WOODS EL

WOODS EL, a sizable primary school in TYLER, Texas, one of the schools within TYLER ISD, educates 810 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WOODS EL sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.

TYLER ISD comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 18,708 students; WOODS EL is among them.

On demographics, WOODS EL lists that White students make up the majority at 58%; the rest breaks down as 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WOODS EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WOODS EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Smith County's rate of about 64%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WOODS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.6%, the actual is 60.0%, a residual of +4.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Smith County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,192 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Smith County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), WOODS EL is one campus in the mix.

HUBBARD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WOODS EL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WOODS EL has expanded 20%, going from 677 students in 2018 to 810 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 33% to 17% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.