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Wylie West J H

Q: Is Wylie West J H a good school?

Wylie West J H ranks 288 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Wylie West J H is a public middle school in Abilene, Texas, serving grades 5-8 with 989 students. As part of the highly-ranked Wylie Independent School District, Wylie West J H has consistently been among the top middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 106-442 over the past 10 years and a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wylie West J H's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to have 75.43% of 5th graders, 70.43% of 6th graders, 66.79% of 7th graders, and 80.77% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better in STAAR Reading, significantly higher than the state and district. The school also excels in STAAR Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, with 8th-grade students scoring well above the state and district averages. Notably, Wylie West J H's 100% proficiency rate in STAAR EOC Algebra I is particularly impressive, far surpassing the district and state.

Wylie West J H's academic excellence extends beyond overall performance, as the school has consistently high rankings for its performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education, Low Socioeconomic Status, Gifted and Talented, and At-Risk students. Additionally, the school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.1% over the past few years, significantly lower than the state and district averages. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Merkel Middle, Eula J H, and Jim Ned Middle, Wylie West J H consistently outperforms its peers, both within the Wylie ISD and in other districts, making it a standout educational institution in the region.

1,038

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,072

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4134 Beltway S
Abilene, TX 79606-5509

(325) 695-1910

District: Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wylie West J H usually attend:

High:

Wylie High School

Feeder schools for Wylie West J H:

Elementary:	Wylie West Elementary
	Wylie West Intermediate
Prekindergarten:	Wylie West Early Childhood Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

23.3%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg62%

Texas avg45%

288^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

72^nd of 961Wylie Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	288 of 2344	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	409 of 2372	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	308 of 2330	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	161 of 2254	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	142 of 2252	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	136 of 2193	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	106 of 2080	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	90.0	140 of 2027	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	132 of 1987	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	80.9	243 of 2043	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.8	234 of 1987	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.1	157 of 1973	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	173 of 1951	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	119 of 1895	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	77 of 1803	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	82.9	72 of 1763	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	71 of 1718	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	83 of 1684	95.1%	★★★★★
2006	87.1	49 of 1585	96.9%	★★★★★
2005	88.8	38 of 1582	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	81 of 1573	94.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	173 of 997	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	169 of 1280	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	522 of 1273	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.6	128 of 1251	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	248 of 1213	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	43 of 1193	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	53 of 1167	95.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	277 of 505	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	338 of 617	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.8	130 of 616	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.2	329 of 589	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	136 of 594	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	234 of 587	60.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	66.0	442 of 2182	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	368 of 2118	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	263 of 2058	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	124 of 2008	93.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	95 of 1428	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	72.3	197 of 1592	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	217 of 1825	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	364 of 2242	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	339 of 2241	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	188 of 2221	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	144 of 2151	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	122 of 2047	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	113 of 2008	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	123 of 1230	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	156 of 1481	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	295 of 1488	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	289 of 1501	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	146 of 1446	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	342 of 1430	76.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	234 of 1731	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	579 of 2119	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	310 of 2116	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	145 of 2077	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	147 of 2043	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	108 of 1935	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	86 of 1895	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	392 of 1820	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	984 of 2235	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	410 of 2251	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	162 of 2220	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	112 of 2172	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.3	182 of 2073	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	242 of 2039	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	253 of 1818	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	422 of 2246	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	258 of 2245	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	165 of 2228	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	146 of 2168	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	138 of 2069	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	102 of 2030	95.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	129 of 676	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	311 of 818	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.7	137 of 817	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	214 of 813	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	136 of 743	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	340 of 753	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	165 of 720	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	378 of 1568	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.9	1086 of 1891	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.8	360 of 1815	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	392 of 1757	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	112 of 1712	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	62.2	335 of 1626	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	241 of 1597	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	335 of 1439	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	522 of 1733	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	435 of 1749	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	218 of 1723	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	181 of 1700	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	223 of 1684	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	179 of 1673	89.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Reading74%+19 vs state

