PHILLIPS EL

PHILLIPS EL is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in FRISCO, Texas, one of the schools within FRISCO ISD, with 607 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

FRISCO ISD runs 76 schools in total, collectively educating 65,289 students. PHILLIPS EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PHILLIPS EL lists that the largest single group is Asian at 30%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 27% White, 20% Black, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PHILLIPS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 63.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which PHILLIPS EL is one.

The closest other public school is STAFFORD MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PHILLIPS EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 69.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PHILLIPS EL's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 607). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 43% to 27%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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