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Willow Wood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Willow Wood Elementary is a high-performing K-5 school in McKinney, TX, serving 857 students as part of the top-ranked Melissa Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 94th percentile statewide. This school consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the top 10% of all Texas elementary schools, currently placing 390 out of 4,627 (92nd percentile).

Willow Wood stands out from nearby schools in several key areas. Its 5th-grade Science scores are exceptional, with 68.85% of students proficient compared to the district average of 58.38% and the state average of just 29.57%. In Math, Willow Wood also excels, with 4th-grade proficiency at 71.2%, significantly higher than North Creek Elementary (57.35%) and Sumeer Elememtary (54.61%). The school is particularly effective at supporting students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 98th percentile for this subgroup in a recent year. While its closest rival, Harry McKillop Elementary, is also a 5-star school, Willow Wood has a more consistent history of top-5% performance and serves a more diverse student population while achieving comparable results.

A notable contrast exists between the Melissa ISD schools and nearby McKinney Independent School District (Isd) schools like Slaughter Elementary, Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary, and Webb Elementary, which are mostly in the bottom half of state rankings. Willow Wood also excels with its Gifted and Talented students, consistently ranking in the 93rd to 97th percentile. The school's ability to maintain elite academic standards while effectively supporting a diverse student body makes it a standout choice for families in the area.

857

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,061

Per pupil spending ?

19.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5780 Parkdale Dr
McKinney, TX 75071

(972) 837-2411

District: Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.0%

Asian:

29.8%

African American:

19.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2023 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Texas avg51%

391^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	89.6	391 of 4643	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	286 of 4651	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	209 of 4710	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	377 of 4647	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	155 of 2414	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	88 of 1905	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	43 of 2443	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	205 of 2443	91.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	75 of 1000	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	129 of 814	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	107 of 1045	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	162 of 1015	84.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	165 of 2918	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	128 of 3668	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	435 of 3556	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	393 of 4588	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	190 of 3744	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	153 of 4658	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	306 of 4588	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	211 of 3080	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	107 of 2980	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	693 of 4425	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	1512 of 3644	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	615 of 4465	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	693 of 4401	84.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	802 of 4535	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	302 of 3705	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	103 of 4594	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	446 of 4521	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	410 of 4597	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	205 of 3739	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	198 of 4647	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	464 of 4585	89.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	342 of 1110	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.0	210 of 975	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	371 of 1128	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	251 of 1099	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	620 of 4308	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	263 of 3549	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	67.5	907 of 4292	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1072 of 4086	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	815 of 3015	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	82.9	269 of 2612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	291 of 3108	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	524 of 3106	83.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)94th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading75%+20 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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
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
Naomi Press Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Shawnee Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7600	580	41	13.9	40.5%	143 (24.7%)	176 (30.3%)	100 (17.2%)	105 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.3%)	37.2	2942^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	36.6%		41.7	2658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.9%	284							52.6	38.6	56.8	37.6	38.4	32.1	$9,976
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
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
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
Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary	Public	K-5	2511 Cattleman Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5100	491	41	11.9	70.7%	82 (16.7%)	88 (17.9%)	263 (53.6%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	29.3	3485^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.7	3210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.0%	275	16.7	20.0	14.3	5.6	5.3	28.6	26.4	43.5	52.2	30.6	42.6	39.1	$11,453
Webb Elementary	Public	K-5	810 E Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6000	475	33	14.4	56.6%	106 (22.3%)	71 (14.9%)	249 (52.4%)	23 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	24.7	3779^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.6%		38.7	2871^st of 4651 public elementary schools	38.3%	908	35.0	0.0	0.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	50.7	35.9	42.5	32.4	27.2	31.3	$10,267
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
Burks Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 Hill St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-6200	432	33	13.0	77.3%	62 (14.4%)	50 (11.6%)	300 (69.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	46.4	2315^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.1%		44.4	2470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.9%	155	25.0	52.9	38.5	6.3	36.8	6.3	56.4	56.4	60.4	32.5	37.8	37.3	$10,897
Caldwell Elementary	Public	K-5	601 W Louisiana St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 302-5500	409	34	12.1	67.7%	86 (21.0%)	56 (13.7%)	253 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	46.3	2319^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.1%		43.9	2502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	183	19.1	33.3	17.7	9.1	8.3	7.7	50.0	55.6	49.1	45.1	55.6	31.2	$10,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Willow Wood Elementary

How many students attend Willow Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Willow Wood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Willow Wood Elementary?

Students at Willow Wood Elementary are 32% White, 30% Asian, 20% African American, 13% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Willow Wood Elementary a good school?

Yes. Willow Wood Elementary ranks in the top 8.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Willow Wood Elementary in?

Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026

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

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