Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

The Wylie Independent School District (Isd) in Texas is a high-performing district of 20 schools, including 11 elementary schools (PK-4), 6 middle schools (grades 5-8), and 3 high schools (grades 9-12), ranking in the 96th percentile statewide with a 5-star rating.

For parents, the standout elementary schools are Tibbals Elementary, Wally Watkins Elementary, and Don Whitt Elementary, which consistently rank in the 98th-99th percentile with over 80% of students proficient in Reading and Math. At the middle school level, Frank McMillan J H and Raymond B Cooper J H lead, both in the 94th-95th percentile, and all three junior highs achieve near-perfect Algebra I proficiency rates (99-100%). Among high schools, Wylie High School is the top performer (91st-93rd percentile, 5-star, 98.7% graduation rate), outperforming Wylie East High School (86th-90th percentile, 4-star) on every EOC exam, especially in Algebra I. T F Birmingham Elementary shows notable improvement, jumping from the 83rd to 93rd percentile over three years. In contrast, Achieve Academy, an alternative school, ranks in the bottom 20th percentile with significantly lower test scores and a higher dropout rate.

Key metrics include a district graduation rate of 98.2% and a very low dropout rate of 0.1%. Per-student spending averages $11,500 but varies widely, from $10,195 at Raymond B Cooper J H to $25,817 at Achieve Academy, with no direct correlation to performance. The student-teacher ratio averages 14.5:1, ranging from 8.4:1 at Achieve Academy to 17.6:1 at Wylie High School. A clear achievement gap exists based on socioeconomic status, with schools like R V Groves Elementary and Dodd Elementary facing challenges with higher free/reduced lunch percentages and lower test scores. The intermediate schools also show variation, with Dr Al Draper Intermed consistently outperforming Ab Harrison Intermediate in both Reading and Math.