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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985008734
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School
6951 BERKSHIRE RD, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 302-4700 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
63 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
62%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
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School→Leonard Evans Jr 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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 51.0% | 28.0% | 8.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School this school | 389 | 16.2% | 76.3% |
| C T Eddins Elementary School MCKINNEY | 372 | 13.2% | 66.8% |
| Spring Creek Elementary School DALLAS | 422 | 19.0% | 79.3% |
| Highland Village Elementary School HIGHLAND VILLAGE | 385 | 18.2% | 66.4% |
| Sheppard Afb Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 312 | 18.6% | 72.9% |
| Roy Lee Walker Elementary School MCKINNEY | 381 | 16.5% | 70.8% |
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 Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #160 of 4,401 | #27 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #327 of 4,466 ▼ 103 | #41 of 165 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #304 of 4,466 ▼ 65 | #40 of 165 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,709 of 3,998 | #88 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #3,572 of 4,938 | #152 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #850 of 4,622 | #61 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #1,215 of 4,628 | #131 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #4,524 of 4,789 | #118 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #1,314 of 2,838 | #44 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
389
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 389 | 29.8 | 13.1:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 28.8 | 14.3:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 29.9 | 13.6:1 | 18% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 21% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 31.1 | 15.3:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 672 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 10% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (476 to 389); teachers down 4% (31.1 to 29.8).
About Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of MCKINNEY, Texas. Enrolled students number 389 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
MCKINNEY ISD has 23,296 students in 33 schools, and Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is one of those schools.
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School's enrollment is 57% White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 54% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School comes in at 62%.
Teachers at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School total 29.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 16%. Across public schools in Collin County, the average is 30%.
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.8% at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.3%.
In the county around the school, Collin County, median household income is about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is among the 338 public schools in Collin County.
The next-closest public school is Leonard Evans Jr Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 63.9% on proficiency, and Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is above that at 76.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 394 in 2020-21, 389 in 2024-25. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Leonard Evans Jr Middle School0.1 mi · 798
- Dean and Mildred Bennett Elementary School0.8 mi · 425
- Elliott Elementary School0.9 mi · 421
- Glen Oaks Elementary School1.0 mi · 478
- Comstock Elementary School1.2 mi · 680
- Reuben Johnson Elementary School1.4 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School?
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School serve?
Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Earl & Lottie Wolford Elementary School public or private?
Earl & Lottie Wolford 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.