In 2012-13 and 2013–14, the school district and all campuses received the highest Texas Education Agency accountability rating of "Met Standard.
[5] The district includes almost all of Waxahachie and parts of Ennis, Midlothian and Pecan Hill.
[6] Students in Waxahachie typically outperform local region and statewide averages on standardized tests.
In 2015-2016 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results, 80% of students in Waxahachie ISD met Level II Satisfactory standards, compared with 76% in Region 10 and 75% in the state of Texas.
The class of 2015 included 545 graduates; the annual drop-out rate across grades 9-12 was 2.2%.