WISE EL

WISE EL, an average-sized elementary school in TYLER, Texas, one of the schools within CHAPEL HILL ISD, teaches 593 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.

Within CHAPEL HILL ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 4,000 students, WISE EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WISE EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 30% White, 20% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WISE EL shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Smith County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WISE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Smith County) logs that median household income runs about $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WISE EL is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).

The closest other public school is UT TYLER UNIVERSITY ACADEMY AT TYLER, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WISE EL. On composite proficiency, WISE EL comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

WISE EL operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WISE EL has rose 16%, going from 510 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025.

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