📍 7650 Hardwick Rd, Abilene, Taylor County, 79606
Wylie West el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lisa Bessent. It is part of the Wylie Isd school district. It serves grades 1–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wylie West el enrolls 428 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 428 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 75 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wylie West el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Wylie West el is one of 8 schools in WYLIE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 5,606 students district-wide and employs 352 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 428 students, Wylie West el is smaller than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize