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Marcy B Lykins Elementary

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Marcy B Lykins Elementary ranks 2129 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marcy B Lykins Elementary is a K-5 school in Celina, TX, serving 589 students within the Celina Independent School District (Isd). This school has historically been a strong performer, earning 4-star ratings for years, but the most recent data shows a significant decline to a 3-star rating, marking its lowest rank in nearly a decade. This drop is the most critical story for this school, especially when compared to nearby schools like Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary, which jumped to the 88th percentile in the same year.

The most notable weakness is in mathematics, where only 37.17% of 3rd graders and 30.61% of 5th graders were proficient, well below district and state averages. This is a stark contrast to nearby Prosper Independent School District (Isd) schools like Lilyana Elementary and Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary, where 3rd-grade math proficiency often exceeds 70%. Lykins also serves a more economically diverse population, with 23.26% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch—more than double the rate of other Celina ISD elementary schools like O'Dell Elementary (12.6%) and Bothwell (15.25%), and dramatically higher than Prosper ISD schools (often under 6%).

Interestingly, Lykins administers the STAAR Spanish Reading test, and its 5th-grade Spanish Reading scores (42.86% proficient) actually exceed the state average (34.82%), indicating a specific effort to support English Language Learners. Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7—lower than most peers like O'Dell (18.8) and Boyer (16.6)—academic outcomes are declining. This suggests the issue is not simply staffing, but potentially related to instructional quality or the challenges of supporting a higher-needs student population. The school is at a critical juncture, and its leadership will need to diagnose the root causes of this decline to reverse the current trend.

589

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,148

Per pupil spending ?

23.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 S Utah
Celina, TX 75009

(469) 742-9103

District: Celina Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Marcy B Lykins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jerry & Linda Moore Middle
High:	Celina High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.9%

White:

32.8%

Asian:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2018 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2018

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

Texas avg50%

2,129^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 32 pts since 2018

From top 14% (2018) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Celina Independent School District (Isd)

208^th of 951Celina 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	49.8	2129 of 4627	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	1436 of 4651	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.1	827 of 4710	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1000 of 4647	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	693 of 4581	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	1432 of 4578	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	836 of 4479	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	615 of 4359	85.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	1077 of 2406	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.9	247 of 1905	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	169 of 2443	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	384 of 2443	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	646 of 2421	73.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	662 of 999	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.4	238 of 814	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	371 of 1045	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	398 of 1015	60.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	1736 of 4461	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	2391 of 4331	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	1132 of 4295	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	1663 of 4240	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	784 of 1643	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	1480 of 2918	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	851 of 3668	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	1760 of 3556	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	2176 of 3487	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2401 of 3446	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	918 of 3333	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	1709 of 3226	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	1672 of 4575	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	1105 of 3744	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	866 of 4658	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	989 of 4588	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	819 of 4561	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	1799 of 4499	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	763 of 4348	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	555 of 4306	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	1596 of 3075	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	1278 of 2619	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	1321 of 2980	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	440 of 2958	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	1057 of 3006	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	1823 of 3184	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.1	712 of 3106	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2994 of 4413	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2551 of 3644	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	2769 of 4465	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	2288 of 4401	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	1557 of 4376	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	2957 of 4329	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2213 of 4188	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	1741 of 4168	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3457 of 4520	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	2620 of 3705	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	3043 of 4594	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	2070 of 4521	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2520 of 4477	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	2657 of 4451	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1821 of 4309	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1801 of 4264	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	2685 of 4582	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	1578 of 3739	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	1043 of 4647	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1013 of 4585	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	623 of 4563	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	1172 of 4498	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	887 of 4357	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	716 of 4319	83.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	639 of 1128	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.6	203 of 1099	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	394 of 1004	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.2	784 of 961	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.2	76 of 1112	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	60 of 1046	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2470 of 4301	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	2027 of 3549	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	866 of 4292	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	1126 of 4086	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	219 of 3952	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	65.5	710 of 3799	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	632 of 3684	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	215 of 3558	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	2556 of 3006	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	1994 of 2612	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1645 of 3108	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	1263 of 3106	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	730 of 3082	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	1524 of 3082	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	787 of 3142	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	582 of 3127	81.4%	★★★★☆

