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Enrollment
726
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789013566
Jenny Preston Elementary School
2455 HILLIARD DR, ALLEN, TX 75013 · (972) 908-8780 · Collin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
68 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (117).
Student demographics
70%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
75.0%
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 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 56.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 9.0% |
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% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% 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%.
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 Jenny Preston Elementary School
Jenny Preston Elementary School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Preston Elementary School this school | 726 | 9.4% | 77.9% |
| Allen Elementary School FRISCO | 677 | 9.9% | 71.2% |
| Comstock Elementary School MCKINNEY | 680 | 8.4% | 75.0% |
| Dr E T Boon Elementary School ALLEN | 789 | 10.3% | 82.3% |
| Bledsoe Elementary School FRISCO | 663 | 7.2% | 68.9% |
| Mike and Janie Reeves Elementary School MCKINNEY | 794 | 10.6% | 65.8% |
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 Jenny Preston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #123 of 4,401 | #22 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #250 of 4,466 ▼ 117 | #35 of 165 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #283 of 4,466 ▼ 188 | #38 of 165 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #902 of 3,998 | #23 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #763 of 4,938 | #31 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,499 of 4,622 | #143 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #571 of 4,628 | #83 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #4,667 of 4,789 | #155 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.7% | #193 of 1,307 | #9 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
726
+176 (+32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 726 | 44.5 | 16.3:1 | 9% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 723 | 47.6 | 15.2:1 | 9% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 43.1 | 19.2:1 | 8% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 38.1 | 13.9:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenny Preston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (531 to 726); teachers up 17% (38.1 to 44.5).
About Jenny Preston Elementary School
Jenny Preston Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in ALLEN. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 726 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Jenny Preston Elementary School is one of 23 schools in ALLEN ISD, which enrolls 20,838 students in total.
At Jenny Preston Elementary School, the largest share of students is Asian, at 43%. The school is also 31% White, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Asian share among all Collin County residents. Jenny Preston Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Jenny Preston Elementary School total 44.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 68 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 9%. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Collin County, the school's rate is lower.
Jenny Preston Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (77.9%) and its predicted rate (69.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Within Collin County, the median household income is $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Collin County has 338 public schools and roughly 227,575 students.
The closest other public school is Jesse McGowen Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Jenny Preston Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Jenny Preston Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.9% against a local average of 61.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 726, a 32% rise from 550 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 14.1:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ALLEN ISD
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Lois Lindsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 792 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
Other schools in ALLEN
- Allen High SchoolHigh · 5,206 students
- Lowery Freshman CenterHigh · 1,674 students
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,323 students
- Ereckson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,263 students
- Dr E T Boon Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Carlena Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 731 students
Nearby schools
- Jesse McGowen Elementary School1.0 mi · 570
- Arthur H McNeil Elementary School1.5 mi · 335
- Lois Lindsey Elementary School1.6 mi · 792
- Beverly Cheatham Elementary School1.7 mi · 669
- Emerson High School1.9 mi · 1,844
- James and Margie Marion Elementary School1.9 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Jenny Preston Elementary SchoolHow large is Jenny Preston Elementary School?
Jenny Preston Elementary School enrolls approximately 726 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Jenny Preston Elementary School serve?
Jenny Preston Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jenny Preston Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Jenny Preston Elementary School.
How diverse is Jenny Preston Elementary School?
Jenny Preston Elementary School reports a student body of 31% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black, 43% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jenny Preston Elementary School in?
Jenny Preston Elementary School is part of ALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.