Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Wylie ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

479

Avg. teacher experience

12.1 years

Wylie ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Wylie ISD: 97.7%

Statewide: 90%

Rita Smith Elementary School is an elementary school in Wylie, TX, in the Wylie ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 479 students. 21.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,944, which is $2,057 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.1 years of experience.

Take our public schools explorer survey
Click or tap the map to enable panning and zooming.

Contact information

Address

2221 Fm 1378
Wylie, TX 75098

Office phone number

(972) 429-2540

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Rita Smith Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

479

African American

69 (14.4%)

Wylie ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

3 (0.6%)

Wylie ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

53 (11.1%)

Wylie ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

69 (14.4%)

Wylie ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

258 (53.9%)

Wylie ISD: 44.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

27 (5.6%)

Wylie ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

14.4%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

11.1%

Hispanic

14.4%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

53.9%

Two or more races

5.6%

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

21.1 %

Wylie ISD: 24.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

25.5 %

Wylie ISD: 28.1%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

10.9 %

Wylie ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

21.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

25.5%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.9 %

Wylie ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.5 %

Wylie ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16.1 %

Wylie ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.9%

Gifted and talented

6.5%

Special education

16.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

A

Wylie ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Wylie ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Wylie ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

4.5 %

Wylie ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.5 %

Wylie ISD: 8.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Wylie ISD: 11.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.3 %

Wylie ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

8.5 %

Wylie ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Wylie ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

3.2 %

Wylie ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Wylie ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

35.5

African American

3 (8.4%)

Wylie ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (11.3%)

Wylie ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

27.5 (77.5%)

Wylie ISD: 81.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.8%)

Wylie ISD: 1.3%

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: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

25.5 (71.9%)

Wylie ISD: 69.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10 (28.1%)

Wylie ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Wylie ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.5

Wylie ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

12.1 years

Wylie ISD: 11.4 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

$60,944

Wylie ISD: $62,353

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$23,375

Wylie ISD: $54,307

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,496

Wylie ISD: $59,347

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,306

Wylie ISD: $60,982

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,875

Wylie ISD: $63,511

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,484

Wylie ISD: $68,024

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Wylie ISD: $75,817

Statewide: $71,111

Latest public education stories in The Texas Tribune