The reported proficiency rate for Math is 34%.
Original Research by School Decision on William E Wylie El
William E Wylie Elementary serves first through third grade in Henderson, a small county-seat town in East Texas. The school enrolls a student body that is roughly evenly split between White and Hispanic students, with a substantial Black minority. More than two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic need that reflects the broader community context.
The school sits on Highway 259 South, part of the newer wave of Henderson ISD facilities built on land donated by the Wylie family. Henderson's downtown courthouse square remains the civic heart of the town, but school facilities have moved to larger campuses on the town's edges. The area's economy rests on oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, and timber; Henderson ISD itself is the largest employer in Rusk County.
In state testing data from the most recent year, the school's math proficiency stood below the midpoint among districts in Rusk County. Reading proficiency was measurably stronger than math. On the more-granular STAAR scale, the school showed a spread: a large share of students approached grade-level standards in both subjects, but the share reaching the highest performance tier was notably lower, particularly in math. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to foundational reading and mathematics instruction, especially what targeted supports exist for students not yet at grade level.
The school is too early in its grade band to have longitudinal trend data, so the current snapshot does not reveal whether performance is stable, improving, or under pressure. Because the school serves only grades one through three, state testing occurs only in third grade. Data on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, chronic absenteeism, and staff composition were not available in the data provided.
Wylie is a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. It operates under Henderson ISD, which adopted a district-wide cell phone ban for the 2025-26 school year to comply with state law, and which reduced its property tax rate for the 2025 tax year. The district spans a rural and small-urban area where median home values are substantially below the state benchmark and housing is relatively affordable compared to national norms. A family considering the school should understand that this is a foundational-grades setting in a small district within a working small town, where economic conditions shape student need, and where early literacy and numeracy are areas the data suggests warrant parent conversation with the school.
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