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Valley Creek Elementary

Q: Is Valley Creek Elementary a good school?

Valley Creek Elementary ranks 1334 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Creek Elementary is a K-5 school in McKinney, TX, serving 498 students within the McKinney Independent School District (Isd), an above-average district ranking in the 68th percentile statewide.

Valley Creek has a strong historical reputation, consistently earning 5-star ratings from 2015-2022, but has experienced a notable decline in its overall state ranking, dropping from the 97th percentile to the 71st percentile in recent years. This decline is particularly striking when compared to nearby schools like Roy Lee Walker Elementary (92nd percentile) and Robert L Puster Elementary (99th percentile), which have maintained or improved their top-tier status. The school serves a relatively affluent population, with only 22% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 15:1.

The school's core challenge is an apparent inability to equitably serve all its students. While Valley Creek excels with its Gifted and Talented students (81st percentile), it struggles significantly with low-SES students (1st percentile), Special Education students (37th percentile), and African American students (40th percentile). This "bimodal" performance suggests the school may be focusing resources on its highest achievers at the expense of its most vulnerable populations. Interestingly, the school's rank improved during the pandemic years (peaking at the 96th percentile in 2021) but has plummeted since returning to normal in-person instruction. To reverse its downward trend, Valley Creek must focus on targeted interventions and support systems for all students, learning from successful models like Roy Lee Walker Elementary.

498

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,270

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2800 Vly Creek Trl
McKinney, TX 75070-4375

(469) 302-4800

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Valley Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Faubion Middle
High:	McKinney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

African American:

15.7%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,334^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 3% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	65.2	1334 of 4627	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	763 of 4651	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	911 of 4710	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	734 of 4647	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	330 of 4581	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	173 of 4578	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	258 of 4479	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	336 of 4359	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.8	411 of 4329	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	91.2	145 of 4286	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	496 of 4320	88.5%	★★★★☆
2014	91.1	142 of 4260	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	180 of 4221	95.7%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	109 of 4206	97.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.9	130 of 4095	96.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	272 of 3937	93.1%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	236 of 3884	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	89 of 3768	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	15 of 3724	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.9	34 of 3476	99.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.7	12 of 3475	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.0	12 of 3465	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	1448 of 2406	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	1023 of 1905	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1460 of 2443	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	775 of 2443	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	306 of 2421	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	141 of 2444	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	67.5	564 of 2515	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	708 of 2483	71.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	521 of 814	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	84.2	46 of 1005	95.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	2109 of 4461	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	480 of 4331	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	392 of 4295	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	529 of 4240	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	664 of 2918	77.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1464 of 4575	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.9	716 of 3744	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	726 of 4658	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	740 of 4588	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	289 of 4561	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	137 of 4499	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	232 of 4348	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	458 of 4306	89.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	593 of 3075	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	1115 of 2619	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	906 of 2980	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	948 of 2958	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	821 of 3006	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	1081 of 3184	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	1096 of 3106	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2452 of 4413	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.9	671 of 3644	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	396 of 4465	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	424 of 4401	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	169 of 4376	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	121 of 4329	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	272 of 4188	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	126 of 4168	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3560 of 4520	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	2892 of 3705	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	3035 of 4594	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	2427 of 4521	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.6	470 of 4477	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	439 of 4451	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.6	831 of 4309	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	889 of 4264	79.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	1273 of 4582	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	651 of 3739	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	1114 of 4647	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	747 of 4585	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	381 of 4563	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	225 of 4498	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	304 of 4357	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	271 of 4319	93.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	627 of 1106	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	658 of 975	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	761 of 1128	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	904 of 1099	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.9	330 of 1004	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	214 of 961	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	143 of 1112	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	2717 of 4301	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.4	578 of 3549	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	855 of 4292	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	701 of 4086	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	248 of 3952	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	258 of 3799	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	163 of 3684	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	188 of 3558	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	1030 of 3006	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	669 of 2612	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	936 of 3108	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	587 of 3106	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	394 of 3082	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	193 of 3082	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	245 of 3142	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	473 of 3127	84.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile-40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+7 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 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 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
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
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%)	46.6	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
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%)	27.9	3570^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		33.8	3204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.1%	366	20.0	50.0			16.7	43.5	35.8	56.3		28.6	25.4	35.2		$11,588
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
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	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
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
Slaughter Elementary	Public	K-5	2706 Wolford St	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6100	554	42	13.3	50.2%	151 (27.3%)	84 (15.2%)	236 (42.6%)	43 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.3%)	50.2	2106^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.5%		60.3	1566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.3%	540	0.0	37.5	33.3	11.1	0.0	51.1	41.4	55.7		46.7	46.7	53.0		$10,998
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%)	97.5	80^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.2	47^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	33						80.6	85.3			93.5	79.7			$8,588
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%)	91.2	317^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.1%		95.8	155^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.7%	162						64.2	71.0	78.3	93.2	66.1	69.3	79.4	78.6	$8,777
Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-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%)	14.5	4321^st of 4627 public elementary schools	6.6%		30.7	3381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	940						33.3	29.7	50.0		15.6	24.3	17.7		$14,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Creek Elementary

How many students attend Valley Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Valley Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Valley Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faubion Middle
High : McKinney High School

Is Valley Creek Elementary a good school?

Valley Creek Elementary ranks 1334^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Creek Elementary?

Students at Valley Creek Elementary are 57% White, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Valley Creek Elementary in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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