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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ASHLEY EL this year?
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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001010500
Ashley Elementary School
15601 CHRISTOPHER LN, FRISCO, TX 75035 · (469) 633-3700 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
62 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 54% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 59.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ashley Elementary School
Ashley Elementary School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Elementary School this school | 572 | 10.8% | 70.0% |
| Mary Evans Elementary School ALLEN | 621 | 10.0% | 84.2% |
| Hosp Elementary School FRISCO | 666 | 11.6% | 64.4% |
| Mooneyham Elementary School MCKINNEY | 553 | 13.2% | 72.8% |
| Gunstream Elementary School FRISCO | 725 | 11.7% | 67.3% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 668 | 7.6% | 83.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ashley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #315 of 4,401 | #52 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #937 of 4,466 ▼ 496 | #81 of 165 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #612 of 4,466 ▼ 285 | #68 of 165 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,816 of 3,998 | #98 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #1,841 of 4,938 | #84 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,175 of 4,622 | #104 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #912 of 4,628 | #112 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.8% | #4,635 of 4,789 | #147 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #1,765 of 2,838 | #65 of 94 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
572
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 572 | 38.9 | 14.7:1 | 11% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 35.9 | 16.6:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 35.8 | 17.1:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 41.5 | 15.9:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 11% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (658 to 572); teachers down 6% (41.5 to 38.9).
About Ashley Elementary School
In FRISCO, Texas, part of Collin County, Ashley Elementary School is an elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 572 students.
FRISCO ISD runs Ashley Elementary School along with 75 other schools, enrolling 65,289 students in total.
Roughly 51% of students at Ashley Elementary School are Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White, 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 19%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 14.7 students per teacher and 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 30% average among public schools in Collin County.
Ashley Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.1%.
Among Collin County residents, the median household income is $121,600, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Ashley Elementary School, Collin County has 337 other public schools.
The school nearest to Ashley Elementary School is Norris Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ashley Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 572 students in 2024-25, 16 fewer than the 588 it had in 2020-21.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Ashley Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ashley Elementary. Ashley Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Ashley Elementary SchoolNEW BALTIMORE, MI · 441 students
- Ashley Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 387 students
- Ashley ElementaryFayetteville, NC · 180 students
- ASHLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAshley, ND · 74 students
- Ashley Elementary SchoolASHLEY, MI · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Norris Elementary School0.8 mi · 606
- Independence High School0.9 mi · 1,698
- Nelson Middle School0.9 mi · 1,094
- Heritage High School1.1 mi · 1,996
- Ogle Elementary School1.1 mi · 531
- Roach Middle School1.1 mi · 953
Frequently asked questions
About Ashley Elementary SchoolHow large is Ashley Elementary School?
Ashley Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ashley Elementary School serve?
Ashley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ashley Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ashley Elementary School?
At Ashley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 51% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashley Elementary School?
Ashley Elementary School is overseen by FRISCO ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.