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Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

287^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary is a K-5 campus in McKinney, TX, serving 389 students within the McKinney Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently ranks among the top 10% of all Texas elementary schools, with a long history of 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Wolford Elementary stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in Science, where 62.5% of 5th graders were proficient in 2024-2025—nearly double the district average and far exceeding nearby schools like Dean And Mildred Bennett Elementary (51.4%) and Glen Oaks Elementary (49.5%). The school also demonstrates remarkable success with specific student groups, ranking 1st in Texas for Asian student performance in 2023-2024 and in the 99th percentile for Special Education students that same year. While the school’s overall state ranking remains strong at 287th out of 4,627 (94th percentile) in 2025-2026, it has seen a slight dip from its peak of 170th, and recent cohorts of students from low socio-economic backgrounds and English Language Learners have shown a decline in performance, suggesting a need for renewed focus. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and higher per-student spending ($11,640) compared to peers, though this isn’t the sole driver of success, as Roy Lee Walker Elementary achieves high results with a lower ratio and less spending.

Interestingly, Wolford Elementary outperforms several schools in the higher-ranked Frisco Independent School District (Isd), such as Ogle Elementary (84th percentile) and Elliott Elementary (73rd percentile), making it a standout within its own district. However, the school’s Gifted and Talented program is an area for growth, ranking in the 81st percentile in 2025-2026, which is below the school’s overall high performance. For parents, this school offers a strong, inclusive environment with a specialized science curriculum, but those with high-achieving students may want to explore whether the GT program meets their child’s needs.

389

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,792

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6951 Berkshire Rd
McKinney, TX 75070

(469) 302-4700

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High:	McKinney Boyd High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

16.7%

African American:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

287^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	92.2	287 of 4627	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	172 of 4651	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	170 of 4710	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	231 of 4647	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	420 of 4581	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	215 of 4578	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	254 of 4479	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	289 of 4359	93.4%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	427 of 4329	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	90.9	162 of 4286	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	240 of 4320	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	89.3	226 of 4260	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	287 of 4221	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	87.4	326 of 4206	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	84.6	211 of 4095	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.2	451 of 3937	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	218 of 3884	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	85.2	214 of 3768	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	83.0	261 of 3724	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.0	79 of 3476	97.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.7	42 of 3475	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	86.9	90 of 3465	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	443 of 2406	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.2	76 of 1905	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	75.5	349 of 2443	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	412 of 2443	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	224 of 2421	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	53.3	1008 of 2515	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	94.2	61 of 2483	97.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	90.2	1 of 1045	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	98 of 967	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	603 of 1009	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	449 of 1005	55.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.1	1106 of 4461	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	841 of 4331	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	450 of 4295	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	667 of 4240	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	482 of 1643	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	98.9	13 of 3668	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	674 of 3333	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	288 of 4575	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	121 of 3744	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	228 of 4658	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	196 of 4588	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	490 of 4561	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	269 of 4499	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	432 of 4348	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	290 of 4306	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	585 of 3075	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	825 of 2619	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	947 of 2980	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	1007 of 2958	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	1032 of 3006	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	396 of 3184	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	869 of 3106	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	166 of 4413	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	99 of 3644	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	87 of 4465	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	98 of 4401	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	188 of 4376	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.6	432 of 4329	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.9	690 of 4188	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	683 of 4168	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	1846 of 4520	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	88.1	179 of 3705	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	387 of 4594	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	343 of 4521	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	59.8	1482 of 4477	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	687 of 4451	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	1301 of 4309	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	1931 of 4264	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	292 of 4582	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	130 of 3739	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	89 of 4647	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	256 of 4585	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	430 of 4563	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	182 of 4498	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	180 of 4357	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	296 of 4319	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	213 of 1106	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	84.3	83 of 975	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.4	205 of 1128	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	181 of 1099	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	568 of 1004	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.6	159 of 961	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.9	516 of 1112	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	133 of 1046	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	294 of 4301	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	68 of 3549	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	50 of 4292	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	83 of 4086	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	475 of 3952	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	198 of 3799	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	86 of 3684	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	26 of 3558	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	259 of 3006	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	152 of 2612	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	126 of 3108	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	197 of 3106	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	529 of 3082	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	376 of 3082	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	160 of 3142	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	329 of 3127	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)100th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

African American (2026)82nd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)81st percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading77%+23 vs state

Mathematics72%+25 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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
Dean And Mildred Bennett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7760 Coronado Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-5400	425	31	13.7	14.1%	240 (56.5%)	35 (8.2%)	71 (16.7%)	50 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	84.6	589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.7	380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.8%	209	76.6	76.0	60.6	63.5	74.7	60.6	$9,005
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
Glen Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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
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
Reuben Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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
Ogle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4200 Big Fork Trl	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 633-3525	531	43	12.4	23.7%	139 (26.2%)	75 (14.1%)	82 (15.4%)	194 (36.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.2%)	80.7	733^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		75.7	907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.5%	174	56.0	68.0		57.1	72.3		$8,154
Ashley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15601 Christopher Ln	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3700	572	39	14.7	10.8%	139 (24.3%)	61 (10.7%)	37 (6.5%)	294 (51.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	82.7	671^st of 4627 public elementary schools	85.5%		92.5	290^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.8%	381	66.7	70.7	79.1	60.0	52.2	68.9	$7,300
Roy Lee Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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
Gary And Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Joplin Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7300	433	32	13.4	31.4%	171 (39.5%)	76 (17.6%)	77 (17.8%)	68 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	70.1	1130^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		79	786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.1%	344	67.1	44.9	79.4	53.4	50.6	57.6	$9,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary

What schools do graduates of Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leonard Evans Junior Middle
High : McKinney Boyd High School

Is Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary a good school?

Yes. Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary ranks in the top 6.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary?

Students at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary are 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary.

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