RITA SMITH EL

As a mid-tier primary school in WYLIE, Texas, RITA SMITH EL instructs 587 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by WYLIE ISD.

WYLIE ISD comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 25,007 students; RITA SMITH EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, RITA SMITH EL records that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 21% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RITA SMITH EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.4%; actual is 81.3%, +18.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), RITA SMITH EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DODD EL, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RITA SMITH EL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 70.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. RITA SMITH EL's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 500 (now 587). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 58% to 43%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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