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Jenny Preston Elementary

Public Grades K-6

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jenny Preston Elementary in Allen, TX, is a high-performing K-6 school serving 726 students as part of the top-rated Allen Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranking among the top 7% of elementary schools in Texas.

This school stands out for its exceptional preparation of students for middle school, with 93.2% of 6th graders proficient in Reading and 78.64% in Math—far exceeding state averages. It also boasts a particularly strong science program, with 5th-grade scores dramatically higher than both the district and nearby schools like Kerr Elementary and Lois Lindsey Elementary. While Jenny Preston is an elite school, it is located near the academic powerhouse Beverly Cheatham Elementary, which consistently outperforms it in nearly every subject. This dynamic highlights the exceptional quality of the Allen ISD as a whole. The school has also been notably effective with its English Language Learner students, ranking in the 99th percentile for that subgroup.

Geographically, Jenny Preston sits on the border of the Allen and McKinney Independent School District (Isd), and the contrast in performance is stark. Schools just a mile or two away in the McKinney ISD, such as Jesse McGowen Elementary and Arthur H McNeil Elementary, have significantly lower test scores. This illustrates how district boundaries can correlate with vastly different educational outcomes. While the school's state ranking has seen a slight decline from its peak, it remains an elite performer, and its consistent outperformance of the district average in nearly every subject and grade level makes it a top choice for families in the area.

726

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,777

Per pupil spending ?

9.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2455 Hilliard Dr
Allen, TX 75013

(972) 908-8780

District: Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jenny Preston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
High:	Allen High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.3%

White:

31.3%

African American:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2019 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg68%

Texas avg49%

317^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 1% (2019) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Allen Independent School District (Isd)

72^nd of 951Allen 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	91.2	317 of 4627	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	155 of 4651	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	175 of 4710	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	242 of 4647	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	209 of 4581	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	98 of 4578	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	50 of 4479	98.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	996 of 2406	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.4	107 of 1905	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	418 of 2443	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	357 of 2443	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	174 of 2421	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	132 of 2444	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	14 of 2515	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	161 of 999	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	126 of 814	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	134 of 1045	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	169 of 1015	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	128 of 957	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	96 of 967	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	58 of 1009	94.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.7	589 of 4461	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	683 of 4331	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	97.8	28 of 4295	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	313 of 1643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	96.3	51 of 2918	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	20 of 3668	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	646 of 3556	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	293 of 4575	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	57 of 3744	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	61 of 4658	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	227 of 4588	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	136 of 4561	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	119 of 4499	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	68 of 4348	98.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	478 of 3075	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	77 of 2619	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	433 of 2980	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	566 of 2958	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	420 of 3006	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	80 of 3184	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	1310 of 4413	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	555 of 3644	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	339 of 4465	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	636 of 4401	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	206 of 4376	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	184 of 4329	95.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1320 of 4520	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	305 of 3705	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	55.3	1848 of 4594	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	2368 of 4521	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	358 of 4582	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	169 of 3739	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	334 of 4647	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	244 of 4585	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	295 of 4563	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	82 of 4498	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	39 of 4357	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	171 of 1106	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	232 of 975	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	179 of 1128	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	140 of 1099	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	41 of 1004	95.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	566 of 4301	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.5	117 of 3549	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	297 of 4292	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	247 of 4086	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	143 of 3952	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	61 of 3799	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	83 of 3684	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	596 of 3006	80.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	148 of 2612	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.1	447 of 3108	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	556 of 3106	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	770 of 3082	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	326 of 3082	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	179 of 3142	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2026)85th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading77%+22 vs state

Mathematics73%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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
Jenny Preston Elementary	Public	K-6	2455 Hilliard Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 908-8780	726	45	16.2	9.4%	227 (31.3%)	65 (9.0%)	64 (8.8%)	314 (43.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.5%)	91.2	317^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.8	155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%	162	64.2	71.0	78.3	93.2	66.1	69.3	79.4	78.6	$8,777
Jesse McGowen Elementary	Public	K-5	4300 Columbus Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7500	570	41	13.9	36.5%	201 (35.3%)	115 (20.2%)	137 (24.0%)	71 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	47.5	2243^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.7	2334^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	91	47.2	61.1	61.8		38.0	34.7	42.7		$8,572
Arthur H McNeil Elementary	Public	K-5	3650 Hardin Blvd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5200	335	30	11.1	42.7%	120 (35.8%)	99 (29.6%)	61 (18.2%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	46.6	2294^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.4%		47.1	2313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	19	51.1	72.0	46.0		46.7	46.0	30.2		$10,871
Lois Lindsey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5730 Wilford Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 908-4007	792	48	16.4	14.3%	138 (17.4%)	80 (10.1%)	95 (12.0%)	415 (52.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.2%)	87.3	494^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.9	337^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.8%	157	59.0	73.6	83.2	84.7	56.3	63.3	67.9	71.2	$7,930
Beverly Cheatham Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hopewell Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 396-3016	669	39	16.9	13.8%	197 (29.4%)	45 (6.7%)	74 (11.1%)	322 (48.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.9%)	95.7	143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	96.9%		98	49^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	94	72.9	75.7	84.8	87.9	70.8	83.5	80.0	86.8	$8,441
James And Margie Marion Elementary	Public	K-6	1595 Stablerun	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6784	688	47	14.7	18.8%	245 (35.6%)	81 (11.8%)	107 (15.6%)	202 (29.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.7%)	82.8	661^st of 4627 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.5	659^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%	2	64.4	70.1	77.2	76.3	63.2	56.8	62.4	53.4	$8,451
Reuben Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Ash Ln	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6500	378	30	12.6	28.0%	190 (50.3%)	51 (13.5%)	71 (18.8%)	38 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	57	1759^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.0%		55.7	1791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.5%	32	60.0	58.3	60.0		48.0	38.3	48.6		$10,009
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
Dr E T Boon Elementary	Public	K-6	1050 Comanche Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3331	789	48	16.4	10.3%	265 (33.6%)	42 (5.3%)	83 (10.5%)	354 (44.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.8%)	95.8	136^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		97	102^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	34	72.1	79.3	83.6	85.5	76.6	79.5	79.5	90.6	$7,653
Kerr Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Glendover Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 495-6765	654	41	16.1	16.1%	156 (23.9%)	87 (13.3%)	80 (12.2%)	288 (44.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.1%)	88.1	449^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.3%		90.7	348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.5%	101	69.6	70.1	84.0	85.6	58.7	58.8	72.0	67.0	$7,952

Frequently Asked Questions about Jenny Preston Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jenny Preston Elementary?

Students at Jenny Preston Elementary are 43% Asian, 31% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Jenny Preston Elementary in?

Allen Independent School District (Isd)

Is Jenny Preston Elementary a good school?

Yes. Jenny Preston Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jenny Preston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jenny Preston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
High : Allen High School

How many students attend Jenny Preston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended Jenny Preston Elementary.

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