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Wylie West Intermediate School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 215 | 46% |
| Grade 4 | 250 | 54% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
Schools most like Wylie West Intermediate School
Wylie West Intermediate School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie West Intermediate School this school | 465 | 20.4% | 65.8% |
| Westwood Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 497 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Raye McCoy Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 486 | 23.5% | 49.3% |
| Cypress Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 506 | 18.2% | 54.6% |
| Garden Ridge Elementary School GARDEN RIDGE | 475 | 18.5% | 70.2% |
| Zilker Elementary School AUSTIN | 506 | 21.5% | 68.8% |
Where Wylie West Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #480 of 4,401 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #518 of 4,466 ▼ 21 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #858 of 4,466 ▼ 198 | #4 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,504 of 3,998 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,864 of 4,938 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,900 of 4,622 | #17 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #1,850 of 4,628 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #4,422 of 4,789 | #21 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.8% | #382 of 2,838 | #3 of 15 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 27.3 | 17.0:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 28.8 | 16.1:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 26.9 | 17.1:1 | 24% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 41.8 | 16.6:1 | 20% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 35 | 18.0:1 | 17% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 41 | 18.9:1 | 18% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 6% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 23 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (692 to 465); teachers down 35% (41.8 to 27.3).
About Wylie West Intermediate School
This page covers Wylie West Intermediate School, a mid-sized elementary school in ABILENE, Texas. The school counted 465 students in 2024-25, covering grades 3 through 4.
WYLIE ISD has 8 schools and 5,606 students, and Wylie West Intermediate School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Wylie West Intermediate School is White: 62%. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Wylie West Intermediate School reports a ratio of 17.0 students per teacher, from 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Taylor County is 33 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wylie West Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 65.8% actual against 65.0% predicted.
For Taylor County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $67,139 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Taylor County number 54, with about 24,159 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wylie West Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wylie West Intermediate School ranks 2nd of 7 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Wylie West Intermediate School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment was 465 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 409.
The allk12 page for Wylie West Intermediate School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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