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What tradition at WISE EL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAPEL HILL ISD·NCES 481365000858
Wise Elementary School
10659 STATE HWY 64 E, TYLER, TX 75707 · (903) 566-2271 · Smith County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
486 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 95 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within CHAPEL HILL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 17.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Wise Elementary School
Wise Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Elementary School this school | 593 | 82.0% | 47.8% |
| East Side Elementary School JACKSONVILLE | 623 | 80.9% | 41.3% |
| Huntsville Elementary School HUNTSVILLE | 670 | 80.9% | 34.2% |
| Central Athens ATHENS | 568 | 78.5% | 40.0% |
| Pine Tree Primary School LONGVIEW | 498 | 79.7% | N/A |
| F L Moffett Primary School CENTER | 630 | 82.2% | N/A |
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 Wise Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,655 of 4,401 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,951 of 4,466 ▼ 1,166 | #18 of 31 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,221 of 4,466 ▼ 227 | #21 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.0pp | #181 of 3,998 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #1,659 of 4,938 | #9 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,948 of 4,622 | #15 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #794 of 4,628 | #7 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.0% | #1,796 of 4,789 | #14 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.3% | #517 of 1,307 | #7 of 16 |
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
593
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 816
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 82% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 40.7 | 15.3:1 | 79% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 43.8 | 14.4:1 | 77% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 71% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 35.3 | 14.5:1 | 72% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 66% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 70% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 53% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 816 | 44 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wise Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (510 to 593); teachers up 16% (35.3 to 41).
About Wise Elementary School
Wise Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in TYLER. The school teaches pre-K through 3 and enrolls 593 students.
CHAPEL HILL ISD, which runs Wise Elementary School, has 5 schools and 3,072 students.
No group is above 50% at Wise Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 44%. The school is also 30% White, 20% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wise Elementary School scores 67%.
Classroom staffing at Wise Elementary School totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 82% of students (486) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Smith County average 64%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Wise Elementary School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Wise Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.8%, compared with a predicted 38.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Smith County, median household income comes to about $74,192, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 65 public schools and about 37,385 students.
About 1.3 miles separate Wise Elementary School from the closest public school, Ut Tyler University Academy at Tyler. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Wise Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Wise Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
From 638 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 593 by 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHAPEL HILL ISD
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- W L Kissam Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Chapel Hill Junior High SchoolMiddle · 426 students
- Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other Wise Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wise Elementary. Wise Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Wise Elementary SchoolMillersburg, OH · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Ut Tyler University Academy at Tyler1.3 mi · 446
- Clarkston Elementary School1.9 mi · 394
- Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus2.3 mi · 1
- W L Kissam Intermediate School2.4 mi · 675
- Moore Middle School2.4 mi · 1,019
- Chapel Hill High School2.9 mi · 990
Frequently asked questions
About Wise Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wise Elementary School?
Wise Elementary School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-03.
Is Wise Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wise Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Wise Elementary School have?
Wise Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Wise Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wise Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 44% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wise Elementary School?
Wise Elementary School is overseen by CHAPEL HILL ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.