1
What's the best and worst thing about the food at MARTHA HUNT EL?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510010509
Hunt Elementary School
415 ORIOLE DR, MURPHY, TX 75094 · (469) 752-4400 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
69 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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 PLANO ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp 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 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 57.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 58.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% | 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 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 81.0% | 77.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
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 Hunt Elementary School
Hunt Elementary School's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Elementary School this school | 491 | 14.1% | 71.6% |
| Mathews Elementary School PLANO | 460 | 12.2% | 81.2% |
| Centennial Elementary School PLANO | 462 | 15.2% | 74.5% |
| Barksdale Elementary School PLANO | 547 | 15.4% | 79.9% |
| Wells Elementary School PLANO | 463 | 12.7% | 60.9% |
| Stinson Elementary School RICHARDSON | 463 | 18.1% | 69.7% |
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 Hunt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #274 of 4,401 | #48 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #166 of 4,466 ▲ 34 | #24 of 165 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #271 of 4,466 ▲ 7 | #35 of 165 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,511 of 3,998 | #79 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #2,625 of 4,938 | #111 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,298 of 4,622 | #75 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #556 of 4,628 | #82 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #4,560 of 4,789 | #126 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.1% | #503 of 2,838 | #18 of 94 |
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
491
-114 (-19%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 491 | 35.8 | 13.7:1 | 14% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 36.7 | 14.1:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 40.8 | 14.1:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 46.7 | 15.0:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 7% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hunt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (702 to 491); teachers down 23% (46.7 to 35.8).
About Hunt Elementary School
Hunt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in MURPHY, Texas. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 491 students enrolled.
PLANO ISD includes 73 schools. Together they enroll 46,612 students.
The student body at Hunt Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 39%. The remaining shares are 36% Asian, 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 35.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 14%. The average for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hunt Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 71.6%; the prediction is 67.7%.
The school's county is Collin County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 338 public schools in the county, enrolling about 227,575, Hunt Elementary School among them.
McMillen High School is about 1.0 miles from Hunt Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hunt Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 605 to 491, a 19% drop.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Hunt Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 PLANO ISD
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in MURPHY
- McMillen High SchoolHigh · 1,010 students
- Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Boggess Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
Other Hunt Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Hunt Elementary. Hunt Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Hunt Elementary SchoolCUERO, TX · 483 students
- HUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 890 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolFort Valley, GA · 654 students
- Hunt ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 533 students
- Hunt Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 451 students
Nearby schools
- McMillen High School1.0 mi · 1,010
- Murphy Middle School1.3 mi · 901
- Boggess Elementary School1.3 mi · 498
- Plano East Sr High School1.4 mi · 3,033
- Hickey Elementary School1.7 mi · 497
- Tibbals Elementary School1.7 mi · 609
Frequently asked questions
About Hunt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hunt Elementary School?
Hunt Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hunt Elementary School serve?
Hunt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hunt Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Hunt Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hunt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hunt Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 36% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hunt Elementary School in?
Hunt Elementary School is part of PLANO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.