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Canyon Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Canyon Creek Elementary is a high-performing public school in Richardson, TX, serving 374 students in grades PK-6 within the Richardson Independent School District (Isd).

Canyon Creek stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups. It ranks in the 98th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with Special Education students, a dramatic improvement from just two years prior. For Gifted and Talented (GT) students, the school is a powerhouse, ranking in the 99th percentile. This consistent, top-tier performance places it in the top 6-7% of all Texas elementary schools year after year. However, the school shows a clear "equity gap," with significantly lower performance for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in only the 46th percentile for this group. This contrast is more pronounced than at some comparable high-performing schools in the area.

While Canyon Creek is excellent, it is academically overshadowed by its neighbor, Prairie Creek Elementary, which achieves even higher raw test scores and ranks #37 in the state. Canyon Creek’s per-student spending ($11,648) is higher than many peers, including Prairie Creek ($9,879), suggesting a strategic investment in smaller class sizes (13:1 student-to-teacher ratio) but potentially less efficiency in converting dollars into top-tier outcomes. A recurring pattern is a dip in 4th-grade Reading proficiency, which could be an area for the school to investigate. Overall, Canyon Creek is a reliably excellent school with standout programs for Special Education and GT students, but families should be aware of the equity gap and the strong competition from nearby Prairie Creek.

374

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,363

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Copper Rdg Dr
Richardson, TX 75080-2312

(469) 593-6500

District: Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Canyon Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richardson North J H
High:	Pearce High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

15.0%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg53%

Texas avg49%

300^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

356^th of 951Richardson 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	91.8	300 of 4627	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	303 of 4651	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	279 of 4710	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	299 of 4647	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.8	363 of 4581	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	132 of 4578	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	84 of 4479	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	103 of 4359	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	102 of 4329	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	302 of 4286	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	96 of 4320	97.8%	★★★★★
2014	92.4	87 of 4260	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	592 of 4221	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	512 of 4206	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	799 of 4095	80.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	194 of 3937	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.9	163 of 3884	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	87.0	114 of 3768	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	165 of 3724	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	25 of 3476	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	30 of 3475	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	89.6	8 of 3465	99.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1918 of 2421	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	480 of 999	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	366 of 814	55.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.4	2136 of 4461	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	90.3	165 of 4331	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	321 of 4295	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	59.8	1335 of 4240	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	245 of 4575	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	192 of 3744	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	221 of 4658	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	147 of 4588	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	604 of 4561	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	97.2	95 of 4499	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	86 of 4348	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	114 of 4306	97.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	21 of 3075	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	73.6	456 of 2619	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	11 of 2980	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	7 of 2958	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	91 of 3006	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	397 of 3184	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	539 of 3106	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	1057 of 4413	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	225 of 3644	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	335 of 4465	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	656 of 4401	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	223 of 4376	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	219 of 4329	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	47 of 4188	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	447 of 4168	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1995 of 3705	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	1410 of 4594	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.0	3248 of 4477	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	94.6	70 of 4309	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	267 of 4264	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	400 of 4582	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	305 of 3739	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	428 of 4647	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	538 of 4585	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	181 of 4563	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	203 of 4498	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	117 of 4357	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	119 of 4319	97.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.2	71 of 4301	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	79.6	357 of 3549	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	1161 of 4292	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	848 of 4086	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	502 of 3952	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	94.1	80 of 3799	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	18 of 3684	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	22 of 3558	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	251 of 3006	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	246 of 2612	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	210 of 3108	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	133 of 3106	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	411 of 3082	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	128 of 3082	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	68 of 3142	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	65 of 3127	97.9%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2026)52nd percentile-42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-47 vs school

African American (2022)21st percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading78%+24 vs state

Mathematics73%+28 vs state

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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	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 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
Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Copper Rdg Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6500	374	29	13.0	8.0%	249 (66.6%)	11 (2.9%)	56 (15.0%)	31 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	91.8	300^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		91.9	303^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%	3					82.5	65.7	89.8	70.7	64.1	68.6	82.0	73.2	$12,363
Northrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 Custer Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-6200	509	37	13.7	65.2%	89 (17.5%)	57 (11.2%)	327 (64.2%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	28.3	3539^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.5%		38	2925^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	614	11.1	9.1	33.3	0.0	26.2	40.5	55.6	32.5	27.1	29.8	49.0	31.7	$14,670
Aldridge Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Pleasant Valley Ln	Richardson	75080	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0000	462	31	14.8	22.3%	197 (42.6%)	60 (13.0%)	80 (17.3%)	80 (17.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.1%)	73.2	1009^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.2%		64	1387^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%	378					61.7	61.8	70.2		50.0	52.9	62.7		$9,536
Prairie Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2120 E Prairie Creek Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6300	304	25	11.9	7.2%	219 (72.0%)	13 (4.3%)	32 (10.5%)	24 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	98.5	37^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.2%		96.9	106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.7%	69					79.0	86.5	92.3	90.2	84.2	86.5	97.3	95.1	$12,545
Mohawk Elementary	Public	K-6	1500 Mimosa Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6600	492	37	13.4	9.1%	373 (75.8%)	9 (1.8%)	63 (12.8%)	27 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	95.8	135^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		95.1	180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.1%	45					80.0	85.7	82.8	85.1	64.9	83.3	81.0	79.2	$9,294
Arapaho Classical Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-6	1300 Cypress Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6400	615	41	14.9	18.7%	356 (57.9%)	52 (8.5%)	131 (21.3%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	92.2	286^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.6	201^st of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	85					73.3	71.1	82.1	83.3	66.3	78.0	73.4	65.5	$8,394
Richardson Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Floyd Rd	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-4400	501	37	13.4	49.9%	175 (34.9%)	30 (6.0%)	267 (53.3%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	65.4	1325^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.4%		59.4	1613^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	288	37.5		33.3		51.5	61.1	62.5	63.8	41.7	66.7	51.7	49.1	$11,025
Shepard Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Wilson Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3100	400	34	11.7	18.8%	227 (56.8%)	17 (4.3%)	68 (17.0%)	53 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	79.5	772^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	83.3%		72.8	1008^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.3%	236					69.8	62.5	73.1		58.7	57.8	59.7		$9,912
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7643 La Manga Dr	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 593-6000	644	45	14.4	12.7%	444 (68.9%)	34 (5.3%)	111 (17.2%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	91.8	301^st of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		93.1	267^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.3%	34					71.3	70.4	78.3	85.3	72.1	77.8	62.3	84.2	$8,958
Richardson Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 N Dorothy Ave	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-8700	492	37	13.2	76.8%	98 (19.9%)	164 (33.3%)	116 (23.6%)	75 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	72.1	1046^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.4%		68.2	1207^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.0%	161					55.0	64.9	48.3	57.1	58.3	68.4	63.3	61.8	$10,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Creek Elementary

Is Canyon Creek Elementary a good school?

Yes. Canyon Creek Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Canyon Creek Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Richardson North J H
High : Pearce High School

How many students attend Canyon Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 374 students attended Canyon Creek Elementary.

What district is Canyon Creek Elementary in?

Richardson Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Creek Elementary?

Students at Canyon Creek Elementary are 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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