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Does BRIGHT ACAD have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001008484
BRIGHT ACAD
7600 WOODSTREAM DR, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-2700 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
243 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020
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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
485
+102 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.6:1
% White
20%
was 27%
% Hispanic
32%
was 35%
% Black
24%
was 26%
% Asian
15%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRIGHT ACAD
BRIGHT ACAD, a mid-sized primary school in FRISCO, Texas, operated by FRISCO ISD, teaches 485 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
FRISCO ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 65,289 students; BRIGHT ACAD is among them.
Demographically, BRIGHT ACAD records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 24% Black, 20% White, 15% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, BRIGHT ACAD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 49.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household earnings sit near $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. BRIGHT ACAD is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
The closest other public school is SPEARS EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BRIGHT ACAD comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.6%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. BRIGHT ACAD's enrollment has grew 27% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 485). Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 15% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the BRIGHT ACAD community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 H SHigh · 2,230 students
- REEDY H SHigh · 2,201 students
- LEBANON TRAIL H SHigh · 2,173 students
- CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,018 students
- LONE STAR H SHigh · 2,004 students
- HERITAGE H SHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- ROCK HILL H SHigh · 2,442 students
- WAKELAND H SHigh · 2,230 students
- REEDY H SHigh · 2,201 students
- LEBANON TRAIL H SHigh · 2,173 students
- CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,018 students
- LONE STAR H SHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- SPEARS EL0.8 mi · 670
- FRISCO H S0.8 mi · 1,985
- STALEY MIDDLE1.2 mi · 591
- CHRISTIE EL1.4 mi · 632
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL1.4 mi · 480
- SHAWNEE TRAIL EL1.5 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About BRIGHT ACADWhat is the total enrollment at BRIGHT ACAD?
BRIGHT ACAD enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BRIGHT ACAD serve?
BRIGHT ACAD serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRIGHT ACAD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRIGHT ACAD is approximately 11.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRIGHT ACAD?
At BRIGHT ACAD, the student body is approximately 20% White, 32% Hispanic, 24% Black, 15% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is BRIGHT ACAD public or private?
BRIGHT ACAD is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.