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Jack and June Furr Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 59.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% 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%.
Schools most like Jack and June Furr Elementary School
Jack and June Furr Elementary School's state test result (58.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack and June Furr Elementary School this school | 790 | 13.5% | 58.1% |
| Stanley C Stanley Elementary School KATY | 835 | 12.0% | 84.9% |
| Dr E T Boon Elementary School ALLEN | 789 | 10.3% | 82.3% |
| Smith Elementary School FRISCO | 642 | 13.2% | 65.7% |
| Jenny Preston Elementary School ALLEN | 726 | 9.4% | 77.9% |
| Beverly Cheatham Elementary School ALLEN | 669 | 13.8% | 86.4% |
Where Jack and June Furr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #870 of 4,401 | #91 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #670 of 4,466 ▲ 110 | #67 of 165 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #847 of 4,466 ▼ 30 | #82 of 165 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #474 of 3,998 | #19 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #483 of 4,938 | #18 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #664 of 4,622 | #55 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #589 of 4,628 | #87 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.5% | #4,572 of 4,789 | #129 of 177 |
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 | 790 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 14% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 881 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 59.3 | 14.8:1 | 15% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 19% (151) |
About Jack and June Furr Elementary School
Jack and June Furr Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in MCKINNEY, Texas. The latest federal count shows 790 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 52% larger than average.
Jack and June Furr Elementary School is one of 27 schools in PROSPER ISD, which enrolls 31,651 students in total.
Jack and June Furr Elementary School has no majority group; Asian students are the largest, at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. In Collin County overall, about 19% of residents are Asian. Jack and June Furr Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.7:1, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jack and June Furr Elementary School is 14%. Among public schools in Collin County, the average eligibility rate is 30%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Jack and June Furr Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Jack and June Furr Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.1% and a predicted 67.9%.
Federal survey data for Collin County show that the median household income is $121,600, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Collin County is home to 338 public schools and about 227,575 public school students.
Scott Elementary School is located about 0.5 miles from Jack and June Furr Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jack and June Furr Elementary School is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
Federal data place Jack and June Furr Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 25 students since 2020-21, to 790. Students per teacher fell from 15.4 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
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