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W L Kissam Intermediate

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

W L Kissam Intermediate in Tyler, TX, serves 675 students in grades 4 through 6 within the Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd), and is notable for its favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1, which is lower than many larger nearby schools like Boulter Middle (16.2:1) and Hubbard Middle (16.5:1).

Academically, the school performs below state averages in most subjects, but it has a notable strength in 4th Grade Mathematics, where it has historically outperformed the state, scoring 54% proficient in 2022-2023 compared to the state average of 47%. However, a clear challenge is the decline in performance as students move from 4th to 6th grade, with 6th Grade Math proficiency dropping to 30.84% in the most recent year. The school also shows a steep decline in 5th Grade Science, with proficiency falling from 37% to 20% over three years. In contrast, the feeder school, Chapel Hill J H, has an exceptional 96.97% proficiency rate in Algebra I, suggesting that advanced math students from Kissam are very well-prepared. The school offers a Spanish STAAR program, and in 2024-2025, 50% of 4th graders taking the Math STAAR Spanish test were proficient, more than double the state average of 23.01%.

Compared to nearby schools, W L Kissam serves a community with a high economic disadvantage rate of 83.11%, which is significantly higher than high-performing schools like J W Holloway Sixth Grade School (42.61%) in the Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd). Its performance is most comparable to lower-performing schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd), such as Moore Middle and Boulter Middle, which also have high poverty rates. While the school faces significant academic challenges, its small class sizes and pockets of strength in math provide a foundation for potential growth.

675

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,148

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12800 State Hwy 64 E
Tyler, TX 75707-3317

(903) 566-8334

District: Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend W L Kissam Intermediate usually attend:

High:	Chapel Hill High School
	Chapel Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

21.5%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2023 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2023) to 31st (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg50%

3,185^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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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
2026	33.6	3185 of 4627	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	2619 of 4651	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2515 of 4710	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	1903 of 4647	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.3	3875 of 4581	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	2645 of 4578	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	3799 of 4479	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.4	2462 of 4359	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.7	3497 of 4329	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	3194 of 4286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.0	3011 of 4320	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.4	3390 of 4260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.6	2663 of 4221	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.4	3129 of 4206	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	3605 of 4095	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	2958 of 3937	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	3199 of 3884	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	2996 of 3768	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.7	2819 of 3724	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.0	2768 of 3476	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.1	2588 of 3475	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.0	2638 of 3465	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1702 of 2406	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.3	881 of 1905	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	1218 of 2443	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	986 of 2443	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	2036 of 2421	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	1234 of 2444	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	2088 of 2515	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1888 of 2483	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	3399 of 4461	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2066 of 4331	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	2628 of 4295	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	1041 of 4240	75.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1486 of 1643	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	50.6	1299 of 2918	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	1031 of 3668	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	433 of 3556	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	34.3	2538 of 3487	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.0	1269 of 3446	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	1309 of 3333	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.0	176 of 3226	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	3013 of 4575	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	1893 of 3744	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2565 of 4658	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	1803 of 4588	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.6	3831 of 4561	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	2511 of 4499	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4029 of 4348	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3200 of 4306	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2328 of 3075	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	1993 of 2619	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	61.7	1371 of 2980	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	2463 of 2958	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	2264 of 3006	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2659 of 3184	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2000 of 3106	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2365 of 4413	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	1731 of 3644	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	1575 of 4465	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	1257 of 4401	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	23.7	3775 of 4376	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	2545 of 4329	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2522 of 4188	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	1351 of 4168	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	2582 of 4520	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	1624 of 3705	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1739 of 4594	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	1265 of 4521	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	23.7	3856 of 4477	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2365 of 4451	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3549 of 4309	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1746 of 4264	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3315 of 4582	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	2179 of 3739	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	2499 of 4647	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	1904 of 4585	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	3956 of 4563	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2800 of 4498	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3245 of 4357	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.8	1908 of 4319	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	1076 of 1106	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	787 of 975	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1050 of 1128	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.5	713 of 1099	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	939 of 1004	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	772 of 961	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	1028 of 1112	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	949 of 1046	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	3615 of 4301	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	2475 of 3549	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	3036 of 4292	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1940 of 4086	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.9	3314 of 3952	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2219 of 3799	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2465 of 3684	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2375 of 3558	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	2220 of 3006	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1806 of 2612	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	2437 of 3108	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	1930 of 3106	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2668 of 3082	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	2187 of 3082	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	2973 of 3142	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	2348 of 3127	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
W L Kissam Intermediate	Public	4-6	12800 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-8334	675	48	13.9	83.1%	145 (21.5%)	107 (15.9%)	388 (57.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.6%)								(n/a)	18.8	20.0		44.1	44.0	41.5			38.3	46.2	30.8				$8,148
Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	23.1	1969^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.7%		44.4	1244^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.9%	725			68.6				34.8	41.8				7.4	30.7	20.8	$10,006
Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus	Public, Charter	8	2902 Hwy 31 E	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	1	1	1.5		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$00
Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2101 Devine St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1640	1,019	65	15.5	81.0%	67 (6.6%)	167 (16.4%)	754 (74.0%)	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.4%)	47	1141^st of 2335 public middle schools	51.1%		50.9	1051^st of 2344 public middle schools	55.2%	90			99.1			49.9	48.6	52.3			28.8	35.4	53.1	27.3	$8,778
Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	23.9	1941^st of 2335 public middle schools	16.9%		30.4	1719^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.7%	222			60.0			38.1	28.4	41.9			14.0	25.8	9.5	29.7	$11,569
Hubbard Middle	Public	6-8	4400 New Copeland Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1560	869	53	16.5	57.3%	321 (36.9%)	209 (24.1%)	259 (29.8%)	21 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.3%)	61	725^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.0%		53.9	952^nd of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%	227			95.7			60.5	57.1	64.7			41.3	39.5	37.9	32.7	$10,569
J W Holloway Sixth Grade School	Public	6	701 E Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5656	355	24	14.9	49.0%	203 (57.2%)	52 (14.6%)	63 (17.7%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)								(n/a)						68.7					55.9				$8,202
Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	751	51	14.7	42.6%	476 (63.4%)	99 (13.2%)	110 (14.6%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	77.9	359^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.6%		80.7	317^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.5%	42			100.0				61.3	75.8				33.0	69.6	43.7	$8,403
Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	18.1	2089^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.5%		16	2125^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	36			82.4			33.6	24.7	29.4			23.0	25.3	22.3	8.6	$10,062
Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	948	58	16.4	58.5%	358 (37.8%)	253 (26.7%)	271 (28.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	65.9	594^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.6%		65.2	656^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.0%	62			98.0			56.7	63.1	63.7			46.5	51.9	33.8	37.0	$8,896

Frequently Asked Questions about W L Kissam Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of W L Kissam Intermediate?

Students at W L Kissam Intermediate are 57% Hispanic, 21% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of W L Kissam Intermediate attend?

Students who attend W L Kissam Intermediate usually go on to attend Chapel Hill High School

How many students attend W L Kissam Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended W L Kissam Intermediate.

What district is W L Kissam Intermediate in?

Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)

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