are annual participants and consistent winners in the Hewlett Packard Robotics Competition.
WHS offers over 50 hours of dual college credit courses, and teachers, administrators, and trustees encourage student participation in extra-curricular activities. Students can choose from award-winning bands, choirs, and theatre arts; ten team sports; and over 30 other student activities. Eighty percent of the district’s graduates planned to attend higher education, and in 2007-2008, WHS graduates received approximately $3.8 million in scholarship opportunities.

Waller ISD also provides a number of other educational opportunities, including special education for preschool and school age children as well as a wide variety of adult education programs. Professional growth opportunities available to its personnel include state Teacher Reading Academies (part of the Texas Reading Initiative), Bilingual programs through Texas A&M University, Carnegie training, Boys Town training, and CPR certification.