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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 627 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN ISD·NCES 480789008726
Kerr Elementary School
1325 GLENDOVER DR, ALLEN, TX 75013 · (214) 495-6765 · Collin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
105 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 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (104).
Student demographics
71%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
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp 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 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 22.0% | 11.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
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% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 85.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 79.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Kerr Elementary School
Kerr Elementary School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr Elementary School this school | 654 | 16.1% | 72.6% |
| Smith Elementary School FRISCO | 642 | 13.2% | 65.7% |
| Silvercrest Elementary School PEARLAND | 704 | 11.6% | 86.8% |
| Tibbals Elementary School WYLIE | 609 | 15.6% | 85.3% |
| Jack and June Furr Elementary School MCKINNEY | 790 | 13.5% | 58.1% |
| Allen Elementary School FRISCO | 677 | 9.9% | 71.2% |
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 Kerr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #247 of 4,401 | #41 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #567 of 4,466 ▼ 243 | #64 of 165 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #251 of 4,466 ▼ 37 | #32 of 165 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #481 of 3,998 | #20 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #1,222 of 4,938 | #55 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,358 of 4,622 | #136 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #399 of 4,628 | #70 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.1% | #4,529 of 4,789 | #119 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #2,805 of 2,838 | #93 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
654
-35 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 654 | 40.6 | 16.1:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 39.6 | 16.5:1 | 14% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 738 | 44.2 | 16.7:1 | 15% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 43 | 16.0:1 | 11% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 42.6 | 15.4:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 5% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 4% (20) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kerr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (658 to 654); teachers down 5% (42.6 to 40.6).
About Kerr Elementary School
Kerr Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of ALLEN, Texas. Enrollment is 654 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Kerr Elementary School is one school in ALLEN ISD, a system of 23 schools with 20,838 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kerr Elementary School is Asian (44%). Enrollment also includes 24% White, 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 25 points above the 19% share among Collin County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Kerr Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Staffing totals 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 16%. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Collin County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Kerr Elementary School is 66.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.6%.
Collin County has these Census figures: median household income is about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kerr Elementary School is among the 338 public schools in Collin County.
The school nearest to Kerr Elementary School is Dr E T Boon Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Kerr Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kerr Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Kerr Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 654 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 689.
Discussions about Kerr Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Other Kerr Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Kerr Elementary. Kerr Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Kerr Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 426 students
- Kerr Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Dr E T Boon Elementary School0.7 mi · 789
- Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School0.8 mi · 553
- Beverly Cheatham Elementary School0.9 mi · 669
- Mary Evans Elementary School1.3 mi · 621
- Ereckson Middle School1.7 mi · 1,263
- Frances E Norton Elementary School1.7 mi · 622
Frequently asked questions
About Kerr Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kerr Elementary School?
Kerr Elementary School enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Kerr Elementary School serve?
Kerr Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Kerr Elementary School have?
Kerr Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Kerr Elementary School?
Kerr Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 44% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Kerr Elementary School?
Kerr Elementary School is overseen by ALLEN ISD in Collin County.
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