R STEVE FOLSOM EL

Set in PROSPER, Texas, R STEVE FOLSOM EL is a mid-sized elementary school, run under PROSPER ISD. It educates 611 students across grades pre-K through 5.

PROSPER ISD comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 31,651 students; R STEVE FOLSOM EL is among them.

Demographically, R STEVE FOLSOM EL reports that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 18% Asian, 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Collin County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, R STEVE FOLSOM EL has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, R STEVE FOLSOM EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.0%; this one delivers 64.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Collin County) records that median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which R STEVE FOLSOM EL is one.

LORENE ROGERS MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R STEVE FOLSOM EL has decreased 24%, going from 808 students in 2018 to 611 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 74% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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