📍 12800 State Hwy 64 e, Tyler, Smith County, 75707
W L Kissam Int is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bethanie Primeaux. It is part of the Chapel Hill Isd school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W L Kissam Int enrolls 696 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 50.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 379 | 54% |
| White | 165 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
564 of the school's 696 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 549 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W L Kissam Int is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
W L Kissam Int is one of 5 schools in CHAPEL HILL ISD, based in TYLER, Texas. The district serves 3,072 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 696 students, W L Kissam Int is close to the district average of about 614 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe