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Pink Elementary School
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 77 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 0% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 64.0% | 21.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 32.0% | 12.0% | 8.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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%.
Schools most like Pink Elementary School
Pink Elementary School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Elementary School this school | 593 | 10.5% | 75.8% |
| Spicewood Elementary School AUSTIN | 691 | 6.1% | 80.5% |
| Vaughn Elementary School FRISCO | 629 | 10.7% | 68.2% |
| Liberty Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 574 | 7.0% | 71.3% |
| Barksdale Elementary School PLANO | 547 | 15.4% | 79.9% |
| Fisher Elementary School FRISCO | 643 | 4.0% | 73.5% |
Where Pink Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #168 of 4,401 | #11 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #136 of 4,466 ▲ 3 | #7 of 138 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #113 of 4,466 ▲ 11 | #6 of 138 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #471 of 3,998 | #10 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #1,661 of 4,938 | #57 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,269 of 4,622 | #123 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #738 of 4,628 | #62 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.5% | #4,642 of 4,789 | #111 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #350 of 1,307 | #15 of 48 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 593 | 37.1 | 16.0:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 38.9 | 15.5:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 40.8 | 16.5:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 41 | 14.9:1 | 9% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 33.2 | 14.5:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 3% (18) |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (481 to 593); teachers up 12% (33.2 to 37.1).
About Pink Elementary School
Pink Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of FRISCO, Texas. School enrollment was 593 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6.
A total of 76 schools make up FRISCO ISD, with 65,289 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Pink Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. Other reported shares: 32% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 57% White among all Denton County residents. Pink Elementary School has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 10% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Pink Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Pink Elementary School is 6.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.8% actual, 69.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Denton County, median household income is about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pink Elementary School is among the 267 public schools in Denton County.
Griffin Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Pink Elementary School is ahead of the 70.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
The NCES locale for Pink Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 611 to 593. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
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