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Enrollment
725
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001009165
Gunstream Elementary School
7600 ROCKYRIDGE DR, FRISCO, TX 75035 · (469) 633-3100 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% of Texas public elementary schools
- 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.
- AThree-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
14.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
85 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
66%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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp 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 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% | 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 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Gunstream Elementary School
Gunstream Elementary School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunstream Elementary School this school | 725 | 11.7% | 67.3% |
| Hosp Elementary School FRISCO | 666 | 11.6% | 64.4% |
| Mary Evans Elementary School ALLEN | 621 | 10.0% | 84.2% |
| Lois Lindsey Elementary School MCKINNEY | 792 | 14.3% | 71.2% |
| Beverly Cheatham Elementary School ALLEN | 669 | 13.8% | 86.4% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 668 | 7.6% | 83.8% |
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 Gunstream Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #401 of 4,401 | #59 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #351 of 4,466 ▲ 50 | #44 of 165 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #293 of 4,466 ▲ 118 | #39 of 165 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #650 of 3,998 | #15 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #769 of 4,938 | #32 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,387 of 4,622 | #110 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #926 of 4,628 | #115 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.7% | #4,617 of 4,789 | #143 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #701 of 1,307 | #30 of 54 |
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
725
+167 (+30%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 725 | 48.6 | 14.9:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 41.1 | 16.8:1 | 14% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 39.4 | 15.6:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 40.4 | 16.1:1 | 13% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 40 | 17.8:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 11% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gunstream Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (651 to 725); teachers up 20% (40.4 to 48.6).
About Gunstream Elementary School
Gunstream Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in FRISCO ISD, located in FRISCO, Texas. Enrollment stands at 725 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 40% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
FRISCO ISD is the local district for Gunstream Elementary School. It runs 76 schools with 65,289 students.
About 52% of the student body at Gunstream Elementary School is Asian. The remaining students are 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Collin County, the Asian share is about 19%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gunstream Elementary School is 14.9:1, based on 48.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Gunstream Elementary School counts 12% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Gunstream Elementary School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Gunstream Elementary School is -1.4 points: 67.3% actual, 68.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that the median household earns about $121,600 a year, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Collin County, 338 public schools serve about 227,575 students.
Gunstream Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Wester Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.3% is below the 75.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 30%, from 558 to 725.
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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 FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Wester Middle School0.3 mi · 918
- Centennial High School0.6 mi · 2,018
- Lawler Middle School0.7 mi · 903
- Shawnee Trail Elementary School0.9 mi · 494
- Christie Elementary School0.9 mi · 632
- Early Childhood School1.0 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Gunstream Elementary SchoolHow large is Gunstream Elementary School?
Gunstream Elementary School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gunstream Elementary School serve?
Gunstream Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gunstream Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Gunstream Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Gunstream Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gunstream Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 52% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gunstream Elementary School public or private?
Gunstream Elementary 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.