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GRADY BURNETT J H
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GRADY BURNETT J H
GRADY BURNETT J H is a sizable intermediate school in WYLIE, Texas, run under WYLIE ISD. The school hosts 1,064 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so GRADY BURNETT J H sits 65% above that benchmark.
GRADY BURNETT J H is one of 29 schools operated by WYLIE ISD, a district that educates 25,007 students overall.
In terms of who attends, GRADY BURNETT J H shows that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 16% Black, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, GRADY BURNETT J H lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 28% of students at GRADY BURNETT J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRADY BURNETT J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.5%.
In the broader community, Collin County reports that median household earnings sit near $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which GRADY BURNETT J H is one.
The closest other public school is ACHIEVE ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRADY BURNETT J H. On composite proficiency, GRADY BURNETT J H comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 69.9%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 38%: 772 students in 2018 compared to 1,064 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 47% over that span.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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