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Harry McKillop Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

247^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Harry McKillop Elementary in Melissa, TX, is a high-performing K-5 school serving 1,016 students within the highly-rated Melissa Independent School District (Isd). This school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for eight consecutive years, consistently ranking in the 94th to 96th percentile among all Texas elementary schools. Its STAAR test scores are exceptional, outperforming state averages by wide margins in every subject and grade level. For example, 5th-grade Reading proficiency reached 87.07%, nearly 30 percentage points higher than the state average. The school also demonstrates strong effectiveness across all student subgroups, including those in Special Education and from low socio-economic backgrounds, earning 5-star ratings for these groups in the 2025-2026 school year.

Harry McKillop stands out dramatically when compared to nearby schools in other districts. For instance, Joe K Bryant Elementary in Anna Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 3rd percentile, with a 5th-grade Math proficiency rate of just 22.34%—over 55 percentage points lower than Harry McKillop’s 77.59%. Even the best-performing nearby school in McKinney Independent School District (Isd), Ruth And Harold Frazier Elementary, ranks in the 76th percentile, significantly behind Harry McKillop. Within its own district, Harry McKillop has surged ahead of its closest rival, Willow Wood Elementary, which dropped from the 96th to the 92nd percentile in recent years.

While Harry McKillop excels in Reading and Math, its Science performance, though still above state averages, is less dominant. In 2024-2025, 5th-grade Science proficiency was 64.33%, more than double the state average but a smaller margin of victory compared to other subjects. Additionally, the school’s support for Gifted and Talented students saw a notable drop from the 97th to the 74th percentile in one year, suggesting a potential area for review. Despite these minor concerns, the school operates with high efficiency, spending less per student ($8,689) than many lower-performing neighbors, such as Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary in McKinney ISD, which spent $12,059 per student but ranked in the 25th percentile. This efficiency underscores the school’s ability to translate resources into outstanding academic outcomes.

1,016

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,029

Per pupil spending ?

12.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3509 Liberty Way
Melissa, TX 75454-0127

(972) 837-2632

District: Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Asian:

15.6%

Hispanic:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2009 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (76% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg66%

Texas avg50%

247^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

58^th of 947Melissa 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	93.0	247 of 4643	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	209 of 4651	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	228 of 4710	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	229 of 4647	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	184 of 4581	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	161 of 4578	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	279 of 4479	93.8%	★★★★★
2011	64.5	1525 of 4095	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.0	589 of 3937	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	1610 of 3884	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.3	1096 of 3768	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	431 of 3724	88.4%	★★★★☆
2006	74.9	718 of 3476	79.3%	★★★★☆
2005	71.3	919 of 3475	73.6%	★★★★☆
2004	62.8	1349 of 3465	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	183 of 2414	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	102 of 1905	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	164 of 2443	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	67 of 2443	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	54 of 2421	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	86 of 2444	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	106 of 2515	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	357 of 1000	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	253 of 814	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	401 of 1045	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	557 of 1015	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.0	365 of 957	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	231 of 967	76.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.8	540 of 4461	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	112 of 4331	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.9	704 of 4295	83.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	454 of 1646	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	227 of 2918	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.6	523 of 3668	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	269 of 3556	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	67 of 3487	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	306 of 3446	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	53.1	1409 of 3333	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	265 of 4588	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	161 of 3744	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	270 of 4658	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	262 of 4588	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	236 of 4561	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	152 of 4499	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	223 of 4348	94.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	811 of 3080	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.8	426 of 2980	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	406 of 2958	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	364 of 3006	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	369 of 3184	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	555 of 4425	87.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.3	338 of 3644	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	560 of 4465	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	394 of 4401	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	369 of 4376	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	274 of 4329	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	324 of 4188	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	440 of 4535	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	72.5	633 of 3705	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	253 of 4594	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	172 of 4521	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	132 of 4477	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	75 of 4451	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	124 of 4309	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	253 of 4597	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	178 of 3739	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	262 of 4647	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	218 of 4585	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	154 of 4563	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	169 of 4498	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	351 of 4357	91.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	153 of 1110	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	260 of 975	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	304 of 1128	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	357 of 1099	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	275 of 1004	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	151 of 961	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	281 of 1112	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	287 of 4308	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	67.6	755 of 3549	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	605 of 4292	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	283 of 4086	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	45 of 3952	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	148 of 3799	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	77.9	364 of 3684	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	231 of 3015	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.6	122 of 2612	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	268 of 3108	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	138 of 3106	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	167 of 3082	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	114 of 3082	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	277 of 3142	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)88th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading77%+23 vs state

