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Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 165 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 170 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 189 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (145).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 33.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 89.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 85.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 77.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 73% 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%.
Schools most like Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School
Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School this school | 974 | 5.2% | 72.7% |
| Windsong Ranch Elementary School PROSPER | 887 | 4.1% | 72.0% |
| James E Randolph Elementary School FULSHEAR | 995 | 8.2% | 79.3% |
| Frostwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 838 | 7.6% | 81.8% |
| Light Farms Elementary School CELINA | 1,058 | 2.8% | 65.9% |
| Argyle South Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 783 | 10.1% | 77.2% |
Where Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #246 of 4,401 | #40 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #244 of 4,466 ▼ 94 | #34 of 165 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #308 of 4,466 ▼ 63 | #42 of 165 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #870 of 3,998 | #42 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 974 | #117 of 4,938 | #5 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,676 of 4,622 | #149 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #1,003 of 4,628 | #118 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #4,748 of 4,789 | #167 of 177 |
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 | 974 | 58.7 | 16.6:1 | 5% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 50 | 16.7:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 52.5 | 14.5:1 | 2% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 5% (41) |
About Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School
In PROSPER, Texas, part of Collin County, Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School is an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 974 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 88% bigger than average.
PROSPER ISD, which runs Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School, has 27 schools and 31,651 students.
The largest group at Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School is White students, at 52%. The remaining students are 26% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Collin County residents are about 54% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School scores 65%.
Classroom staffing at Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School totals 58.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School is about 5%. It compares with 30% for public schools in Collin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Texas public elementary schools.
Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School scores 72.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 71.5%.
Looking at the county, Collin County, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School, Collin County has 338 public schools.
Prosper High School is about 0.7 miles from Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School enrolled 785 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 974.
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