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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 H S
6300 COLLIN MCKINNEY PKWY, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 633-8100 · Collin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,844 STUDENTS
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
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +12.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +37.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 37 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
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
About EMERSON H S
EMERSON H S operates as an expansive high school in MCKINNEY, Texas, part of FRISCO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,844 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 132% above the state mean of about 796.
FRISCO ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 65,289 students; EMERSON H S is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, EMERSON H S shows that the largest single group is Asian at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 29% White, 16% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, EMERSON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 70.8%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which EMERSON H S is one.
The closest other public school is LOIS LINDSEY EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EMERSON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EMERSON H S at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 63.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
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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 H SHigh · 2,230 students
- REEDY H SHigh · 2,201 students
- LEBANON TRAIL H SHigh · 2,173 students
- CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,018 students
- LONE STAR H SHigh · 2,004 students
- HERITAGE H SHigh · 1,996 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
- IMAGINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NORTH TEXASCombined · 1,445 students
- DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,210 students
- SCOTT MORGAN JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
Nearby schools
- LOIS LINDSEY EL0.6 mi · 792
- SCOGGINS MIDDLE0.8 mi · 809
- WORTHAM INT0.9 mi · 823
- COMSTOCK EL1.2 mi · 680
- ELLIOTT EL1.3 mi · 421
- JESSE MCGOWEN EL1.5 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About EMERSON H SWhat is the total enrollment at EMERSON H S?
EMERSON H S enrolls approximately 1,844 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does EMERSON H S serve?
EMERSON H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EMERSON H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EMERSON H S is approximately 14.8:1 (124 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EMERSON H S?
At EMERSON H S, the student body is approximately 29% White, 13% Hispanic, 16% Black, 35% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is EMERSON H S public or private?
EMERSON H S 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.