Summary:
The Prosper Independent School District (Isd) is home to 18 elementary schools serving grades PK through 5, and it stands as a high-performing outlier in Texas, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide with a 5-star rating. The district serves a predominantly affluent population, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of about 6.5%, and enrollments ranging from 538 to 1,067 students per school.
Standout schools include Jim Spradley Elementary, which is in a league of its own as the top performer, ranking 91st out of 4,627 Texas schools (98th percentile) and achieving the highest proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Reading, as well as 5th Grade Math—where it outperforms the district average by 23 percentage points. Lilyana Elementary is the most improved, climbing to the 96th percentile and posting the district's highest 5th Grade Reading and 4th Grade Math scores. In contrast, Windsong Ranch Elementary experienced a notable decline, dropping from the 94th to the 82nd percentile. R Steve Folsom Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.4:1) and high per-student spending ($9,817), yet its academic performance is middling, ranking in the 87th percentile. Meanwhile, Betty Jackson Elementary, the newest school, immediately ranked in the 94th percentile, suggesting new facilities and staff are highly effective from the start.
Key takeaways include a district-wide "Science gap," with 5th Grade Science scores averaging 41.35%—far below Reading and Math averages—even among top schools. Spending does not guarantee performance, as seen with R Steve Folsom, while Sam Johnson Elementary (1.49% free/reduced lunch) and Mike & Janie Reeves Elementary (10.58% free/reduced lunch) both achieve strong results, showing that demographics are not an absolute predictor. Only Jim Spradley has maintained a top 2% rank for three consecutive years, while other schools like Windsong Ranch show significant year-over-year volatility, highlighting that individual school performance can fluctuate with each student cohort.
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