Wylie West Junior High School
Public middle school in Abilene, Texas · Wylie ISD · Grades 5–8
Wylie West Junior High School serves 1,038 students in grades 5–8 in Abilene (Taylor County). It is one of 8 schools in Wylie ISD. By enrollment it is the 248th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 61.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Wylie ISD |
| County | Taylor County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484650005826 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wylie ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,038 | 5,606 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 15.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.7% | 21.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Wylie West Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Wylie ISD, Wylie West Junior High School is the largest, with 18.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 8 miles away and have a median of 617 students, so Wylie West Junior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 286 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 238, against an average of 260 per grade. This year grade 8 has 20% more students than grade 5 (286 against 239). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 61.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wylie ISD (61%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 21.9% across Wylie ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wylie West Junior High School has 61.41 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,038 students would have about 72.1 teachers, so Wylie West Junior High School has 10.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Wylie East Junior High School, 3.9 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 61.5% |
| Hispanic | 23.3% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 239 |
| Grade 6 | 238 |
| Grade 7 | 275 |
| Grade 8 | 286 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4134 Beltway S, Abilene, TX 79606
Phone: (325)695-1910
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wylie West Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie East Junior High School | Wylie ISD | 3.9 mi | 540 | 13.2 | 24.1% |
| Madison Middle School | Abilene ISD | 4.3 mi | 770 | 15.9 | 59.9% |
| Clack Middle School | Abilene ISD | 5.3 mi | 693 | 14.1 | 68.1% |
| Craig Middle School | Abilene ISD | 7.3 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 69% |
| Mann Middle School | Abilene ISD | 8.8 mi | 776 | 16 | 68% |
| Jim Ned Intermediate School | Jim Ned CISD | 9.4 mi | 410 | 16.5 | 17.6% |
| Jim Ned Middle School | Jim Ned CISD | 9.8 mi | 245 | 15.8 | 15.9% |
| Eula Junior High School | Eula ISD | 12.7 mi | 101 | 10.4 | 40.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wylie ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wylie East Elementary School | Elementary | K–3 | 776 |
| Wylie East Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 384 |
| Wylie East Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 540 |
| Wylie High School | High | 9–12 | 1,537 |
| Wylie West Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 193 |
| Wylie West Elementary School | Elementary | K–2 | 673 |
| Wylie West Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–4 | 465 |