📍 2221 Fm 1378, Wylie, Collin County, 75098
Rita Smith el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wylie, Collin County. The school has 521 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kellye Morton. It is part of the Wylie Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rita Smith el enrolls 521 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 14% |
| Asian | 74 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 521 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Rita Smith el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 8, state house district 89.
Rita Smith el is one of 21 schools in WYLIE ISD, based in WYLIE, Texas. The district serves 19,401 students district-wide and employs 1,200 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 521 students, Rita Smith el is smaller than the district average of about 924 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large