BURKS EL

Located at 1801 HILL ST, in MCKINNEY, Texas, BURKS EL is a cozy K-5 school that hosts 432 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within MCKINNEY ISD.

BURKS EL is one of 33 schools operated by MCKINNEY ISD, a district that teaches 23,296 students overall.

On demographics, BURKS EL reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BURKS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BURKS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. BURKS EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

FAUBION MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BURKS EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.3%.

BURKS EL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BURKS EL has declined 6%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 63% to 69% over that span.

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