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Robert L Puster Elementary

Public Grades K-4

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Robert L Puster Elementary is a public elementary school in Fairview, Texas, serving 551 students in grades KG-4. The school is part of the Lovejoy Independent School District, which is ranked 6th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Robert L Puster Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Texas, with STAAR test scores significantly higher than the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, 88.41% of 3rd graders and 82.71% of 4th graders were proficient or better in reading, while 86.96% of 3rd graders and 88.81% of 4th graders were proficient or better in mathematics. The school also excels in serving diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 20-100 out of thousands of Texas elementary schools for various demographics. Additionally, Robert L Puster has a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 3.01% to 3.81% over the past three years, and spends between $10,191 and $10,391 per student, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Robert L Puster Elementary outperforms the state averages by a significant margin and generally outperforms the Allen Independent School District and McKinney Independent School District schools as well. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Robert L Puster's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate of 88.41% was significantly higher than the 72.63% and 75.76% rates at the nearby David and Lynda Olson Elementary and Jenny Preston Elementary, respectively. This level of sustained excellence over the past 10 years suggests the school has effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive community.

548

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,588

Per pupil spending ?

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

856 Stoddard Rd
Fairview, TX 75069

(469) 742-8300

District: Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Robert L Puster Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sloan Creek Intermediate
	Willow Springs Middle
High:	Lovejoy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Asian:

16.8%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (87% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg83%

Texas avg49%

47^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)

6^th of 961Lovejoy 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	98.2	47 of 4651	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	31 of 4710	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	34 of 4647	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	61 of 4581	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	96 of 4578	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	28 of 4479	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	50 of 4359	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	68 of 4329	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	150 of 4286	96.5%	★★★★★
2015	92.1	104 of 4320	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	94.8	13 of 4260	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	42 of 4221	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	46 of 4206	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	50 of 4095	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	222 of 3937	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	90.8	107 of 2444	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	23 of 2515	99.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	30 of 814	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	33 of 1045	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	20 of 1015	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	23 of 957	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	32 of 967	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	230 of 1009	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	32 of 1005	96.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.4	486 of 4461	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	1005 of 4295	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	415 of 4240	90.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	75.9	516 of 3556	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.8	1482 of 3487	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	45 of 3744	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	52 of 4658	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	12 of 4588	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	96 of 4561	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	136 of 4499	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	34 of 4348	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	45 of 4306	99.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	527 of 2619	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	560 of 2980	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	479 of 2958	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	361 of 3006	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	233 of 3184	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	115 of 3106	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	61 of 3644	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	90 of 4465	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	22 of 4401	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	85 of 4376	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	21 of 4329	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 4188	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.6	8 of 4168	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	46 of 3739	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	22 of 4647	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	56 of 4585	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	47 of 4563	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	59 of 4498	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	30 of 4357	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	53 of 4319	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	84 of 975	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	61 of 1128	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	106 of 1099	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	110 of 1004	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	280 of 961	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	56 of 3549	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	68 of 4292	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	20 of 4086	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	12 of 3952	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	75 of 3799	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	71 of 3684	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	173 of 3558	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	77 of 2612	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	44 of 3108	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	69 of 3106	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	128 of 3082	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	153 of 3082	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	39 of 3142	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	77 of 3127	97.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)85th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics88%+43 vs state

Reading86%+33 vs state

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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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Robert L Puster Elementary	Public	K-4	856 Stoddard Rd	Fairview	75069	Collin County	Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-8300	548	29	18.8	3.6%	332 (60.6%)	20 (3.6%)	67 (12.2%)	92 (16.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.0%)	98.2	47^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.8	31^st of 4710 public elementary schools	99.3%	16								88.4	82.7			87.0	88.8				$8,588
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%)	33.8	3204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%		43.2	2654^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.7%	550	8.3	41.2	58.3	0.0	47.1	16.7	25.0	36.5	52.8	54.4		23.1	39.6	32.6		19.6	$11,588
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%)	79.6	763^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%		75.8	911^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.7%	148								73.1	60.3	77.6		64.5	48.7	60.2		39.4	$8,270
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%)	82.5	659^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.8%		89.5	395^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.6%	264								67.0	65.4	80.7	84.0	73.2	54.2	69.3	66.0	27.4	$8,451
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%)	30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%		27	3654^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.4%	273	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0			34.9	34.5	50.9		35.6	22.0	39.0		27.9	$14,371
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%)	47.1	2313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%		37.7	2974^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.9%	661								61.4	35.9	68.5		44.8	34.4	40.7		22.2	$10,871
David And Lynda Olson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1751 E Exchange Pkwy	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 562-1800	678	43	15.8	20.1%	297 (43.8%)	66 (9.7%)	120 (17.7%)	128 (18.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (9.0%)	84.4	592^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.3%		84.7	583^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	87.6%	9								72.6	72.6	79.7	78.1	61.1	65.3	55.9	64.8	37.0	$9,135
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%)	95.8	155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%		95.2	175^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.3%	20								75.8	78.9	86.0	91.3	69.7	73.9	79.6	86.1	65.7	$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%)	46.7	2334^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%		63.8	1422^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	69.8%	912								45.6	48.8	63.6		38.8	36.9	41.1		28.0	$8,572
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%)	43.9	2502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%		67.4	1244^th of 4710 public elementary schools	73.6%	1258	11.8	5.3	23.1	0.0	20.0	15.4	0.0	48.5	48.3	64.6		39.1	40.3	41.7		12.5	$10,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert L Puster Elementary

What schools do graduates of Robert L Puster Elementary attend?

Students who attend Robert L Puster Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sloan Creek Intermediate
Middle : Willow Springs Middle
High : Lovejoy High School

How many students attend Robert L Puster Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Robert L Puster Elementary.

Is Robert L Puster Elementary a good school?

Yes! Robert L Puster Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 47^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

What district is Robert L Puster Elementary in?

Lovejoy Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Robert L Puster Elementary?

Students at Robert L Puster Elementary are 61% White, 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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