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If you could change one rule at R STEVE FOLSOM EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
611
Elementary
DISTRICT 828 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROSPER ISD·NCES 483600004063
R Steve Folsom Elementary School
800 SOMERVILLE DR, PROSPER, TX 75078 · (469) 219-2110 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
40 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 83.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 →
Schools most like R Steve Folsom Elementary School
R Steve Folsom Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Steve Folsom Elementary School this school | 611 | 6.5% | 62.4% |
| Johnie R Daniel Elementary School NORTHLAKE | 593 | 8.3% | 64.5% |
| Glenhope Elementary School COLLEYVILLE | 567 | 8.6% | 83.0% |
| Argyle West ARGYLE | 643 | 4.2% | 69.8% |
| Robert L Puster Elementary School FAIRVIEW | 548 | 3.6% | 87.4% |
| Purefoy Elementary School FRISCO | 606 | 10.4% | 65.0% |
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 R Steve Folsom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #640 of 4,401 | #79 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #603 of 4,466 ▲ 120 | #66 of 165 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #633 of 4,466 ▲ 73 | #70 of 165 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #178 of 3,998 | #7 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 611 | #1,532 of 4,938 | #70 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #198 of 4,622 | #15 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,042 of 4,628 | #120 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.5% | #4,728 of 4,789 | #162 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #832 of 2,838 | #28 of 94 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
611
-119 (-16%) vs 2020
+101% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 611 | 53.5 | 11.4:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 55.7 | 13.3:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 53.1 | 13.4:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 730 | 53 | 13.8:1 | 7% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 50.3 | 16.1:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 3% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 17% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 14% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R Steve Folsom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (808 to 611); teachers up 6% (50.3 to 53.5).
About R Steve Folsom Elementary School
R Steve Folsom Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in PROSPER, Texas. It reports enrollment of 611 students in pre-K through 5.
PROSPER ISD has a total of 27 schools and 31,651 students, R Steve Folsom Elementary School among them.
Federal enrollment data show R Steve Folsom Elementary School is 55% White. The remaining shares are 18% Asian, 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Collin County overall, the White share is about 54%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.4:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 3.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 30% for public schools in Collin County.
On the allk12 Grade, R Steve Folsom Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for R Steve Folsom Elementary School is -8.5 points: 62.4% actual, 70.9% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Collin County show that median household income comes to about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Collin County has 338 public schools with about 227,575 students, including R Steve Folsom Elementary School.
R Steve Folsom Elementary School's nearest public school is Lorene Rogers Middle School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of R Steve Folsom Elementary School. R Steve Folsom Elementary School places 2nd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
R Steve Folsom Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 730 to 611, a 16% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 11.4:1.
This page is set up for the R Steve Folsom Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 PROSPER ISD
- Prosper High SchoolHigh · 3,753 students
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,762 students
- William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,691 students
- Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,633 students
Other schools in PROSPER
- Prosper High SchoolHigh · 3,753 students
- Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,762 students
- William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,691 students
- Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,633 students
- Joyce Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,067 students
Nearby schools
- Lorene Rogers Middle School0.5 mi · 1,633
- Daniel L Jones Middle School0.8 mi · 1,286
- Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School0.9 mi · 839
- Rock Hill High School1.0 mi · 2,442
- Judy Rucker Elementary School1.3 mi · 681
- Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School1.5 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About R Steve Folsom Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at R Steve Folsom Elementary School?
R Steve Folsom Elementary School enrolls approximately 611 students in grades PK-05.
Is R Steve Folsom Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
R Steve Folsom Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does R Steve Folsom Elementary School have?
R Steve Folsom Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at R Steve Folsom Elementary School?
Student demographics at R Steve Folsom Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is R Steve Folsom Elementary School public or private?
R Steve Folsom Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PROSPER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.