Knox Wiley Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Leander ISD
- Leander, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Leander ISD: N/A
Total students
789
Avg. teacher experience
12.7 years
Leander ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Leander ISD: 97.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Knox Wiley Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Leander, TX, in the Leander ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 789 students. 37.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,180, which is $1,294 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Darla Smith
- wms@leanderisd.org
- (512) 570-3600
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Knox Wiley Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
789
African American
32 (4.1%)
Leander ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (0.5%)
Leander ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
131 (16.6%)
Leander ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
182 (23.1%)
Leander ISD: 26.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Leander ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
384 (48.7%)
Leander ISD: 45.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
55 (7%)
Leander ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
37.4 %
Leander ISD: 36.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
18.9 %
Leander ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.7 %
Leander ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.2 %
Leander ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
22.8 %
Leander ISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
18.3 %
Leander ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Leander ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Leander ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Leander ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Leander ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
16.3 %
Leander ISD: 17.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.4 %
Leander ISD: 24.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Leander ISD: 27.6%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
5.7 %
Leander ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
17.6 %
Leander ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Leander ISD: 20%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
17.9 %
Leander ISD: 16.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
17.2 %
Leander ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
58.5
African American
1 (1.8%)
Leander ISD: 3.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Leander ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Leander ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
7.1 (12.1%)
Leander ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Leander ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
49.3 (84.4%)
Leander ISD: 76.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (1.7%)
Leander ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0.1 (0.1%)
Leander ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
44.1 (75.4%)
Leander ISD: 71.1%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
13.3 (22.7%)
Leander ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (1.7%)
Leander ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.5
Leander ISD: 13.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.7 years
Leander ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$61,180
Leander ISD: $60,564
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$55,655
Leander ISD: $56,042
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,711
Leander ISD: $56,806
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,056
Leander ISD: $58,581
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,087
Leander ISD: $62,139
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,151
Leander ISD: $66,369
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$72,837
Leander ISD: $73,107
Statewide: $74,014