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MARY EVANS EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARY EVANS EL
MARY EVANS EL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in ALLEN, Texas, operated by ALLEN ISD, caters to 621 students in grades K through 6.
MARY EVANS EL is one of 23 schools operated by ALLEN ISD, a district that caters to 20,838 students overall.
Looking at the student body, MARY EVANS EL logs that the largest single group is Asian at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 23% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Collin County's rate of about 30%.
After controlling for student poverty, MARY EVANS EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.5%; MARY EVANS EL posts 83.8%, +14.3 points above that line.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Collin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MARY EVANS EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is KERR EL, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARY EVANS EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 77.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Over the past 7-year window. MARY EVANS EL's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 621). White enrollment moved from 43% to 23% across the same window.
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