Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY ISD·NCES 481485022959
MILDRED B ELLIS EL
900 N MAIN ST, JOSEPHINE, TX 75173 · (972) 843-6850 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
140 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About MILDRED B ELLIS EL
Located at 900 N MAIN ST, in JOSEPHINE, Texas, MILDRED B ELLIS EL is a small primary school that serves 385 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by COMMUNITY ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 26% below the state mean of about 519.
COMMUNITY ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,271 students; MILDRED B ELLIS EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, MILDRED B ELLIS EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, MILDRED B ELLIS EL records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at MILDRED B ELLIS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MILDRED B ELLIS EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 58.2%; actual is 43.7%, a gap of -14.5 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Collin County put median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MILDRED B ELLIS EL is one campus in the mix.
JOHN & BARBARA RODERICK EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MILDRED B ELLIS EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MILDRED B ELLIS EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.9%.
The school occupies a rural site.
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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 COMMUNITY ISD
- COMMUNITY H SHigh · 1,328 students
- JOHN & BARBARA RODERICK ELElementary · 663 students
- LELAND E EDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 662 students
- MARY LOU DODSON ELElementary · 626 students
- COMMUNITY TRAILS MIDDLEMiddle · 548 students
- MCCLENDON ELElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN & BARBARA RODERICK EL1.6 mi · 663
- LELAND E EDGE MIDDLE3.1 mi · 662
- COMMUNITY H S3.2 mi · 1,328
- MCCLENDON EL3.3 mi · 548
- KATHRYN GRIFFIS EL4.6 mi · 669
- FRANCES AND JEANNETTE LEE EL4.8 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About MILDRED B ELLIS ELWhat is the total enrollment at MILDRED B ELLIS EL?
MILDRED B ELLIS EL enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MILDRED B ELLIS EL serve?
MILDRED B ELLIS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at MILDRED B ELLIS EL?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at MILDRED B ELLIS EL.
How diverse is MILDRED B ELLIS EL?
MILDRED B ELLIS EL reports a student body of 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees MILDRED B ELLIS EL?
MILDRED B ELLIS EL is overseen by COMMUNITY ISD in Collin County.
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