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Enrollment
1,093
Middle
DISTRICT 1,018 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYLIE ISD·NCES 484653007224
Ab Harrison Intermediate School
1001 S BALLARD, WYLIE, TX 75098 · (972) 429-3300 · Collin County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,093 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
320 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 527 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 566 | 52% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 23.0% | 16.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 51.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ab Harrison Intermediate School
Ab Harrison Intermediate School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ab Harrison Intermediate School this school | 1,093 | 29.3% | 66.4% |
| Doerre Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,188 | 28.7% | 71.3% |
| Grady Burnett Junior High School WYLIE | 1,064 | 28.4% | 66.9% |
| Cox Intermediate School SPRING | 1,053 | 26.5% | 60.7% |
| Grand Lakes Junior High School TOMBALL | 1,015 | 30.0% | 68.9% |
| Cw Worthington Middle School HASLET | 1,201 | 29.6% | 52.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ab Harrison Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #147 of 1,635 | #24 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #169 of 1,670 ▼ 20 | #27 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #275 of 1,670 ▼ 38 | #35 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,164 of 1,570 | #44 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,093 | #198 of 1,749 | #13 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #939 of 1,542 | #28 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #111 of 1,543 | #23 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #1,457 of 1,648 | #23 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.9% | #33 of 437 | #3 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,093
+154 (+16%) vs 2020
+52% since 2000-01, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,093 | 71.4 | 15.3:1 | 29% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 1,108 | 71.7 | 15.5:1 | 31% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 1,039 | 67.3 | 15.4:1 | 31% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 939 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 26% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 44.6 | 15.7:1 | 24% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 25% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 29% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 15% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ab Harrison Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (701 to 1,093); teachers up 60% (44.6 to 71.4).
About Ab Harrison Intermediate School
Families in WYLIE, Texas, are served by Ab Harrison Intermediate School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It reports enrollment of 1,093 students in grades 5 through 6. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
Within WYLIE ISD, Ab Harrison Intermediate School is one of 21 schools. The district enrolls 19,401 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Ab Harrison Intermediate School is White, with 43% of students. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points below the 54% share among Collin County residents. The diversity index for Ab Harrison Intermediate School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Ab Harrison Intermediate School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 29%. The average for public schools in Collin County is similar, at 30%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ab Harrison Intermediate School is +5.3 points: 66.4% actual, 61.2% predicted.
The school is in Collin County, where median household income comes to about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Collin County counts 338 public schools with about 227,575 students.
Ab Harrison Intermediate School's nearest public school is R F Hartman Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.7%; Ab Harrison Intermediate School's is 66.4%, ranking 7th of 8.
The NCES locale for Ab Harrison Intermediate School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,093 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 939.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WYLIE ISD
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 3,189 students
- Wylie East High SchoolHigh · 2,709 students
- Grady Burnett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,064 students
- Raymond B Cooper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Frank McMillan Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Dr Al Draper IntermedMiddle · 963 students
Other schools in WYLIE
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 3,189 students
- Wylie East High SchoolHigh · 2,709 students
- Grady Burnett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,064 students
- Raymond B Cooper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Frank McMillan Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,011 students
- Dr Al Draper IntermedMiddle · 963 students
Nearby schools
- R F Hartman Elementary School0.3 mi · 518
- Grady Burnett Junior High School0.4 mi · 1,064
- Achieve Academy0.4 mi · 133
- P M Akin Elementary School1.1 mi · 583
- T F Birmingham Elementary School1.2 mi · 522
- Wally Watkins Elementary School1.2 mi · 832
Frequently asked questions
About Ab Harrison Intermediate SchoolHow large is Ab Harrison Intermediate School?
Ab Harrison Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,093 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Ab Harrison Intermediate School serve?
Ab Harrison Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Ab Harrison Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Ab Harrison Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ab Harrison Intermediate School?
At Ab Harrison Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 26% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Ab Harrison Intermediate School public or private?
Ab Harrison Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WYLIE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.