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Burks Elementary

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Burks Elementary ranks 2309 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Burks Elementary is a K-5 school in McKinney, TX, serving 432 students within the McKinney Independent School District (Isd), and it has shown a remarkable upward trajectory from a very low starting point to a solid middle-of-the-pack standing over the past decade.

Burks Elementary stands out for its exceptional performance with African American students, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a clear strength compared to nearby schools like Roy Lee Walker Elementary and Valley Creek Elementary, which serve more affluent populations. The school also boasts a strong bilingual reading program, outperforming both district and state averages in Spanish-language STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. However, the school faces significant challenges with high poverty—over 77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—which is the highest rate among its immediate peers. Despite this, the school is making progress with economically disadvantaged students, rising from the 38th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026.

While Burks Elementary spends significantly more per student ($13,060) than nearby schools like Roy Lee Walker Elementary ($9,333) and Valley Creek Elementary ($10,503), the financial resources have not yet translated into top-tier academic outcomes for the general student body. The most critical weaknesses are in Mathematics and Science, with 5th-grade Science proficiency at just 7.55% in 2024-2025, dramatically lower than the district (32.31%) and state (29.57%) averages. Math proficiency rates also lag significantly behind district and state averages. The school's future success will depend on translating its progress in reading and with specific subgroups into broad-based gains in math and science.

432

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,897

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 Hill St
McKinney, TX 75069-3631

(469) 302-6200

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Burks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Faubion Middle
High:	McKinney Boyd High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.4%

White:

14.4%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg53%

Texas avg50%

2,309^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 21Elementary Schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

301^st of 951McKinney Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	2309 of 4627	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	2470 of 4651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2596 of 4710	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2676 of 4647	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3001 of 4581	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2769 of 4578	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3462 of 4479	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3764 of 4359	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	3976 of 4329	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	3774 of 4286	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.3	3373 of 4320	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.7	2216 of 4260	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	2234 of 4221	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.8	3105 of 4206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	2927 of 4095	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.6	1987 of 3937	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.5	2770 of 3884	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	73.4	840 of 3768	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	70.7	1022 of 3724	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	1164 of 3476	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	84.9	202 of 3475	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	59.0	1537 of 3465	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	534 of 2406	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	136 of 1905	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.5	809 of 2443	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	956 of 2443	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.3	2383 of 2421	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1864 of 2444	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2237 of 2515	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2359 of 2483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	3183 of 4461	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	2603 of 4331	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2779 of 4295	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2369 of 4240	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1715 of 2918	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	2653 of 3668	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2266 of 3556	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	2405 of 3487	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	1934 of 3446	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1988 of 3333	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	1841 of 3226	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2026 of 4575	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	2302 of 3744	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	2730 of 4658	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	2256 of 4588	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	2115 of 4561	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	3018 of 4499	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3453 of 4348	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3794 of 4306	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1496 of 2619	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	2470 of 2980	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2754 of 4413	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	2376 of 3644	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3202 of 4465	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.6	2078 of 4401	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	2331 of 4376	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	2529 of 4329	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	2593 of 4188	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3201 of 4168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2209 of 4520	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	1825 of 3705	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	2857 of 4594	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	2421 of 4521	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2596 of 4477	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	2371 of 4451	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3493 of 4309	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	3673 of 4264	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	2780 of 4582	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2074 of 3739	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3675 of 4647	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2834 of 4585	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3590 of 4563	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	2556 of 4498	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3264 of 4357	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3565 of 4319	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	2876 of 4301	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	2584 of 3549	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3604 of 4292	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.1	1134 of 4086	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	607 of 3952	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	36.3	2316 of 3799	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	2606 of 3684	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2662 of 3558	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.9	1815 of 3006	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	1654 of 2612	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1979 of 3108	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	2280 of 3106	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.7	1466 of 3082	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	2146 of 3082	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	2574 of 3142	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	2673 of 3127	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)78th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Burks Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Hill St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6200	432	33	13.0	77.3%	62 (14.4%)	50 (11.6%)	300 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	46.3	2309^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		44.4	2470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%	161	25.0	52.9	38.5	6.3	36.8	6.3	56.4	56.4	60.4	32.5	37.8	37.3	$10,897
Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	409	34	12.1	67.7%	86 (21.0%)	56 (13.7%)	253 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	46.3	2313^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.0%		43.9	2502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	189	19.1	33.3	17.7	9.1	8.3	7.7	50.0	55.6	49.1	45.1	55.6	31.2	$10,263
Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	2706 Wolford St	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6100	554	42	13.3	50.2%	151 (27.3%)	84 (15.2%)	236 (42.6%)	43 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.3%)	50.2	2106^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.5%		60.3	1566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.3%	540	0.0	37.5	33.3	11.1	0.0		51.1	41.4	55.7	46.7	46.7	53.0	$10,998
Finch Elementary	Public	K-5	1205 S Tennessee St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5600	341	32	10.8	81.2%	34 (10.0%)	34 (10.0%)	259 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	14.5	4321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.6%		30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	940							33.3	29.7	50.0	15.6	24.3	17.7	$14,371
Webb Elementary	Public	K-5	810 E Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6000	475	33	14.4	56.6%	106 (22.3%)	71 (14.9%)	249 (52.4%)	23 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	24.7	3768^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.7	2871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%	897	35.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	50.7	35.9	42.5	32.4	27.2	31.3	$10,267
Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Eldorado Pkwy	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5300	415	38	10.9	74.9%	57 (13.7%)	89 (21.4%)	230 (55.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	27.9	3570^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		33.8	3204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%	366	20.0	50.0			16.7		43.5	35.8	56.3	28.6	25.4	35.2	$11,588
Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary	Public	K-5	2511 Cattleman Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5100	491	41	11.9	70.7%	82 (16.7%)	88 (17.9%)	263 (53.6%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	29.2	3476^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.7	3210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	266	16.7	20.0	14.3	5.6	5.3	28.6	26.4	43.5	52.2	30.6	42.6	39.1	$11,453
Valley Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Vly Creek Trl	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4800	498	33	15.0	22.1%	283 (56.8%)	78 (15.7%)	77 (15.5%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	65.2	1334^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.2%		79.6	763^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	571							48.0	69.3	65.1	44.0	58.4	48.2	$8,270
Naomi Press Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 Shawnee Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7600	580	41	13.9	40.5%	143 (24.7%)	176 (30.3%)	100 (17.2%)	105 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.3%)	37.2	2934^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.7	2658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	276							52.6	38.6	56.8	37.6	38.4	32.1	$9,976
Roy Lee Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Cockrill Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4600	381	37	10.2	16.5%	228 (59.8%)	16 (4.2%)	60 (15.7%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	87.9	457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.1	367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%	90							65.3	70.2	84.9	61.1	59.7	90.4	$8,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Burks Elementary

What district is Burks Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Burks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Burks Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Burks Elementary?

Students at Burks Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Burks Elementary a good school?

Burks Elementary ranks 2309^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Burks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faubion Middle
High : McKinney Boyd High School

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