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Curtsinger Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 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 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 29.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 88.0% | 74.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 59.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
Schools most like Curtsinger Elementary School
Curtsinger Elementary School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtsinger Elementary School this school | 623 | 12.4% | 71.8% |
| Frances E Norton Elementary School ALLEN | 622 | 9.6% | 77.5% |
| Scott Elementary School MCKINNEY | 587 | 11.8% | 72.2% |
| Bledsoe Elementary School FRISCO | 663 | 7.2% | 68.9% |
| Allen Elementary School FRISCO | 677 | 9.9% | 71.2% |
| Newman Elementary School FRISCO | 594 | 6.7% | 77.0% |
Where Curtsinger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #267 of 4,401 | #46 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #349 of 4,466 ▼ 90 | #43 of 165 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #223 of 4,466 ▲ 103 | #25 of 165 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,545 of 3,998 | #82 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #1,433 of 4,938 | #62 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,844 of 4,622 | #122 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #715 of 4,628 | #100 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #4,602 of 4,789 | #139 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,362 of 2,838 | #46 of 94 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 623 | 40.4 | 15.4:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 40.4 | 16.1:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 39.3 | 15.6:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 45.3 | 16.7:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 6% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 1% (5) |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (757 to 623); teachers down 11% (45.3 to 40.4).
About Curtsinger Elementary School
Curtsinger Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in FRISCO, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 623 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 20% higher.
Federal data list 76 schools in FRISCO ISD, with 65,289 students enrolled.
Asian students form the largest group at Curtsinger Elementary School, 41% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 36% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Collin County overall, about 19% of residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Curtsinger Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
A ratio of 15.4:1 comes from the school's 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 12% of students at Curtsinger Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Collin County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.
Curtsinger Elementary School is 3.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.8% versus 68.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that median household income is about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Curtsinger Elementary School is one of 338 public schools in Collin County, which together enroll about 227,575 students.
Talley Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Curtsinger Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 78.5%, higher than Curtsinger Elementary School's 71.8%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 563 in 2020-21 and 623 in 2024-25, a gain of 60 students.
Discussions about Curtsinger Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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