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Jesse McGowen Elementary

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Jesse McGowen Elementary ranks 2250 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jesse McGowen Elementary is a K-5 school in McKinney, TX, serving 570 students within the McKinney Independent School District (Isd), a district rated above average statewide.

McGowen Elementary is currently a mid-tier performer, but its long-term trend is a key differentiator. Over the past decade, the school has dropped from the 89th to the 52nd percentile in state rankings, while nearby schools like Roy Lee Walker Elementary and Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary have surged to the 90th and 94th percentiles, respectively. The school’s most significant academic challenge is in Mathematics, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low across all grades (3rd: 38%, 4th: 35%, 5th: 43%). This is a stark contrast to nearby schools; for example, 5th-grade math proficiency at Roy Lee Walker is 90% and at Wolford is 78%. Reading is a relative strength, with 4th and 5th graders consistently meeting or exceeding state averages.

McGowen serves a more economically diverse population, with 36.5% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, compared to under 17% at its highest-performing neighbors. The school spends $9,967 per student, more than some higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting challenges are more about instructional effectiveness than funding. A recent bright spot is significant improvement in serving Special Education students, jumping from the 27th to the 61st percentile. However, the school struggles with other subgroups, receiving its lowest effectiveness ratings for Hispanic and low socio-economic status students. To keep pace with the exceptional schools that surround it, McGowen’s primary focus should be a comprehensive overhaul of its mathematics program.

570

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,572

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4300 Columbus Dr
McKinney, TX 75070

(469) 302-7500

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jesse McGowen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Faubion Middle
High:	McKinney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

Hispanic:

24.0%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

2,250^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

296^th of 947McKinney 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	47.5	2250 of 4643	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	2334 of 4651	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	1422 of 4710	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	1191 of 4647	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1355 of 4581	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	1072 of 4578	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	1136 of 4479	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	1049 of 4359	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	774 of 4329	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.4	461 of 4286	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	451 of 4320	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	836 of 4260	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.0	560 of 4221	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	437 of 4206	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	691 of 4095	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	433 of 3937	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	736 of 3884	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	566 of 3768	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	1365 of 2414	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	1379 of 1905	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	1113 of 2443	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	699 of 2443	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	777 of 2421	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	487 of 2444	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	1130 of 2515	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	725 of 2483	70.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	678 of 1000	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	564 of 814	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	692 of 1045	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	727 of 1015	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	713 of 957	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	712 of 967	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	787 of 1009	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	754 of 1005	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.0	2756 of 4461	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	1334 of 4331	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	1294 of 4295	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	1774 of 4240	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1144 of 1646	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1555 of 2918	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	1309 of 3668	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	2353 of 3556	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1293 of 3487	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	743 of 3446	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	1135 of 3333	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1281 of 3226	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	1923 of 4588	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	1520 of 3744	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	1097 of 4658	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	992 of 4588	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	1259 of 4561	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	1046 of 4499	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	1403 of 4348	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	982 of 4306	77.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1900 of 3080	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.5	678 of 2619	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	984 of 2980	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	1943 of 2958	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.9	897 of 3006	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	1219 of 3184	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	998 of 3106	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	3649 of 4425	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	2549 of 3644	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2425 of 4465	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2067 of 4401	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1998 of 4376	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	2112 of 4329	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1363 of 4188	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	1233 of 4168	70.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3360 of 4535	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	3382 of 3705	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	2999 of 4594	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	2010 of 4521	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	2074 of 4477	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	2004 of 4451	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2386 of 4309	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	1922 of 4264	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	2584 of 4597	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	2347 of 3739	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	1770 of 4647	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	1433 of 4585	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	1526 of 4563	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	1107 of 4498	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	963 of 4357	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	1161 of 4319	73.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	879 of 1110	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	476 of 975	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	399 of 1128	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	369 of 1099	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.3	87 of 1004	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	54.4	405 of 961	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	370 of 1112	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	776 of 1046	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	1696 of 4308	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	2451 of 3549	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3129 of 4292	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.2	1080 of 4086	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	1237 of 3952	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	1411 of 3799	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	250 of 3684	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	548 of 3558	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1729 of 3015	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	1570 of 2612	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	1123 of 3108	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	924 of 3106	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.3	1582 of 3082	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	1013 of 3082	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	1173 of 3142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	972 of 3127	68.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)38th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)38th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 (2025)	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	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
Jesse McGowen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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	2250^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.5%		46.7	2334^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.8%	84		47.2	61.1	61.8		38.0	34.7	42.7		$8,572
Arthur H McNeil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	46.7	2300^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.5%		47.1	2313^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	13		51.1	72.0	46.0		46.7	46.0	30.2		$10,871
Lois Lindsey Elementary	Public	K-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 4643 public elementary schools	89.4%		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
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%)	91.3	318^th of 4643 public elementary schools	93.2%		95.8	155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%	163		64.2	71.0	78.3	93.2	66.1	69.3	79.4	78.6	$8,777
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%)	57.1	1762^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	62.1%		55.7	1791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	61.5%	29		60.0	58.3	60.0		48.0	38.3	48.6		$10,009
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	458^th of 4643 public elementary schools	90.1%		90.1	367^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.1%	91		65.3	70.2	84.9		61.1	59.7	90.4		$8,331
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	1337^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.2%		79.6	763^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	574		48.0	69.3	65.1		44.0	58.4	48.2		$8,270
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	1273^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	72.6%		79.7	759^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.7%	514		52.0	67.4			42.9	59.3			$9,011
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	218^th of 4643 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.8	237^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%	19		73.6	75.7			72.9	78.2			$7,103
Beverly Cheatham Elementary	Public	K-6	1501 Hopewell Dr	Allen	75002	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 4643 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse McGowen Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jesse McGowen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jesse McGowen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faubion Middle
High : McKinney High School

How many students attend Jesse McGowen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Jesse McGowen Elementary.

What district is Jesse McGowen Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Jesse McGowen Elementary?

Students at Jesse McGowen Elementary are 35% White, 24% Hispanic, 20% African American, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Is Jesse McGowen Elementary a good school?

Jesse McGowen Elementary ranks 2250^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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