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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYLIE ISD·NCES 484653006195

T F BIRMINGHAM EL

700 W BROWN ST, WYLIE, TX 75098 · (972) 429-3420 · Collin County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
216 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
5
Kindergarten
90
Grade 1
105
Grade 2
93
Grade 3
100
Grade 4
129
Student demographics
White
18135%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
11221%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54%
Black
11722%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 13%
Asian
7214%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 6%
Two+
397%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
26651%
Female
25649%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
63.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
522
+14 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.8:1
% White
35%
was 53%
% Hispanic
21%
was 19%
% Black
22%
was 19%
% Asian
14%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About T F BIRMINGHAM EL

As a mid-sized primary school in WYLIE, Texas, T F BIRMINGHAM EL instructs 522 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by WYLIE ISD.

WYLIE ISD comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 25,007 students; T F BIRMINGHAM EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, T F BIRMINGHAM EL shows that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting T F BIRMINGHAM EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Collin County's rate of about 30%.

After controlling for student poverty, T F BIRMINGHAM EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which T F BIRMINGHAM EL is one.

R F HARTMAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around T F BIRMINGHAM EL. On composite proficiency, T F BIRMINGHAM EL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 70.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T F BIRMINGHAM EL has grew 3%, going from 508 students in 2018 to 522 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Collin County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
T F BIRMINGHAM EL
District
WYLIE ISD
Address
700 W BROWN ST, WYLIE, TX 75098
Phone
(972) 429-3420
County
Collin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
522
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
12.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
216 (41%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
484653006195
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About T F BIRMINGHAM EL
What is the total enrollment at T F BIRMINGHAM EL?
T F BIRMINGHAM EL enrolls approximately 522 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does T F BIRMINGHAM EL serve?
T F BIRMINGHAM EL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at T F BIRMINGHAM EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at T F BIRMINGHAM EL is approximately 12.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is T F BIRMINGHAM EL?
T F BIRMINGHAM EL reports a student body of 35% White, 21% Hispanic, 22% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is T F BIRMINGHAM EL public or private?
T F BIRMINGHAM EL 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.
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