Mathematics74%+27 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Harry McKillop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3509 Liberty Way	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 837-2632	1,016	53	19.1	12.4%	510 (50.2%)	129 (12.7%)	132 (13.0%)	159 (15.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	81 (8.0%)	93	247^th of 4643 public elementary schools	94.7%		94.4	209^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.5%	38						66.9	78.7	87.1	66.4	78.4	77.6	$6,029
North Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Cypress Dr	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4530	885	50	17.5	18.6%	432 (48.8%)	136 (15.4%)	145 (16.4%)	94 (10.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (8.2%)	79.2	785^th of 4643 public elementary schools	83.1%		88.2	445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.4%	340						58.8	73.5	76.2	67.8	57.4	52.3	$7,202
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4818 Highland Rd	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 837-2411	0																		(n/a)						64.4	71.3	72.5	56.4	60.0	58.0
Sumeer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Greer Way	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 386-2800	962	52	18.6	24.0%	307 (31.9%)	189 (19.6%)	195 (20.3%)	189 (19.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (7.8%)	71.8	1062^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	77.1%		73.7	974^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	88						60.5	58.3	71.4	52.9	54.6	55.9	$6,958
Judith L Harlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1224 Leonard Ave	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1320	731	42	17.5	44.2%	291 (39.8%)	165 (22.6%)	181 (24.8%)	35 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.4%)	36.5	2992^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	35.6%		49.9	2147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	845						43.4	44.4	55.1	41.0	35.0	35.6	$9,167
Ruth And Harold Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 N Sweetwater Cv	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 302-9500	792	46	17.2	17.0%	327 (41.3%)	132 (16.7%)	120 (15.2%)	134 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.8%)	70.7	1108^th of 4643 public elementary schools	76.1%		78.7	802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.8%	306						55.6	60.3	61.5	55.6	59.2	59.5	$8,185
Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 S Ferguson Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 924-1400	706	40	17.7	49.0%	246 (34.8%)	182 (25.8%)	176 (24.9%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	62 (8.8%)	25.7	3723^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	19.8%		52	2025^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.5%	1698						35.9	30.5	55.2	29.4	29.7	38.8	$8,889
Willow Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5780 Parkdale Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-2411	857	52	16.3	19.1%	274 (32.0%)	169 (19.7%)	111 (13.0%)	255 (29.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	89.6	391^st of 4643 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.6	286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.9%	105						72.3	75.2	76.6	66.9	71.2	63.9	$10,061
Lorenzo Dow Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 N Ferguson Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 294-1000																			(n/a)						38.7	63.3	54.5	26.4	37.2	40.7
Rosamond-Sherley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Fm 2862	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 924-1000	793	44	18.0	62.2%	186 (23.5%)	175 (22.1%)	376 (47.4%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	43.5	2483^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	46.5%		22.5	3885^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.5%	1402	25.0	30.0	50.0			64.5	44.7	44.2	52.1	38.8	32.7	$7,552

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry McKillop Elementary

Is Harry McKillop Elementary a good school?

Yes. Harry McKillop Elementary ranks in the top 5.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Harry McKillop Elementary in?

Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Harry McKillop Elementary?

Students at Harry McKillop Elementary are 50% White, 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Harry McKillop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harry McKillop Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Melissa High School

How many students attend Harry McKillop Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,016 students attended Harry McKillop Elementary.

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