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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 75071


At a glance
8
Schools
5,435
Students
3
Districts
2
5-star schools
Top rankedMike And Janie Reeves Elementary365th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools
Biggest riser
Jim And Betty Hughes Elementary up 188 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
John A Baker Elementary 12.7 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
Summary:

This analysis examines eight elementary schools in the 75071 zip code of McKinney, Texas, serving grades PK-5 across three districts: Melissa Independent School District (Isd), Prosper Independent School District (Isd), and McKinney Independent School District (Isd).

The standout school for overall academic excellence is Willow Wood Elementary (Melissa ISD), which consistently earns a 5-star rating and holds the highest state percentile rank at the 96th percentile. Within Prosper ISD, Mike And Janie Reeves Elementary is a strong performer, showing an upward trend to the 92nd percentile. In McKinney ISD, J B Wilmeth Elementary stands out as a top-tier school within a lower-ranked district, consistently ranking in the 86th-89th percentile. The average state percentile rank across all schools is 83.1, well above the state median, and the average free/reduced lunch rate is a low 14.76%. The average student-teacher ratio is a favorable 14.7:1.

Key differentiators include 5th-grade Science proficiency, where Willow Wood Elementary leads at 68.85%, while Jim And Betty Hughes Elementary and John A Baker Elementary lag behind the state average. Notably, even within high-performing Prosper ISD, school-level performance varies significantly. Ruth And Harold Frazier Elementary (McKinney ISD) shows a strong upward trajectory in 5th-grade scores, while Gary And Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary exhibits volatility in grade-level performance. For families, J B Wilmeth Elementary and Ruth And Harold Frazier Elementary represent hidden gems within McKinney ISD, offering high performance without the housing costs of Prosper or Melissa.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





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