Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMMUNITY ISD·NCES 481485022959
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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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.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Mildred B Ellis Elementary School
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred B Ellis Elementary School this school | 385 | 36.4% | 43.7% |
| Westpark Elementary School FORT WORTH | 358 | 39.7% | 67.0% |
| Academy Intermediate School LITTLE RIVER | 444 | 38.1% | 50.5% |
| Spring Canyon Elementary School CANYON | 405 | 33.8% | 66.1% |
| Shallowater Intermediate School SHALLOWATER | 382 | 35.3% | 60.5% |
| Blanche Dodd Elementary School KRUM | 335 | 32.8% | 54.7% |
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 Mildred B Ellis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #2,113 of 4,401 | #130 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,460 of 4,466 ▲ 50 | #128 of 165 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,077 of 4,466 ▼ 998 | #146 of 165 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #3,616 of 4,938 | #153 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #4,376 of 4,622 | #171 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #1,974 of 4,628 | #154 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.4% | #4,061 of 4,789 | #69 of 177 |
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.
About Mildred B Ellis Elementary School
In JOSEPHINE, Texas, Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 385 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
COMMUNITY ISD has 5,271 students spread across 8 schools.
The student body at Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is 61% White. It is also 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Mildred B Ellis Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 140 students, or 36%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is 58.2%. It actually posts 43.7%, which is 14.5 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, about 56% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including Mildred B Ellis Elementary School.
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School's nearest public school is John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School (about 1.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mildred B Ellis Elementary School. By average proficiency, Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 1,328 students
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Leland E Edge Middle SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Mary Lou Dodson Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Community Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 548 students
- McClendon Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School1.6 mi · 663
- Leland E Edge Middle School3.1 mi · 662
- Community High School3.2 mi · 1,328
- McClendon Elementary School3.3 mi · 548
- Kathryn Griffis Elementary School4.6 mi · 669
- Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary School4.8 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Mildred B Ellis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mildred B Ellis Elementary School?
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mildred B Ellis Elementary School serve?
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mildred B Ellis Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Mildred B Ellis Elementary School.
How diverse is Mildred B Ellis Elementary School?
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mildred B Ellis Elementary School?
Mildred B Ellis Elementary School is overseen by COMMUNITY ISD in Collin County.
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