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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