JENNY PRESTON EL

JENNY PRESTON EL is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in ALLEN, Texas, overseen by ALLEN ISD, serveing 726 students in grades K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so JENNY PRESTON EL sits 40% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in ALLEN ISD (20,838 students total), JENNY PRESTON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JENNY PRESTON EL shows that 43% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 31% White, 9% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JENNY PRESTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. JENNY PRESTON EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: JESSE MCGOWEN EL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JENNY PRESTON EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JENNY PRESTON EL has grew 37%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 726 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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