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Reuben Johnson Elementary

Q: Is Reuben Johnson Elementary a good school?

Reuben Johnson Elementary ranks 1759 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Reuben Johnson Elementary is a mid-sized school in McKinney, TX, serving 378 students in grades K-5 as part of the McKinney Independent School District (Isd), a solidly above-average district ranked in the 68th percentile statewide. While the school has historically earned strong 4-star ratings, recent data shows a clear downward trend, dropping from the 82nd percentile in 2022-2023 to its lowest point in a decade at the 62nd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This decline is especially noticeable when compared to nearby schools like Roy Lee Walker Elementary and Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary, which consistently rank in the 90th-96th percentile, or Jenny Preston Elementary in Allen ISD (97th percentile) and Comstock Elementary in Frisco ISD (95th percentile), all within two miles.

A critical weakness is math proficiency: 4th-grade math scores at Reuben Johnson (38.33%) are 25 points below the district average and 11 points below the state average, while nearby Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary achieves 70% proficiency. The school also shows a dramatic drop in performance for its Gifted and Talented students, falling from the 67th percentile to the 25th percentile in just two years, suggesting a need to review how high-achieving students are challenged. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores have been persistently low, with only 20.78% proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 32.31% district-wide.

On a positive note, Reuben Johnson serves its Hispanic students well, ranking in the 69th percentile, but struggles significantly with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 10th percentile. The school spends $10,149 per student, higher than some higher-performing neighbors like Roy Lee Walker Elementary ($9,333), indicating that funding isn't the issue—rather, how resources are allocated matters. With a Free/Reduced Lunch rate of 28.04%, higher than nearby top performers, the school faces unique challenges that require targeted support to reverse its declining trajectory.

378

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,009

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3400 Ash Ln
McKinney, TX 75070-3211

(469) 302-6500

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Reuben Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High:	McKinney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

18.8%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,759^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 21Elementary Schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

301^st of 951McKinney 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	57.0	1759 of 4627	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.7	1791 of 4651	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1506 of 4710	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	834 of 4647	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	1103 of 4581	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	1010 of 4578	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	1328 of 4479	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	1661 of 4359	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	1105 of 4329	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.5	772 of 4286	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	444 of 4320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	87.1	346 of 4260	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	579 of 4221	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	88.1	297 of 4206	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	78.2	591 of 4095	85.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	474 of 3937	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	464 of 3884	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	278 of 3768	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.5	177 of 3724	95.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	145 of 3476	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	161 of 3475	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	88.4	24 of 3465	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	1030 of 2406	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.9	1385 of 1905	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1354 of 2443	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.1	620 of 2443	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.4	826 of 2421	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	932 of 2444	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	1403 of 2515	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1581 of 2483	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	922 of 999	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	709 of 814	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	818 of 1045	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.0	230 of 1015	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	685 of 957	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	906 of 967	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	642 of 1009	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	672 of 1005	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.6	2052 of 4461	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	1323 of 4331	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	2347 of 4295	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3430 of 4240	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2366 of 2918	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	2205 of 3668	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	1898 of 3446	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2465 of 3333	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	3209 of 3226	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1939 of 4575	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	1671 of 3744	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	1383 of 4658	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	893 of 4588	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	1097 of 4561	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	1180 of 4499	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	1518 of 4348	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1613 of 4306	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2308 of 3075	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	1901 of 2619	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.8	979 of 2980	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1586 of 2958	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.3	1514 of 3006	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.0	1570 of 3184	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1533 of 3106	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	1372 of 4413	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	1198 of 3644	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	1202 of 4465	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	1432 of 4401	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	978 of 4376	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	945 of 4329	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.8	2142 of 4188	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	1657 of 4168	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4051 of 4520	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2850 of 3705	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3768 of 4594	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.9	1333 of 4521	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	1458 of 4477	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	2184 of 4451	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	3161 of 4309	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2227 of 4264	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	1647 of 4582	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	1361 of 3739	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1707 of 4647	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	774 of 4585	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	1119 of 4563	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	924 of 4498	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	1287 of 4357	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	1804 of 4319	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	439 of 975	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	547 of 1099	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	354 of 961	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	379 of 1112	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	743 of 1046	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	1527 of 4301	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	1825 of 3549	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	2027 of 4292	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	959 of 4086	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	291 of 3952	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	62.1	842 of 3799	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	778 of 3684	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.5	945 of 3558	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	1839 of 3006	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	1561 of 2612	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1893 of 3108	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	1066 of 3106	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1174 of 3082	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	869 of 3082	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	1333 of 3142	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	1812 of 3127	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)69th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-52 vs school

Asian (2026)8th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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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 (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
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
Roy Lee Walker Elementary	Public	K-5	4000 Cockrill Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4600	381	37	10.2	16.5%	228 (59.8%)	16 (4.2%)	60 (15.7%)	37 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (10.2%)	87.9	457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.1	367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%	90	65.3	70.2	84.9		61.1	59.7	90.4		$8,331
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
Elliott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3721 Hudson Crossing	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-3750	421	35	11.9	37.3%	89 (21.1%)	115 (27.3%)	69 (16.4%)	114 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	66.9	1270^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.6%		79.7	759^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.7%	511	52.0	67.4			42.9	59.3			$9,011
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
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary	Public	K-5	6951 Berkshire Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4700	389	30	13.0	16.2%	222 (57.1%)	44 (11.3%)	65 (16.7%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	92.2	287^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.8%		95.4	172^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	96.3%	115	67.6	81.7	81.8		67.6	70.0	77.9		$9,792
Comstock Elementary	Public	K-4	7152 Silverado Trail	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3900	680	46	14.7	8.4%	192 (28.2%)	69 (10.1%)	59 (8.7%)	313 (46.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.2%)	93.9	217^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.8	237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%	20	73.6	75.7			72.9	78.2			$7,103
Glen Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	6100 Glen Oaks Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6400	478	33	14.6	9.0%	329 (68.8%)	21 (4.4%)	68 (14.2%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.7%)	82.6	674^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.4%		92.2	297^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%	377	71.6	84.1	78.9		50.5	83.2	47.8		$8,194
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Reuben Johnson Elementary

What district is Reuben Johnson Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Is Reuben Johnson Elementary a good school?

Reuben Johnson Elementary ranks 1759^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Reuben Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Reuben Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High : McKinney High School

How many students attend Reuben Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Reuben Johnson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Reuben Johnson Elementary?

Students at Reuben Johnson Elementary are 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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