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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985009167
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL
7760 CORONADO DR, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 302-5400 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
60 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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%.
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
425
-90 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.1:1
% White
56%
was 65%
% Hispanic
17%
was 16%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
12%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL is an intimate primary school in MCKINNEY, Texas, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD. The school instructs 425 students in grades K through 5.
MCKINNEY ISD comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 23,296 students; DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL is among them.
On demographics, DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. Compared to Collin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Collin County's rate of about 30%.
With demographic context factored in, DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.3%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Collin County put median household earnings sit near $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL is one.
The closest other public school is EARL & LOTTIE WOLFORD EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL has decreased 17%, going from 515 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
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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 MCKINNEY ISD
- MCKINNEY H SHigh · 2,668 students
- MCKINNEY BOYD H SHigh · 2,547 students
- MCKINNEY NORTH H SHigh · 2,387 students
- DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,210 students
- SCOTT MORGAN JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- FAUBION MIDDLEMiddle · 1,033 students
Other schools in MCKINNEY
- MCKINNEY H SHigh · 2,668 students
- MCKINNEY BOYD H SHigh · 2,547 students
- MCKINNEY NORTH H SHigh · 2,387 students
- EMERSON H SHigh · 1,844 students
- IMAGINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NORTH TEXASCombined · 1,445 students
- DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,210 students
Nearby schools
- EARL & LOTTIE WOLFORD EL0.8 mi · 389
- LEONARD EVANS JR MIDDLE0.9 mi · 798
- C T EDDINS EL1.1 mi · 372
- GLEN OAKS EL1.2 mi · 478
- DOWELL MIDDLE1.5 mi · 995
- SONNTAG EL1.5 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT ELHow large is DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL?
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL serve?
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL is approximately 13.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL?
At DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL?
DEAN AND MILDRED BENNETT EL is overseen by MCKINNEY ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.