DR AL DRAPER INTERMED

DR AL DRAPER INTERMED operates as a moderately sized junior high in WYLIE, Texas, part of WYLIE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 963 students spanning grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% above the state mean of about 643.

Across the 29 schools in WYLIE ISD (25,007 students total), DR AL DRAPER INTERMED accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DR AL DRAPER INTERMED lists that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 26% of students at DR AL DRAPER INTERMED qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, DR AL DRAPER INTERMED tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Collin County) shows that median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), DR AL DRAPER INTERMED is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RAYMOND B COOPER J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DR AL DRAPER INTERMED comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 74.8%.

DR AL DRAPER INTERMED operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR AL DRAPER INTERMED has ticked down 4%, going from 1,007 students in 2018 to 963 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 15% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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