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What's something WOODS EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347004951
Woods Elementary School
3131 FRY AVE, TYLER, TX 75701 · (903) 262-1280 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
339 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 63 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 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 down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Schools most like Woods Elementary School
Woods Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Elementary School this school | 810 | 41.9% | 63.2% |
| Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary School CONROE | 779 | 39.2% | 61.5% |
| Owens Elementary School TYLER | 712 | 47.5% | 58.0% |
| Irene Clinkscale Elementary School BURLESON | 609 | 41.1% | 52.7% |
| Gordon-Reed Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 705 | 46.7% | 51.2% |
| W Lloyd Meador Elementary School WILLIS | 706 | 38.0% | 51.5% |
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 Woods Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #604 of 4,401 | #8 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #608 of 4,466 ▼ 150 | #6 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #596 of 4,466 ▼ 163 | #7 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #1,046 of 3,998 | #9 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #415 of 4,938 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #4,279 of 4,622 | #32 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #1,441 of 4,628 | #12 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #3,882 of 4,789 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #431 of 1,307 | #5 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
810
+157 (+24%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 784
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 810 | 44.2 | 18.3:1 | 42% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 43.4 | 18.1:1 | 46% (361) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 42.1 | 17.9:1 | 47% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 52% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 40.7 | 16.6:1 | 57% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 39 | 17.8:1 | 57% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 46 | 15.0:1 | 49% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 31% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 784 | 46 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woods Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (677 to 810); teachers up 9% (40.7 to 44.2).
About Woods Elementary School
Among the schools in TYLER, Texas, is Woods Elementary School, a large elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 810 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Woods Elementary School belongs to TYLER ISD, a district of 26 schools and 18,708 students.
By race and ethnicity, Woods Elementary School is 58% White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Smith County's population at about 67%. Woods Elementary School has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Woods Elementary School counts 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.3 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. About 42% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Smith County is 64%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Woods Elementary School is 7.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.2% actual, 55.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Smith County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,192, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Smith County number 65 and enroll about 37,385.
The closest public school, Hubbard Middle School, is about 1.1 miles from Woods Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Woods Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Woods Elementary School saw enrollment rise 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.7:1 in 2020-21 and 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 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 Woods Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Woods Elementary. Woods Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Woods ElementaryLake Geneva, WI · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Hubbard Middle School1.1 mi · 869
- Bell Elementary School1.1 mi · 540
- Tyler Legacy High School1.1 mi · 2,770
- Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School1.3 mi · 392
- Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School1.4 mi · 459
- Birdwell School1.4 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Woods Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woods Elementary School?
Woods Elementary School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Woods Elementary School serve?
Woods Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woods Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woods Elementary School is approximately 18.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Woods Elementary School?
Woods Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Woods Elementary School?
Woods Elementary School is overseen by TYLER ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.