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What's the most underrated thing about EMERSON H S that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,844
High
DISTRICT 1,742 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001013915
Emerson High School
6300 COLLIN MCKINNEY PKWY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 633-8100 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,844 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
124 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
315 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 459 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 441 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 473 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 60.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 32.0% | 29.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Emerson High School
Emerson High School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson High School this school | 1,844 | 17.1% | 71.8% |
| Panther Creek High School FRISCO | 1,253 | 16.1% | 69.7% |
| Tompkins High School KATY | 3,155 | 16.8% | 86.8% |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper IRVING | 937 | 18.9% | 68.2% |
| Frisco High School FRISCO | 1,985 | 22.1% | 69.8% |
| Plano West Senior High School PLANO | 2,559 | 21.8% | 40.4% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Emerson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #203 of 1,385 | #11 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #291 of 1,425 ▼ 7 | #16 of 38 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #207 of 1,425 ▲ 14 | #14 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #535 of 1,184 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,844 | #372 of 2,107 | #18 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #704 of 1,344 | #11 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #26 of 1,346 | #6 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #1,472 of 1,522 | #25 of 33 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,844 | 124.3 | 14.8:1 | 17% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 1,763 | 119.4 | 14.8:1 | 19% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 1,321 | 105.1 | 12.6:1 | 18% (244) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson High School.
About Emerson High School
Emerson High School sits in MCKINNEY, Texas, and is classified as a high school. The school counts 1,844 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 132% larger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
FRISCO ISD has a total of 76 schools and 65,289 students, Emerson High School among them.
Emerson High School's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 35%. Other students are 29% White, 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County residents are about 19% Asian. Emerson High School has a diversity index of 75%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Emerson High School's 124.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.8:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 17%. That rate is below the 30% average among public schools in Collin County.
Emerson High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Emerson High School is 5.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (71.8% versus 66.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Among Collin County residents, 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. Federal data list 338 public schools in Collin County, with a combined enrollment of about 227,575.
The nearest other public school, Lois Lindsey Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Emerson High School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 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
- Imagine International Academy of North TexasCombined · 1,445 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Scott Morgan Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,108 students
Other Emerson High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Emerson High. Emerson High School is the largest of the 4.
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOLEMERSON, AR · 136 students
- EMERSON HIGH SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 135 students
- Emerson High SchoolKirkland, WA · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Lois Lindsey Elementary School0.6 mi · 792
- Scoggins Middle School0.8 mi · 809
- Wortham Intermediate School0.9 mi · 823
- Comstock Elementary School1.2 mi · 680
- Elliott Elementary School1.3 mi · 421
- Jesse McGowen Elementary School1.5 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emerson High School?
Emerson High School enrolls approximately 1,844 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Emerson High School serve?
Emerson High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emerson High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Emerson High School is approximately 14.8:1 (124 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emerson High School?
At Emerson High School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 35% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Emerson High School public or private?
Emerson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.