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Hunt Elementary

Public Grades K-5

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hunt Elementary is a public elementary school in Murphy, Texas, serving 518 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 230 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Hunt Elementary has consistently performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 196th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Students at Hunt Elementary consistently outperform their peers in the Plano ISD and across Texas in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.46% of 3rd-grade students at Hunt Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 65.78% for Plano ISD and 52.02% for the state of Texas.

While Hunt Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, some nearby schools within the Plano ISD, such as Schell Elementary and Forman Elementary, do not demonstrate the same level of excellence. Schell Elementary ranks significantly lower than Hunt Elementary in the state-wide rankings, and its students' proficiency rates in STAAR assessments are notably lower across all grade levels and subject areas. Forman Elementary struggles even more, ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools and having significantly lower proficiency rates than Hunt Elementary and the district/state averages.

491

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,182

Per pupil spending ?

14.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Oriole Dr
Murphy, TX 75094-5124

(469) 752-4400

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hunt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Murphy Middle
High:	Plano East Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Asian:

36.5%

African American:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (78% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg61%

Texas avg51%

215^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

204^th of 951Plano 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
2025	94.7	196 of 4651	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	287 of 4710	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	157 of 4647	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	164 of 4581	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	263 of 4578	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	124 of 4479	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	138 of 4359	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	121 of 4329	97.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	83 of 4286	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	109 of 4320	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	162 of 4260	96.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.0	394 of 4221	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	516 of 4206	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	478 of 4095	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	472 of 3937	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	483 of 3884	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.7	663 of 3768	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	248 of 3724	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	109 of 1905	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.6	272 of 2443	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	136 of 2443	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	115 of 2421	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	294 of 2444	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	238 of 2515	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	42 of 2483	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	137 of 814	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	267 of 1045	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	198 of 1015	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	271 of 957	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	209 of 967	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	253 of 1009	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	298 of 1005	70.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.9	581 of 4461	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	1079 of 4331	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	957 of 4295	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1015 of 4240	76.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	146 of 2918	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	272 of 3668	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	211 of 3556	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.6	368 of 3487	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	684 of 3446	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	578 of 3333	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	941 of 3226	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	168 of 3744	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	230 of 4658	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	278 of 4588	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	277 of 4561	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	232 of 4499	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	123 of 4348	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	128 of 4306	97.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	187 of 2619	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	73.2	539 of 2980	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	494 of 2958	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	147 of 3006	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	203 of 3184	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	78.0	216 of 3106	93.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	129 of 3644	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	205 of 4465	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	156 of 4401	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	46 of 4376	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	135 of 4329	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	169 of 4188	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	145 of 4168	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	376 of 3705	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	345 of 4594	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	673 of 4521	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	269 of 4477	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	464 of 4451	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	742 of 4309	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	553 of 4264	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	209 of 3739	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	308 of 4647	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	105 of 4585	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	105 of 4563	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	272 of 4498	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	144 of 4357	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	144 of 4319	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	583 of 975	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.1	209 of 1128	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	71 of 1112	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	121 of 1046	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1130 of 3549	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.5	524 of 4292	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	231 of 4086	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	283 of 3952	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	193 of 3799	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	97 of 3684	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	432 of 3558	87.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	546 of 2612	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	653 of 3108	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	509 of 3106	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	381 of 3082	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	395 of 3082	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	276 of 3142	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	303 of 3127	90.3%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2025)94th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading78%+24 vs state

Mathematics78%+31 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Hunt Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Oriole Dr	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-4400	491	36	13.7	14.1%	190 (38.7%)	47 (9.6%)	44 (9.0%)	179 (36.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	94	215^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	19							83.6	74.4	77.3		82.2	79.1	72.7		$9,182
Boggess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Glen Ridge Dr	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-4000	498	36	13.9	19.3%	193 (38.8%)	38 (7.6%)	57 (11.4%)	155 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	89.2	407^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.2%		95.7	158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.6%	249							68.1	77.3	67.7		72.6	69.8	79.2		$9,520
Hickey Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 Coldwater Creek	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4100	497	42	11.7	36.6%	96 (19.3%)	53 (10.7%)	163 (32.8%)	162 (32.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.2%)	69.4	1160^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.9%		77	877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%	283	38.5	44.4	44.4	36.4	62.5	26.7	51.6	66.2	63.8		41.8	70.5	57.3		$9,807
Tibbals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	621 Waters Edge Way	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2520	609	45	13.6	15.6%	209 (34.3%)	74 (12.2%)	37 (6.1%)	260 (42.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	98.1	49^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.9	53^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	4							80.0	87.4			84.3	87.3			$8,836
R V Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 McCreary Rd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3460	680	50	13.6	49.0%	182 (26.8%)	105 (15.4%)	272 (40.0%)	92 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	84.1	613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.1	570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	33.3						66.2	67.4			63.7	63.6			$9,523
Dooley Elementary	Public	K-5	2425 San Gabriel Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1100	303	28	10.7	49.2%	115 (38.0%)	49 (16.2%)	85 (28.1%)	35 (11.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	56	1807^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.9%		50.4	2124^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.3%	317							60.6	55.0	55.8		51.5	37.5	51.9		$10,990
Schell Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 E Renner Rd	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6600	403	31	13.1	33.0%	98 (24.3%)	55 (13.6%)	56 (13.9%)	171 (42.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	72.2	1040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.5%		70.7	1105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%	65							65.2	62.5	67.7		59.7	51.3	52.2		$8,949
Forman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1200	473	40	11.6	83.9%	35 (7.4%)	93 (19.7%)	300 (63.4%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)								(n/a)															$10,523
Carlena Chandler Elementary	Public	K-6	1000 Water Oak	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3354	731	49	14.9	38.9%	194 (26.5%)	73 (10.0%)	329 (45.0%)	109 (14.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	82	698^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.6	856^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%	158	20.8	12.5	60.0	24.0	16.7		69.1	64.0	69.5	68.9	59.5	59.1	61.9	68.0	$8,922
Rita Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2221 Fm 1378	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2540	587	42	13.8	26.2%	255 (43.4%)	84 (14.3%)	88 (15.0%)	122 (20.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	96.8	103^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.9	147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%	44							81.4	79.8			75.5	84.9			$9,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunt Elementary

Is Hunt Elementary a good school?

Yes! Hunt Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 215^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hunt Elementary?

Students at Hunt Elementary are 39% White, 36% Asian, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hunt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Hunt Elementary.

What district is Hunt Elementary in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Hunt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Murphy Middle
High : Plano East Senior High School

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