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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Collin County, Texas

Across Collin County, Texas, 177 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Herman Lawson Early Childhood School leads the list at 98.8%, against a median of 23.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

177

Collin County, Texas

Top % FRL

98.8%

Median % FRL

23.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Herman Lawson Early Childhood School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	606	98.8%
2	Head Start	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	143	97.9%
3	Meadows Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	414	87.2%
4	Forman Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	473	83.9%
5	Mendenhall Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	563	82.4%
6	Barron Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	343	81.3%
7	Finch Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	341	81.2%
8	James Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	477	81.1%
9	Sigler Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	485	80.8%
10	Memorial Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	407	77.6%
11	Burks Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	432	77.3%
12	Thomas Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	687	77.0%
13	Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	415	74.9%
14	Weatherford Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	404	73.8%
15	Canup Early Childhood	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	421	73.2%
16	Jackson Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	705	73.0%
17	Jose De Jesus and Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	491	70.7%
18	Godwin Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	469	68.4%
19	Lacy Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	595	68.1%
20	Caldwell Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	409	67.7%
21	Mitchell Elementary School	DALLAS, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	787	65.4%
22	Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center	ROYSE CITY, TX	ROYSE CITY ISD	Elementary	393	65.1%
23	Rasor Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	351	62.4%
24	Rosamond-Sherley Elementary School	ANNA, TX	ANNA ISD	Elementary	793	62.2%
25	Mayfield Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	668	61.7%
26	McClendon Elementary School	NEVADA, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	548	60.8%
27	Alton Boyd Elementary School	ALLEN, TX	ALLEN ISD	Elementary	393	59.3%
28	Mary Lou Dodson Elementary School	LAVON, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	626	58.9%
29	Smith Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	623	58.7%
30	Tatum Elementary School	FARMERSVILLE, TX	FARMERSVILLE ISD	Elementary	591	58.5%
31	Harmony Science Academy - Plano	PLANO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - NORTH TEXAS	Elementary	627	57.6%
32	Christie Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	568	57.6%
33	Christie Elementary School	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Elementary	632	57.3%
34	Webb Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	475	56.6%
35	Lowe Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	675	56.1%
36	Farmersville Intermediate School	FARMERSVILLE, TX	FARMERSVILLE ISD	Elementary	680	55.3%
37	Blue Ridge Elementary School	BLUE RIDGE, TX	BLUE RIDGE ISD	Elementary	510	55.1%
38	John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School	ROYSE CITY, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	663	54.8%
39	Green Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	489	53.4%
40	Davis Elementary School	ROYSE CITY, TX	ROYSE CITY ISD	Elementary	616	53.1%
41	Daffron Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	604	51.0%
42	Isaacs Early Childhood School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	259	50.6%
43	Slaughter Elementary School	MCKINNEY, TX	MCKINNEY ISD	Elementary	554	50.2%
44	Bright Academy	FRISCO, TX	FRISCO ISD	Elementary	485	50.1%
45	Nesmith Elementary School	LAVON, TX	COMMUNITY ISD	Elementary	511	49.9%
46	Harper Elementary School	PRINCETON, TX	PRINCETON ISD	Elementary	642	49.8%
47	Dooley Elementary School	PLANO, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	303	49.2%
48	Sue Evelyn Rattan Elementary School	ANNA, TX	ANNA ISD	Elementary	706	49.0%
49	R V Groves Elementary School	WYLIE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Elementary	680	49.0%
50	Haggar Elementary School	DALLAS, TX	PLANO ISD	Elementary	546	48.4%

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