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Don Whitt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

74^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Don Whitt Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sachse, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 769 students. The school is part of the Wylie Independent School District, which is ranked 36th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Don Whitt Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking between 69th and 154th over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period, indicating excellent academic performance and other key metrics. The school consistently outperforms the Wylie ISD and Texas state averages in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments for 3rd and 4th grades, with proficiency rates as high as 89.44% in Mathematics for 3rd grade.

When compared to nearby schools within the Wylie ISD, such as Tibbals Elementary and R F Hartman Elementary, Don Whitt Elementary consistently outperforms these schools, particularly in Mathematics. The school also outperforms schools in the Plano ISD and Garland ISD, which are located relatively close by.

728

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,103

Per pupil spending ?

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7520 Woodcreek Way
Sachse, TX 75048

(972) 429-2560

District: Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Don Whitt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr Al Draper Intermed
	Raymond B Cooper J H
High:	Wylie High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

37.0%

White:

32.8%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (84% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg77%

Texas avg49%

74^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 11Elementary Schools in the Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

36^th 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	97.5	74 of 4651	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	71 of 4710	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	103 of 4647	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	88 of 4581	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	69 of 4578	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	87 of 4479	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	154 of 4359	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	140 of 4329	96.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	204 of 4286	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	16 of 4320	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	363 of 4260	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	425 of 4221	89.9%	★★★★☆
2012	80.6	622 of 4206	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	317 of 4095	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	72.9	920 of 3937	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	436 of 3884	88.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	27 of 1905	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	12 of 2443	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	25 of 2443	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	21 of 2421	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	23 of 2444	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	145 of 2515	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	88 of 2483	96.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	190 of 814	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	363 of 1045	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	248 of 1015	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	228 of 957	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	284 of 967	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	320 of 1009	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	392 of 1005	61.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.4	188 of 4461	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	253 of 4331	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	279 of 4295	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	699 of 4240	83.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	86 of 2918	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	112 of 3668	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	165 of 3556	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	324 of 3487	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	138 of 3446	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	261 of 3333	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	282 of 3226	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	70 of 3744	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	65 of 4658	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	110 of 4588	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	68 of 4561	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	41 of 4499	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	65 of 4348	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	144 of 4306	96.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	392 of 2980	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	489 of 2958	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	177 of 3006	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.1	722 of 3184	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	97 of 3106	96.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	34 of 3644	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	20 of 4465	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	12 of 4401	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	75 of 4376	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	42 of 4329	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	112 of 4188	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	188 of 4168	95.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	41 of 3705	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	34 of 4594	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	47 of 4521	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	81 of 4477	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	25 of 4451	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	250 of 4309	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	352 of 4264	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	64 of 3739	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	97 of 4647	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	102 of 4585	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	149 of 4563	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	76 of 4498	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	150 of 4357	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	174 of 4319	96.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	50 of 975	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.4	264 of 1128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	108 of 1099	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	42 of 1004	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	21 of 961	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	117 of 1112	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	111 of 1046	89.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	79 of 3549	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	110 of 4292	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	53 of 4086	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	86 of 3952	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.8	515 of 3799	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.9	31 of 3684	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	45 of 3558	98.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	95 of 2612	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	79 of 3108	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	387 of 3106	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	133 of 3082	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	70 of 3082	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	63 of 3142	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	257 of 3127	91.8%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+40 vs state

Reading83%+30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 13, 2015

My kids have been in Wylie ISD since 1998 and we absolutely love it! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Absolutely love Wylie ISD! Highly recommended to all who has never thought about moving to this growing city! Close Quote

Schools Near Don Whitt Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Don Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7520 Woodcreek Way	Sachse	75048	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2560	728	51	14.2	17.6%	239 (32.8%)	93 (12.8%)	84 (11.5%)	269 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	97.5	74^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	71^st of 4710 public elementary schools	98.5%	3				83.2	82.8		89.4	81.5			$9,103
Cheri Cox Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7009 Woodbridge Pkwy	Sachse	75048	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2500	670	49	13.7	30.3%	254 (37.9%)	94 (14.0%)	217 (32.4%)	72 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)	93.2	260^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.5	165^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.5%	95	50.0	28.6		73.2	77.0		73.1	75.4			$9,993
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	5651 Coventry Dr	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-2700	315	26	12.2	23.2%	122 (38.7%)	33 (10.5%)	56 (17.8%)	78 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	68.3	1199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.2%		78.3	820^th of 4710 public elementary schools	82.6%	379				60.0	48.3	80.6	52.9	40.0	66.7	33.3	$11,389
John W Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4750 Ben Davis Rd	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-7480	724	41	17.7	41.2%	244 (33.7%)	98 (13.5%)	173 (23.9%)	154 (21.3%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	88.5	427^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%		91.8	304^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.5%	123				75.5	73.4	78.9	70.0	70.3	68.0	38.3	$8,411
Luna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Lochness Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 675-3040	544	30	18.4	37.5%	162 (29.8%)	78 (14.3%)	149 (27.4%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	87.7	467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%		83.8	624^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.8%	157				81.8	70.5	92.2	75.6	55.7	64.6	38.5	$9,043
Schell Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 E Renner Rd	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6600	403	31	13.1	33.0%	98 (24.3%)	55 (13.6%)	56 (13.9%)	171 (42.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	70.7	1105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%		85.2	567^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.0%	538				71.4	60.8	60.0	53.3	44.6	56.0	42.7	$8,949
Robert B Sewell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Hudson Park	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3050	709	41	17.2	49.1%	205 (28.9%)	149 (21.0%)	174 (24.5%)	135 (19.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	57	1723^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%		57.8	1705^th of 4710 public elementary schools	63.8%	18				48.6	44.0	70.2	46.1	27.5	59.7	43.9	$8,269
R V Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 McCreary Rd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3460	680	50	13.6	49.0%	182 (26.8%)	105 (15.4%)	272 (40.0%)	92 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	85.1	570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%		91.6	315^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.3%	255		42.9	0.0	67.2	70.1		62.6	64.4			$9,523
Tibbals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	621 Waters Edge Way	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2520	609	45	13.6	15.6%	209 (34.3%)	74 (12.2%)	37 (6.1%)	260 (42.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	97.9	53^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.3	50^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.9%	3				86.9	84.0		90.3	80.0			$8,836
Boggess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Glen Ridge Dr	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-4000	498	36	13.9	19.3%	193 (38.8%)	38 (7.6%)	57 (11.4%)	155 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	95.7	158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.2	291^st of 4710 public elementary schools	93.8%	133				84.3	76.8	88.6	80.7	85.4	81.8	48.9	$9,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Whitt Elementary

What district is Don Whitt Elementary in?

Wylie Independent School District (Isd)

Is Don Whitt Elementary a good school?

Yes! Don Whitt Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 74^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Don Whitt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 728 students attended Don Whitt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Don Whitt Elementary?

Students at Don Whitt Elementary are 37% Asian, 33% White, 13% African American, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Don Whitt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Don Whitt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr Al Draper Intermed
Middle : Raymond B Cooper J H
High : Wylie High School

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