Wylie West Early Childhood Center

In ABILENE, Texas, Wylie West Early Childhood Center is a very small elementary school. It had 193 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

A total of 8 schools make up WYLIE ISD, with 5,606 students enrolled.

At Wylie West Early Childhood Center, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Taylor County residents are about 67% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 11 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.6:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 36% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 53% for public schools in Taylor County.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Taylor County show that median household income comes to about $67,139, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 54, with about 24,159 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wylie High School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.

Enrollment records show 346 in 2020-21 and 193 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.4:1 to 17.6:1.

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