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What's something MINETT EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001022801
MINETT EL
16000 PEYTON ABBEY RD, FRISCO, TX 75033 · (469) 633-2375 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
33 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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
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 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 →
About MINETT EL
Located at 16000 PEYTON ABBEY RD, in FRISCO, Texas, MINETT EL is a medium-sized elementary campus that instructs 539 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within FRISCO ISD.
Across the 76 schools in FRISCO ISD (65,289 students total), MINETT EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, MINETT EL reports that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 11% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.
On the resource side, MINETT EL lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, MINETT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.1%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Denton County shows median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. MINETT EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).
Nearest neighbor: PANTHER CREEK H S, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MINETT EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.6%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- WAKELAND H SHigh · 2,230 students
- REEDY H SHigh · 2,201 students
- LEBANON TRAIL H SHigh · 2,173 students
- CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,018 students
- LONE STAR H SHigh · 2,004 students
- HERITAGE H SHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- ROCK HILL H SHigh · 2,442 students
- WAKELAND H SHigh · 2,230 students
- REEDY H SHigh · 2,201 students
- LEBANON TRAIL H SHigh · 2,173 students
- CENTENNIAL H SHigh · 2,018 students
- LONE STAR H SHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- PANTHER CREEK H S0.8 mi · 1,253
- WILKINSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 668
- STAFFORD MIDDLE1.0 mi · 946
- MILLER EL1.1 mi · 573
- PHILLIPS EL1.1 mi · 607
- WINDSONG RANCH EL1.3 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About MINETT ELHow large is MINETT EL?
MINETT EL enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does MINETT EL serve?
MINETT EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MINETT EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MINETT EL is approximately 15.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MINETT EL?
At MINETT EL, the student body is approximately 25% White, 14% Hispanic, 11% Black, 44% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is MINETT EL public or private?
MINETT EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.