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North Creek Elementary

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North Creek Elementary ranks 785 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

785^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

North Creek Elementary in Melissa, TX, is a K-5 school serving 885 students as part of the highly-rated Melissa Independent School District (Isd), which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 94th percentile statewide. The school itself consistently earns 4-star ratings, with a current state ranking in the 83rd percentile, and serves a relatively affluent community where only about 19% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

North Creek stands out for its exceptional performance in Reading, with all tested grades scoring well above the state average—for example, 5th graders achieved 76% proficiency compared to the state's 58%. However, the school faces a growing challenge in Mathematics, particularly in upper grades, where 5th-grade math proficiency dropped from 68% in 2022-2023 to 52% in 2025-2026, still above the state average but significantly lower than its own reading scores. This "Reading strong, Math vulnerable" profile is a key consideration for parents. Notably, the school's Gifted and Talented program is a major strength, with students ranking in the 97th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, a remarkable jump from the 74th percentile just two years prior.

Geographically, North Creek is located on the border of the high-performing Melissa ISD and the lower-performing Anna Independent School District (Isd). The closest school by distance is Judith L Harlow Elementary (Anna ISD), just 1.45 miles away, which ranks in the 36th percentile—a stark contrast to North Creek's 83rd percentile ranking. While North Creek remains a strong performer, its overall ranking has seen a slight decline from a peak of the 92nd percentile in 2020-2021, while district peers like Harry McKillop Elementary (95th percentile) and Willow Wood Elementary (92nd percentile) have maintained or improved. Despite this, North Creek achieves strong results with a lower per-student spending of $8,104, indicating efficient resource management within the district.

885

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,202

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4401 Cypress Dr
Melissa, TX 75454-0127

(972) 837-4530

District: Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

16.4%

African American:

15.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Melissa Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg66%

Texas avg51%

785^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	79.2	785 of 4643	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	445 of 4651	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	591 of 4710	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	720 of 4647	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	915 of 4581	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	345 of 4578	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	724 of 4479	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	560 of 4359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.4	730 of 4329	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	745 of 4286	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.6	478 of 4320	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	74.2	996 of 4260	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	1013 of 4221	76.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.7	1151 of 4206	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	821 of 4095	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	805 of 3937	79.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	214 of 2414	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	145 of 1905	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	137 of 2443	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	200 of 2443	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	193 of 2421	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	127 of 2444	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	179 of 2515	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	141 of 2483	94.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	467 of 1000	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	91 of 814	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	377 of 1045	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	585 of 1015	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	707 of 957	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	737 of 967	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	762 of 1005	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	2709 of 4461	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	1862 of 4331	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1943 of 4295	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	972 of 4240	77.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	254 of 1646	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	278 of 2918	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	391 of 3668	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	1147 of 3556	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1688 of 3487	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	2784 of 3446	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	2507 of 3333	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	2928 of 3226	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	756 of 4588	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	414 of 3744	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	479 of 4658	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	663 of 4588	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	683 of 4561	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.9	342 of 4499	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	820 of 4348	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	531 of 4306	87.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	403 of 3080	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	70.6	776 of 2980	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	841 of 2958	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	304 of 3006	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	612 of 3184	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	676 of 3106	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	1369 of 4425	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.1	556 of 3644	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	841 of 4465	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	1080 of 4401	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	1090 of 4376	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	220 of 4329	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	702 of 4188	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	620 of 4168	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	1046 of 4535	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	652 of 3705	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	753 of 4594	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1148 of 4521	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	1315 of 4477	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	343 of 4451	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	53.5	1797 of 4309	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.6	255 of 4264	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	811 of 4597	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	89.3	290 of 3739	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.8	669 of 4647	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	769 of 4585	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	1157 of 4563	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	351 of 4498	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	644 of 4357	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	568 of 4319	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	540 of 1110	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	286 of 975	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	499 of 1128	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	572 of 1099	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	381 of 1004	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	297 of 961	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	566 of 1112	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	596 of 1046	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	597 of 4308	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	280 of 3549	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	69.2	841 of 4292	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	554 of 4086	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	922 of 3952	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	190 of 3799	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.3	974 of 3684	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	523 of 3558	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	876 of 3015	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	645 of 2612	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	943 of 3108	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	834 of 3106	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.5	1278 of 3082	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	303 of 3082	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	959 of 3142	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	717 of 3127	77.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-32 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading70%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of North Creek Elementary attend?

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

High : Melissa High School

What district is North Creek Elementary in?

Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

Is North Creek Elementary a good school?

North Creek Elementary ranks 785^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 885 students attended North Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of North Creek Elementary?

Students at North Creek Elementary are 49% White, 16% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

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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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