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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MARCY B LYKINS EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CELINA ISD·NCES 481329006375
Marcy B Lykins Elementary School
550 S UTAH, CELINA, TX 75009 · (469) 742-9103 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
137 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 110 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CELINA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Marcy B Lykins Elementary School
Marcy B Lykins Elementary School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy B Lykins Elementary School this school | 589 | 23.3% | 52.0% |
| Mott Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 658 | 22.5% | 59.7% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School LEANDER | 720 | 22.1% | 47.5% |
| Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School ALLEN | 553 | 22.2% | 62.4% |
| Sunnyvale Elementary School SUNNYVALE | 503 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Purple Sage Elementary School AUSTIN | 502 | 23.5% | 65.2% |
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 Marcy B Lykins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,265 of 4,401 | #108 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,704 of 4,466 ▼ 1,353 | #136 of 165 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,120 of 4,466 ▼ 242 | #125 of 165 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,804 of 3,998 | #97 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #1,693 of 4,938 | #79 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,296 of 4,622 | #74 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #253 of 4,628 | #44 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #4,362 of 4,789 | #87 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #742 of 1,307 | #34 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
589
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 589 | 42.9 | 13.7:1 | 23% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 59.2 | 13.7:1 | 23% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 49.5 | 14.3:1 | 22% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 25% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 37.6 | 14.2:1 | 27% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 39% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 26% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marcy B Lykins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (534 to 589); teachers up 14% (37.6 to 42.9).
About Marcy B Lykins Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in CELINA, Texas, Marcy B Lykins Elementary School is part of CELINA ISD. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 589 students.
CELINA ISD has 5,324 students in 8 schools, and Marcy B Lykins Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 33% of students at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 33% White, 22% Asian, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Collin County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 42.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 23% at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Marcy B Lykins Elementary School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Marcy B Lykins Elementary School is 11.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Collin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $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%. Public schools in Collin County number 338, with about 227,575 students.
Early Childhood School sits about 1.0 miles from Marcy B Lykins Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 61.0% proficiency; Marcy B Lykins Elementary School posts 52.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% rise, from 558 to 589.
This page is set up for the Marcy B Lykins Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 CELINA ISD
- Celina High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- O'Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Early Childhood SchoolElementary · 241 students
Other schools in CELINA
- Celina High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Light Farms Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,058 students
- O'Dell Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Sam Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood School1.0 mi · 241
- Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary School2.3 mi · 472
- O'Dell Elementary School2.5 mi · 770
- Bobby Ray & Afton Martin Elementary School2.9 mi · 709
- Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School3.0 mi · 1,219
- Light Farms Elementary School3.0 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Marcy B Lykins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School?
Marcy B Lykins Elementary School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Marcy B Lykins Elementary School serve?
Marcy B Lykins Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marcy B Lykins Elementary School?
At Marcy B Lykins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Marcy B Lykins Elementary School in?
Marcy B Lykins Elementary School is part of CELINA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.