Wylie West Elementary School
- Elementary school in Wylie ISD
- Abilene, TX
- Kindergarten - 2nd grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
Total students
623
Avg. teacher experience
12.7 years
Wylie ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Wylie ISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Wylie West Elementary School is an elementary school in Abilene, TX, in the Wylie ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 623 students. 38.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $52,606, which is $9,868 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Lisa Bessent
- lbessent@wyliebulldogs.org
- (325) 692-6554
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Wylie West Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 14. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 14.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
623
African American
26 (4.2%)
Wylie ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Wylie ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
32 (5.1%)
Wylie ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
155 (24.9%)
Wylie ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Wylie ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
366 (58.7%)
Wylie ISD: 61.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
42 (6.7%)
Wylie ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
38.5 %
Wylie ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
26.5 %
Wylie ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
3.7 %
Wylie ISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
3.2 %
Wylie ISD: 2.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4 %
Wylie ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
17 %
Wylie ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
8.3 %
Wylie ISD: 11%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
4.2 %
Wylie ISD: 11%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Wylie ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
12.5 %
Wylie ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
10.7 %
Wylie ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Wylie ISD: 20%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
6.5 %
Wylie ISD: 10%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
17.6 %
Wylie ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
42.3
African American
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4 (9.4%)
Wylie ISD: 9.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
38.3 (90.6%)
Wylie ISD: 89.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
39.1 (92.3%)
Wylie ISD: 82.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
3.3 (7.7%)
Wylie ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Wylie ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.7
Wylie ISD: 15.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.7 years
Wylie ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$52,606
Wylie ISD: $52,910
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Wylie ISD: N/A
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$50,183
Wylie ISD: $50,146
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$51,261
Wylie ISD: $51,023
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$53,123
Wylie ISD: $54,316
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$60,350
Wylie ISD: $61,289
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$50,412
Wylie ISD: $60,574
Statewide: $74,014