📍 4134 Beltway S, Abilene, Taylor County, 79606
Wylie West J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 972 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aaron Amonett. It is part of the Wylie Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wylie West J H enrolls 972 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 611 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 225 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 4% |
| Asian | 36 | 3.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 972 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 46 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 J H 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 J H 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 972 students, Wylie West J H is larger than the district average of about 701 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize