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What advice would you give to incoming students at HARRY MCKILLOP EL?
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Enrollment
1,016
Elementary
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MELISSA ISD·NCES 483012006143
Harry McKillop Elementary School
3509 LIBERTY WAY, MELISSA, TX 75454 · (972) 837-2632 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,016 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.
- 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
19.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
126 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 168 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (178) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (171).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from MELISSA ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 26.0% | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Harry McKillop Elementary School
Harry McKillop Elementary School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McKillop Elementary School this school | 1,016 | 12.4% | 72.0% |
| Wally Watkins Elementary School WYLIE | 832 | 17.9% | 81.4% |
| Pope Elementary School CYPRESS | 997 | 12.9% | 82.1% |
| North Creek Elementary School MELISSA | 885 | 18.6% | 64.5% |
| Ruth and Harold Frazier Elementary School MCKINNEY | 792 | 17.0% | 57.5% |
| Wayne A Cox Elementary School ROANOKE | 701 | 14.1% | 68.1% |
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 Harry McKillop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #261 of 4,401 | #44 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #242 of 4,466 ▲ 45 | #32 of 165 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #270 of 4,466 ▲ 42 | #34 of 165 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,562 of 3,998 | #86 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,016 | #92 of 4,938 | #3 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #4,384 of 4,622 | #172 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #669 of 4,628 | #97 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #4,600 of 4,789 | #138 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #380 of 1,307 | #18 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
1,016
+298 (+42%) vs 2020
+560% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,016 | 53 | 19.2:1 | 12% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 51.9 | 18.2:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 955 | 54.8 | 17.4:1 | 18% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 16% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 48.8 | 17.1:1 | 17% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 23 | 11.3:1 | 21% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 154 | 30 | 5.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harry McKillop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (834 to 1,016); teachers up 9% (48.8 to 53).
About Harry McKillop Elementary School
Harry McKillop Elementary School is a large elementary school in MELISSA, Texas, one of the schools in MELISSA ISD. It had 1,016 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
MELISSA ISD has 7,735 students in 7 schools, and Harry McKillop Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Harry McKillop Elementary School is White: 50%. Other groups include 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 8% multiracial. In Collin County overall, the White share is about 54%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harry McKillop Elementary School scores 68%.
Its ratio of 19.2:1 is based on 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 12%. On average, public schools in Collin County report 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, Harry McKillop Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 82% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Harry McKillop Elementary School is +3.7 points: 72.0% actual, 68.4% predicted.
In Collin County, median household income comes to 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. Collin County counts 338 public schools with about 227,575 students.
Melissa Middle School sits about 1.0 miles from Harry McKillop Elementary School. Harry McKillop Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 72.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Harry McKillop Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
The 2020-21 count was 718 students and the 2024-25 count was 1,016. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 15.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Harry McKillop Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MELISSA ISD
- Melissa High SchoolHigh · 1,983 students
- Melissa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,741 students
- Sumeer ElememtaryElementary · 962 students
- North Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Willow Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 857 students
- Melissa Ridge Education CenterElementary · 291 students
Other schools in MELISSA
- Melissa High SchoolHigh · 1,983 students
- Melissa Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,741 students
- Sumeer ElememtaryElementary · 962 students
- North Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 885 students
- Melissa Ridge Education CenterElementary · 291 students
- East Cardinal Middle SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Melissa Middle School1.0 mi · 1,741
- North Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 885
- Melissa High School1.0 mi · 1,983
- Melissa Ridge Education Center1.1 mi · 291
- Sumeer Elememtary1.8 mi · 962
- Clemons Creek Middle School2.3 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Harry McKillop Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harry McKillop Elementary School?
Harry McKillop Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,016 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harry McKillop Elementary School serve?
Harry McKillop Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harry McKillop Elementary School?
Approximately 19.2:1 students per teacher at Harry McKillop Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Harry McKillop Elementary School?
Student demographics at Harry McKillop Elementary School are roughly 50% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Harry McKillop Elementary School in?
Harry McKillop Elementary School is part of MELISSA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.