Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985003356
Burks Elementary School
1801 HILL ST, MCKINNEY, TX 75069 · (469) 302-6200 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
13.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
334 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Burks Elementary School→Faubion Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 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 | 31.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Burks Elementary School
Burks Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burks Elementary School this school | 432 | 77.3% | 36.3% |
| Cherry Elementary School BAY CITY | 432 | 75.2% | N/A |
| Windcrest Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 473 | 76.3% | 28.9% |
| William Lipscomb Elementary School DALLAS | 387 | 76.7% | 45.6% |
| Xenia Voigt Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 446 | 80.3% | 38.8% |
| Claude Berkman Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 470 | 78.9% | 30.3% |
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 Burks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,039 of 4,401 | #147 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,570 of 4,466 ▼ 592 | #150 of 165 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,847 of 4,466 ▲ 86 | #120 of 165 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,084 of 3,998 | #26 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,209 of 4,938 | #137 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #873 of 4,622 | #62 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #2,559 of 4,628 | #167 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #2,129 of 4,789 | #11 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #2,381 of 2,838 | #82 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
432
+81 (+23%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 77% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 28.9 | 12.7:1 | 81% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 29.9 | 11.0:1 | 83% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 34 | 10.3:1 | 84% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 34.8 | 13.2:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 75% (409) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 74% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 49% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (460 to 432); teachers down 5% (34.8 to 33).
About Burks Elementary School
Burks Elementary School is a small elementary school located in MCKINNEY, Texas. Federal data show 432 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Burks Elementary School is among 33 schools run by MCKINNEY ISD, which serves 23,296 students.
More than half of the students at Burks Elementary School are Hispanic (69%). Other reported shares: 14% White, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Collin County residents. The diversity index for Burks Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Burks Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Burks Elementary School. The 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 47 points lower.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Burks Elementary School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Burks Elementary School scores 36.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.7%.
In Collin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $121,600, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 338 public schools in the county, enrolling about 227,575, Burks Elementary School among them.
Faubion Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Burks Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Burks Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 432, up from 351 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.1:1, from 10.3:1.
People who know Burks Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MCKINNEY ISD
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Scott Morgan Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
- Faubion Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
Other schools in MCKINNEY
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Emerson High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Imagine International Academy of North TexasCombined · 1,445 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
Other Burks Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Burks Elementary. Burks Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Burks ElementaryMonterey, TN · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Faubion Middle School0.3 mi · 1,033
- J J Alternative Education Program0.4 mi · 4
- Caldwell Elementary School0.6 mi · 409
- McKinney High School0.9 mi · 2,668
- Herman Lawson Early Childhood School0.9 mi · 606
- Slaughter Elementary School1.0 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Burks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Burks Elementary School?
Burks Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Burks Elementary School serve?
Burks Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Burks Elementary School have?
Burks Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Burks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Burks Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 69% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Burks Elementary School public or private?
Burks Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.