1
Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON ISD·NCES 482297012264
William E Wylie Elementary School
1735 HWY 259 S, HENDERSON, TX 75654 · (903) 655-5200 · Rusk County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
453 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 246 | 35% |
| Grade 2 | 231 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 221 | 32% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
William E Wylie Elementary School→Northside Elementary School→Henderson Middle School→Henderson High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HENDERSON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 William E Wylie Elementary School
William E Wylie Elementary School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William E Wylie Elementary School this school | 698 | 64.9% | 38.8% |
| Taylor Elementary School ABILENE | 662 | 63.7% | 42.3% |
| Southwood Valley Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 656 | 61.9% | 40.8% |
| J A Vitovsky Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 658 | 62.0% | 40.5% |
| Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 730 | 58.9% | 50.3% |
| Dyess Elementary School ABILENE | 621 | 66.0% | 45.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 William E Wylie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rusk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #2,755 of 4,401 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,450 of 4,466 ▼ 388 | #7 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,758 of 4,466 ▼ 835 | #8 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,468 of 3,998 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #934 of 4,938 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,685 of 4,622 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #709 of 4,628 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #2,843 of 4,789 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #1,971 of 2,838 | #8 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
698
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 698 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 65% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 41.4 | 15.9:1 | 71% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 44.4 | 15.1:1 | 66% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 66% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 50.8 | 15.4:1 | 66% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 61% (517) |
| 2010-11 | 765 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 63% (479) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William E Wylie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (782 to 698); teachers down 17% (50.8 to 42).
About William E Wylie Elementary School
William E Wylie Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in HENDERSON, Texas. Enrollment stands at 698 students, covering grades 1 through 3. That puts enrollment 34% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
HENDERSON ISD has 5 schools and 3,245 students, and William E Wylie Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 39% of students at William E Wylie Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 18% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Rusk County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
William E Wylie Elementary School reported 42 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 65% of students at William E Wylie Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 66% average for public schools in Rusk County.
In Texas, William E Wylie Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.8% actual against a predicted 46.0%.
In Rusk County, median household income comes to about $68,658, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 29, with about 10,350 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School, is the closest to William E Wylie Elementary School. William E Wylie Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. William E Wylie Elementary School comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put William E Wylie Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The school's student count decreased 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
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Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,842
Census ACS
Median income
$68,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HENDERSON ISD
- Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
Other schools in HENDERSON
- Henderson High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Henderson Middle SchoolMiddle · 700 students
- Carlisle SchoolCombined · 646 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- BradshawCombined
Nearby schools
- Monnie Meyer Wylie Primary School0.1 mi · 399
- Henderson Middle School1.7 mi · 700
- Northside Elementary School2.7 mi · 430
- Henderson High School3.5 mi · 1,018
- Carlisle School9.4 mi · 646
- Laneville School11.2 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About William E Wylie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William E Wylie Elementary School?
William E Wylie Elementary School enrolls approximately 698 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does William E Wylie Elementary School serve?
William E Wylie Elementary School serves grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William E Wylie Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William E Wylie Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at William E Wylie Elementary School?
Student demographics at William E Wylie Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 39% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is William E Wylie Elementary School in?
William E Wylie Elementary School is part of HENDERSON ISD.
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