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Enrollment
963
Middle
DISTRICT 1,018 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYLIE ISD·NCES 484653011180
Dr Al Draper Intermed
103 HENSLEY, WYLIE, TX 75098 · (972) 429-3350 · Collin County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL963 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
252 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 | 466 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 497 | 52% |
Student demographics
75%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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Dr Al Draper Intermed
Dr Al Draper Intermed's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Al Draper Intermed this school | 963 | 26.2% | 69.8% |
| Raymond B Cooper Junior High School WYLIE | 1,019 | 24.9% | 69.0% |
| Smith Middle School CYPRESS | 1,091 | 21.1% | 79.2% |
| Garland McMeans Junior High School KATY | 1,133 | 28.0% | 82.8% |
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School ALLEN | 1,323 | 19.2% | 74.2% |
| Killian Middle School LEWISVILLE | 997 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
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 Dr Al Draper Intermed ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #100 of 1,635 | #19 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #119 of 1,670 ▲ 18 | #19 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #146 of 1,670 ▲ 16 | #22 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #399 of 1,570 | #14 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 963 | #323 of 1,749 | #22 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #795 of 1,542 | #22 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.1% | #21 of 1,543 | #4 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #1,495 of 1,648 | #27 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #806 of 942 | #27 of 29 |
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
963
+10 (+1%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 963 | 65.4 | 14.7:1 | 26% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 1,010 | 64.4 | 15.7:1 | 26% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 977 | 61.9 | 15.8:1 | 27% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | 57 | 16.7:1 | 26% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 1,007 | 63.4 | 15.9:1 | 28% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 28% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 30% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Al Draper Intermed.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,007 to 963); teachers up 3% (63.4 to 65.4).
About Dr Al Draper Intermed
As a mid-sized middle school, Dr Al Draper Intermed serves students in WYLIE, Texas. Federal data show 963 students enrolled in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 50% larger than average.
WYLIE ISD is made up of 21 schools with 19,401 students in all.
White students account for 34% of enrollment at Dr Al Draper Intermed, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 54% of Collin County residents are White. The diversity index for Dr Al Draper Intermed is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr Al Draper Intermed is 14.7:1, based on 65.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Dr Al Draper Intermed counts 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Dr Al Draper Intermed lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Texas public middle schools.
Dr Al Draper Intermed posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.8%, compared with a predicted 62.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dr Al Draper Intermed, Collin County has 338 public schools.
The closest school to Dr Al Draper Intermed is Raymond B Cooper Junior High School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 75.0% on proficiency, and Dr Al Draper Intermed is below that at 69.8%.
For locale, NCES codes Dr Al Draper Intermed as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 953 to 963, a small change. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
The Dr Al Draper Intermed discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Ab Harrison Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,093 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
Other schools in WYLIE
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 3,189 students
- Wylie East High SchoolHigh · 2,709 students
- Ab Harrison Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,093 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
Nearby schools
- Raymond B Cooper Junior High School0.1 mi · 1,019
- Wylie High School0.7 mi · 3,189
- Don Whitt Elementary School0.9 mi · 728
- Cheri Cox Elementary School1.2 mi · 670
- R V Groves Elementary School2.0 mi · 680
- R F Hartman Elementary School2.1 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Al Draper IntermedHow large is Dr Al Draper Intermed?
Dr Al Draper Intermed enrolls approximately 963 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Dr Al Draper Intermed serve?
Dr Al Draper Intermed serves grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Dr Al Draper Intermed have?
Dr Al Draper Intermed employs 65 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Dr Al Draper Intermed?
Student demographics at Dr Al Draper Intermed are roughly 34% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dr Al Draper Intermed public or private?
Dr Al Draper Intermed 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.