Science59%+21 vs state

Social Studies59%+29 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Wylie West J H	Public	5-8	4134 Beltway S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 695-1910	1,038	61	16.9	19.7%	638 (61.5%)	56 (5.4%)	242 (23.3%)	46 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.1%)	82.3	288^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.7%		75.9	409^th of 2372 public middle schools	82.8%	121	100.0		75.4	70.4	66.8	80.8		69.7	51.3	26.6	73.0	52.6	63.5	58.6	$7,072
Wylie East J H	Public	6-8	1682 Colony Hill Rd	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 437-2360	540	41	13.2	24.1%	328 (60.7%)	26 (4.8%)	141 (26.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	74.3	442^nd of 2344 public middle schools	81.1%		74.5	443^rd of 2372 public middle schools	81.3%	1	97.0			73.7	65.7	71.8			50.9	30.7	70.3		49.1	34.4	$8,770
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	3145 Barrow St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-5661	770	48	15.9	59.9%	308 (40.0%)	64 (8.3%)	347 (45.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	26.1	1858^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.7%		27.1	1821^st of 2372 public middle schools	23.2%	37	84.6			45.5	43.3	38.3			23.8	6.4	32.3		25.6	15.4	$8,229
Clack Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Corsicana Ave	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-1961	693	49	14.0	68.1%	183 (26.4%)	131 (18.9%)	317 (45.7%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	22.9	1947^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.9%		25.7	1872^nd of 2372 public middle schools	21.1%	75	63.8			43.2	38.2	37.6			15.4	7.0	34.1		25.9	14.6	$8,455
Craig Middle	Public	6-8	702 S Judge Ely Blvd	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4100	771	54	14.3	69.0%	240 (31.1%)	135 (17.5%)	353 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	34.9	1559^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.5%		37.8	1482^nd of 2372 public middle schools	37.5%	77	92.3			42.3	43.3	46.8			22.7	1.7	39.0		37.4	27.5	$9,009
Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2545 Mimosa Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 672-8493	776	48	16.0	68.0%	204 (26.3%)	106 (13.7%)	430 (55.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	23.8	1920^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.1%		23	1955^th of 2372 public middle schools	17.6%	35	77.5			41.3	39.0	42.5			19.3	3.5	27.3		30.3	15.7	$8,519
Jim Ned Intermediate	Public	4-6	4350 Hwy 83	Tuscola	79562	Taylor County	Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 554-7035	410	25	16.4	17.6%	333 (81.2%)	6 (1.5%)	60 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)								(n/a)		77.0	76.9	83.8			77.1	62.7	47.8			61.9			$6,748
Jim Ned Middle	Public	7-8	9th & Garza	Tuscola	79562	Taylor County	Jim Ned Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 554-7870	245	16	15.7	15.9%	208 (84.9%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	92.2	111^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.3%		89.4	169^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.9%	58	100.0				73.9	78.6				65.7	70.1		73.2	55.4	$10,067
Eula J H	Public	6-8	6040 F M 603	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Eula Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 529-3605	101	10	10.3	40.6%	72 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	66	631^st of 2344 public middle schools	73.1%		63.3	707^th of 2372 public middle schools	70.2%	76				58.1	40.0	66.7			46.5	53.3	60.0		50.0	40.0	$4,565
Merkel Middle	Public	6-8	302 Ash	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-5511	246	27	9.2	41.5%	164 (66.7%)	2 (0.8%)	70 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	50.5	1060^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.8%		42.2	1332^nd of 2372 public middle schools	43.8%	272				36.8	42.7	65.4			20.0	32.8	42.9		66.2	41.0	$10,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Wylie West J H

Is Wylie West J H a good school?

Wylie West J H ranks 288^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Wylie West J H attend?

Students who attend Wylie West J H usually go on to attend Wylie High School

What is the racial makeup of Wylie West J H?

Students at Wylie West J H are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Wylie West J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,038 students attended Wylie West J H.

What district is Wylie West J H in?

Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

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