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Glen Oaks Elementary School
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
School pathway
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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 51.0% | 30.0% | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 63.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Glen Oaks Elementary School
Glen Oaks Elementary School's state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Oaks Elementary School this school | 478 | 9.0% | 69.9% |
| Florence Elementary School SOUTHLAKE | 475 | 9.5% | 77.4% |
| Ep Rayzor Elementary School LANTANA | 510 | 10.0% | 62.4% |
| Blanton Elementary School LANTANA | 470 | 5.7% | 67.9% |
| Mohawk Elementary School RICHARDSON | 492 | 9.1% | 78.5% |
| Nebbie Williams Elementary School ROCKWALL | 442 | 12.2% | 83.6% |
Where Glen Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #316 of 4,401 | #53 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #784 of 4,466 ▼ 370 | #74 of 165 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #234 of 4,466 ▲ 42 | #27 of 165 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #568 of 3,998 | #23 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #2,747 of 4,938 | #119 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,095 of 4,622 | #103 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #2,463 of 4,628 | #165 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.0% | #4,676 of 4,789 | #157 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #1,298 of 1,307 | #54 of 54 |
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 | 478 | 32.7 | 14.6:1 | 9% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 34.3 | 14.9:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 34.9 | 15.1:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 10% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 33.2 | 14.4:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 5% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 1% (6) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (477 to 478); teachers down 1% (33.2 to 32.7).
About Glen Oaks Elementary School
Glen Oaks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in MCKINNEY, Texas. The school's 478 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Glen Oaks Elementary School sits within MCKINNEY ISD, which has 33 schools and 23,296 students.
By race and ethnicity, Glen Oaks Elementary School is 69% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. In Collin County overall, about 54% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Glen Oaks Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%. For comparison, public schools in Collin County average 30%.
allk12 grades Glen Oaks Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Glen Oaks Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 69.8%. Glen Oaks Elementary School scores 69.9%, within a point of that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Collin County, median household income is about $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Collin County number 338 and enroll about 227,575.
Dowell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Glen Oaks Elementary School at 4th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (480) and 2024-25 (478). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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