WYLIE WEST J H

As an expansive middle-grades school in ABILENE, Texas, WYLIE WEST J H caters to 1,038 students from grades 5 through 8, run under WYLIE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so WYLIE WEST J H sits 61% bigger than that benchmark.

WYLIE ISD runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 25,007 students. WYLIE WEST J H is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WYLIE WEST J H logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WYLIE WEST J H has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WYLIE WEST J H higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at WYLIE WEST J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Taylor County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WYLIE WEST J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

Around the school, Taylor County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,139, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. WYLIE WEST J H is one of 54 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students).

The closest other public school is WYLIE WEST INT, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WYLIE WEST J H. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WYLIE WEST J H ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WYLIE WEST J H has grew 51%, going from 686 students in 2018 to 1,038 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 72% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

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