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Wylie West J H

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Wylie West J H ranks 290 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Wylie West J H in Abilene, TX, is a high-performing middle school serving 1,038 students in grades 5-8 within the Wylie Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the top 10% of Texas.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic results, particularly in advanced math. For the past four years, 100% of its students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam have scored proficient, far exceeding state averages. Overall, Wylie West consistently outperforms both district and state benchmarks in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, in 8th grade reading, 79% of students were proficient compared to 59% statewide. The school also demonstrates strong success with African American students, who ranked in the 94th percentile statewide. While Wylie West is a top performer, it faces strong competition from the nearby Jim Ned Middle, which consistently earns a higher overall state ranking. In contrast, middle schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)—such as Mann Middle, Craig Middle, and Clack Middle—all rank in the bottom 25% of the state, highlighting a stark difference in district quality.

Wylie West achieves these results with relatively low per-student spending ($7,336), suggesting efficient use of resources. The school serves a more affluent population, with only 19.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is significantly lower than nearby districts. One area for attention is a dip in 7th-grade math proficiency, which was 26.63% in 2024-2025 before rebounding to 37% the following year. Overall, Wylie West provides a strong foundation for advanced learning and is an excellent choice for families seeking a top-tier middle school experience.

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: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg62%

Texas avg48%

290^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

91^st of 951Wylie 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	290 of 2335	87.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.6	76 of 1295	94.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	61.1	269 of 642	58.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	70.4	211 of 1390	84.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.9	276 of 2240	87.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.2	375 of 1497	74.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.0	371 of 2141	82.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.4	307 of 2253	86.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.5	304 of 2253	86.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.1	264 of 806	67.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	66.6	332 of 1956	83.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.1	378 of 1731	78.2%	★★★★☆
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)

African American (2026)94th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)83rd percentile-5 vs school

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

White (2026)78th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)58th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Reading72%+15 vs state

Mathematics58%+16 vs state

Social Studies47%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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
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	290^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.6%		82.3	288^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.7%	2	100.0		67.6	70.7	68.2	79.2		65.0	51.0	37.0	70.0	47.4	$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%)	76.5	385^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.5%		74.3	442^nd of 2344 public middle schools	81.1%	57	100.0			64.4	64.9	69.1			48.6	43.1	63.9	46.1	$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%)	29.2	1751^st of 2335 public middle schools	25.0%		26.1	1858^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.7%	107	74.1			46.5	41.0	45.9			24.7	8.4	34.5	19.9	$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%)	20.4	2033^rd of 2335 public middle schools	12.9%		22.9	1947^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.9%	86	84.3			40.7	34.4	41.2			17.3	9.1	32.0	11.5	$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%)	35.4	1551^st of 2335 public middle schools	33.6%		34.9	1559^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.5%	8	96.9			49.2	39.5	46.4			35.2	4.0	41.2	26.2	$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%)	30	1723^rd of 2335 public middle schools	26.2%		23.8	1920^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.1%	197	77.5			44.0	40.9	48.3			23.6	9.4	35.8	22.9	$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)		61.7	78.8	80.0			68.4	88.3	54.1				$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%)	86.9	195^th of 2335 public middle schools	91.6%		92.2	111^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.3%	84	100.0				76.3	75.4				62.2	69.2	42.0	$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%)	60.7	735^th of 2335 public middle schools	68.5%		66	631^st of 2344 public middle schools	73.1%	104				48.7	47.5	52.0			59.0	42.5	68.0	33.3	$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%)	40.9	1376^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.1%		50.5	1060^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.8%	316				53.6	45.2	60.9			33.3	6.3	37.8	27.5	$10,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Wylie West J H

Is Wylie West J H a good school?

Wylie West J H ranks 290^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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)

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

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