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 five consecutive years, Waller ISD has been the safest Harris County school district among the twenty-two compared for juvenile offender activity (2000-2004 Annual Reports of the Harris County Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). And as a major part of the open communication system advocated by the WISD Board and administration, the WISD web site won its second consecutive Texas School Public Relations Association Gold Star Award in 2005 - the sixth year in a row that the web site has won a top TSPRA state award.

Waller ISD is a dynamic and fast-paced school district that provides an excellent education for students PreK through the twelfth grade. Innovative thinking and teamwork are hallmarks of the district, and over the past few years Waller ISD has emerged as a state and national leader in technology education. All schools and administrative buildings in the district are networked through a fiber optic wide area network, and all classrooms and libraries have direct Internet connections. There are more than two dozen integrated technology learning programs in use throughout the district.
   In 2005, the WHS Computer Science Team became the smallest school ever to win the Texas Computer Education Association Large School Division State Championship, earning a perfect score in the primarily 5A contest. WHS also won the State 4A UIL Computer Science Championship for the second year in a row, and a WHS student made the top score in the competition. In 2005, WHS had one National Merit Scholarship winner and one National Achievement Scholarship winner. The WHS Quiz Bowl Team advanced to the Elite Eight of the Greater Houston Academic Challenge, and Waller Junior High won the 2005 District 18AAAA UIL Academic Championship.
   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. A Performing Arts addition, an academic wing, and other improvements are currently under construction at WHS.
   Sixty percent of the district’s graduates are college-bound, and in 2005, WHS graduates received approximately $2 million in scholarship opportunities.

Waller ISD has four Recognized campuses - Holleman Elementary, Jones Elementary, Fields Store Elementary, and Roberts Road Elementary. Roberts Road Elementary was named a 2004 TEA Distinguished Performance School. Waller ISD and five of the district schools won 2005 TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgements.

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.