Ab Harrison Intermediate School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Wylie ISD
  • Wylie, TX
  • 5th grade - 6th grade

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

B

Wylie ISD: A

Total students

939

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Wylie ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Wylie ISD: 98.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

Ab Harrison Intermediate School is a middle school or junior high school in Wylie, TX, in the Wylie ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 939 students. 27.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,972, which is $3,331 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.wylieisd.net

Address

P O Box 490
Wylie, TX 75098-0490

Office phone number

(972) 429-3300

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ab Harrison Intermediate School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

939

African American

130 (13.8%)

Wylie ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

4 (0.4%)

Wylie ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

59 (6.3%)

Wylie ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

257 (27.4%)

Wylie ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.1%)

Wylie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

452 (48.1%)

Wylie ISD: 45.5%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

36 (3.8%)

Wylie ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

13.8%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

6.3%

Hispanic

27.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

48.1%

Two or more races

3.8%

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

27.6 %

Wylie ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

26.1 %

Wylie ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

11.6 %

Wylie ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

27.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

26.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

17.4 %

Wylie ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

14.1 %

Wylie ISD: 12%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

17.8 %

Wylie ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

17.4%

Gifted and talented

14.1%

Special education

17.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

B

Wylie ISD: A

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

Wylie ISD: A

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Wylie ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

C

Wylie ISD: 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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

1.6 %

Wylie ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

Masked

Wylie ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

2.5 %

Wylie ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0 %

Wylie ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

2.5 %

Wylie ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Wylie ISD: 0%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

0.6 %

Wylie ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

8.6 %

Wylie ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

61.1

African American

1 (1.6%)

Wylie ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (3.3%)

Wylie ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

9 (14.7%)

Wylie ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

49.1 (80.4%)

Wylie ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

45.3 (74.1%)

Wylie ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

15.8 (25.9%)

Wylie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

15.4

Wylie ISD: 15.7

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

10.1 years

Wylie ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$60,972

Wylie ISD: $61,875

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$58,470

Wylie ISD: $59,124

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$58,212

Wylie ISD: $58,761

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$59,646

Wylie ISD: $60,130

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$62,163

Wylie ISD: $62,821

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$66,442

Wylie ISD: $66,901

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$75,270

Wylie ISD: $75,190

Statewide: $69,974

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