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Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School

1753 N RIDGE RD, MCKINNEY, TX 75071 · (469) 302-9450 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A+Three-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
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
90 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten10115%
Grade 19715%
Grade 213420%
Grade 310215%
Grade 411217%
Grade 511517%

This year's kindergarten class (101) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).

Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
28143%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
8413%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
8012%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
15323%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
548%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33551%
Female
32649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School→Dr Jack Cockrill Middle School→McKinney Boyd High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading35.0%28.0%22.0%15.0%
Mathematics30.0%27.0%19.0%24.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2663.0%57.0%
2024-2568.0%57.0%
2023-2464.0%54.0%
2022-2342.0%25.0%
2021-2221.0%29.0%
2020-2142.0%33.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% 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 Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School

Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School this school66113.6%54.6%
John A Baker Elementary School
MCKINNEY
6239.8%56.9%
Purefoy Elementary School
FRISCO
60610.4%65.0%
C C Mason Elementary School
CEDAR PARK
69116.1%48.9%
Chandler Oaks Elementary School
ROUND ROCK
57415.7%76.4%
Bolin Elementary School
PARKER
60522.0%66.1%
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 Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Collin County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.6%#1,098 of 4,401#105 of 164
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#1,164 of 4,466
▼ 77
#95 of 165
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#1,185 of 4,466
▼ 328
#96 of 165
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+26.5pp#243 of 3,998#4 of 154
Enrollment
ranked largest first
661#1,182 of 4,938#54 of 181
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.1:1#3,389 of 4,622#137 of 177
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
72.8%#258 of 4,628#45 of 177
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
13.6%#4,571 of 4,789#128 of 177
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.5%#1,156 of 1,307#49 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 2024-25
Enrollment
661
+60 (+10%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256614116.1:114% (90)
2023-2460838.215.9:116% (98)
2022-2363039.116.1:117% (106)
2020-216014015.0:115% (90)
2017-186454115.7:19% (61)
2015-166644514.8:110% (68)
2010-114022714.9:113% (54)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (645 to 661); teachers unchanged (41 to 41).

About Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School

Among the schools in MCKINNEY, Texas, is Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 661 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.

Enrollment across the 33 schools in MCKINNEY ISD totals 23,296 students.

Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 23% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Collin County, the White share is about 54%. Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School's diversity index is 73%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 41 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School was 16.1:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 14%. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Collin County, the school's rate is lower.

The allk12 Grade for Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School is -13.2 points: 54.6% actual, 67.9% predicted.

Collin County census figures show that the median household income is $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Collin County is home to 338 public schools and about 227,575 public school students.

The shortest distance from Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Mike and Janie Reeves Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 66.0%, higher than Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School's 54.6%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Compared with 2020-21, the school had 60 more students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.0:1 to 16.1:1.

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Collin County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School
District
MCKINNEY ISD
Address
1753 N RIDGE RD, MCKINNEY, TX 75071
Phone
(469) 302-9450
County
Collin County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
661
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
16.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
90 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482985012083
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School?
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School serve?
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School.
How diverse is Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School?
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School reports a student body of 43% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School public or private?
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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