CHERI COX EL

Set in SACHSE, Texas, CHERI COX EL is an average-sized K-5 school, overseen by WYLIE ISD. It enrolls 670 students across grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

CHERI COX EL is one of 29 schools operated by WYLIE ISD, a district that serves 25,007 students overall.

In terms of who attends, CHERI COX EL shows that the most-represented group is White (38%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 32% Hispanic, 14% Black, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, CHERI COX EL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHERI COX EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 60.6%; actual is 75.7%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Collin County) records that the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. CHERI COX EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

DON WHITT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CHERI COX EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 668 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 49% to 38%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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