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)63rd percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)61st percentile-24 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)43rd percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)34th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Marcy B Lykins Elementary	Public	K-5	550 S Utah	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 742-9103	589	43	13.7	23.3%	193 (32.8%)	38 (6.5%)	194 (32.9%)	131 (22.2%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	22 (3.7%)	49.8	2129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.0%		63	1436^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.1%	693	6.3	20.0	42.9	46.9	62.8	59.8	37.2	55.2	30.6	$8,148
Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary	Public	K-5	2120 Coventry Dr	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 742-9100	472	35	13.5	15.3%	128 (27.1%)	65 (13.8%)	69 (14.6%)	182 (38.6%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	85.3	567^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.7%					(n/a)				70.4	65.0	76.3	61.2	65.0	67.0
O'Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	750 Punk Carter Pkwy	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9106	770	41	18.8	12.6%	288 (37.4%)	60 (7.8%)	102 (13.2%)	258 (33.5%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.4%)	54.5	1887^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.2%		74.8	936^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.9%	951				42.9	46.8	70.7	41.9	41.9	63.6	$6,647
Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	2905 N Louisiana Dr	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 742-9100	709	40	17.8	16.2%	413 (58.3%)	61 (8.6%)	94 (13.3%)	91 (12.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	54.2	1899^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.0%		63.2	1428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.3%	471				50.5	57.1	62.9	49.0	40.4	43.6	$8,335
Light Farms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Cypress Creek Way	Celina	75009	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2140	1,058	68	15.5	2.8%	614 (58.0%)	34 (3.2%)	104 (9.8%)	233 (22.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.2%)	88.9	426^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.1	490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.5%	64				74.5	73.3	70.4	75.5	68.3	66.1	$7,189
Lilyana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Marigold Ln	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 219-2400	982	62	15.7	5.3%	233 (23.7%)	75 (7.6%)	55 (5.6%)	542 (55.2%)	21 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.7%)	94.5	191^st of 4627 public elementary schools	95.9%		91.1	326^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.0%	135				71.8	77.1	84.1	71.3	82.6	77.4	$7,530
Ralph And Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Montgomery Ln	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2240	974	59	16.6	5.2%	503 (51.6%)	54 (5.5%)	101 (10.4%)	257 (26.4%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.9%)	93.2	242^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	94.8%		91.6	314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.2%	72				70.0	77.1	83.9	65.4	82.6	75.2	$6,892
Sam Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Waterview Trail	Celina	75009	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2340	738	55	13.3	1.5%	318 (43.1%)	58 (7.9%)	71 (9.6%)	221 (29.9%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.2%)	83.8	627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.4%		85	572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%	55				69.8	79.7	75.7	72.0	65.7	45.7	$9,488
Jana L Thomson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Bancroft Dr	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 219-2000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	90.6	335^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)				69.6	80.3	70.1	67.2	80.3	73.5
Betty Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10700 Alvira Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(945) 678-3700	538	42	12.7	9.5%	90 (16.7%)	62 (11.5%)	35 (6.5%)	305 (56.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.2%)	91.9	293^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	93.7%					(n/a)				76.1	78.7	86.4	69.6	62.2	75.0	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcy B Lykins Elementary

How many students attend Marcy B Lykins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Marcy B Lykins Elementary.

What district is Marcy B Lykins Elementary in?

Celina Independent School District (Isd)

Is Marcy B Lykins Elementary a good school?

Marcy B Lykins Elementary ranks 2129^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Marcy B Lykins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marcy B Lykins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jerry & Linda Moore Middle
High : Celina High School

What is the racial makeup of Marcy B Lykins Elementary?

Students at Marcy B Lykins Elementary are 33% Hispanic, 33% White, 22% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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