1
Does ROY LEE WALKER EL have enough mental health and stress support?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985008733
ROY LEE WALKER EL
4000 COCKRILL DR, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 302-4600 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
63 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ROY LEE WALKER EL→FAUBION MIDDLE
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
73.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
82.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
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
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
381
-186 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 16.9:1
% White
60%
was 66%
% Hispanic
16%
was 15%
% Black
4%
was 6%
% Asian
10%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROY LEE WALKER EL
ROY LEE WALKER EL is a K-5 school of small scale in MCKINNEY, Texas, operated by MCKINNEY ISD, instructing 381 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% below the state mean of about 519.
MCKINNEY ISD runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 23,296 students. ROY LEE WALKER EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, ROY LEE WALKER EL logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 10% Asian, 4% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, ROY LEE WALKER EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ROY LEE WALKER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Collin County's rate of about 30%.
After controlling for student poverty, ROY LEE WALKER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.9%.
In the area at large, Collin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), ROY LEE WALKER EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: REUBEN JOHNSON EL, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROY LEE WALKER EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROY LEE WALKER EL has contracted 33%, going from 567 students in 2018 to 381 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for ROY LEE WALKER EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MCKINNEY ISD
- MCKINNEY H SHigh · 2,668 students
- MCKINNEY BOYD H SHigh · 2,547 students
- MCKINNEY NORTH H SHigh · 2,387 students
- DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,210 students
- SCOTT MORGAN JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,108 students
- FAUBION MIDDLEMiddle · 1,033 students
Other schools in MCKINNEY
- MCKINNEY H SHigh · 2,668 students
- MCKINNEY BOYD H SHigh · 2,547 students
- MCKINNEY NORTH H SHigh · 2,387 students
- EMERSON H SHigh · 1,844 students
- IMAGINE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF NORTH TEXASCombined · 1,445 students
- DR JACK COCKRILL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,210 students
Nearby schools
- REUBEN JOHNSON EL1.0 mi · 378
- ARTHUR H MCNEIL EL1.2 mi · 335
- VALLEY CREEK EL1.3 mi · 498
- GLEN OAKS EL1.5 mi · 478
- JESSE MCGOWEN EL1.6 mi · 570
- MCKINNEY BOYD H S1.8 mi · 2,547
Frequently asked questions
About ROY LEE WALKER ELHow many students attend ROY LEE WALKER EL?
ROY LEE WALKER EL enrolls approximately 381 students in grades KG-05.
Is ROY LEE WALKER EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROY LEE WALKER EL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROY LEE WALKER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROY LEE WALKER EL is approximately 10.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROY LEE WALKER EL?
At ROY LEE WALKER EL, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is ROY LEE WALKER EL public or private?
ROY LEE WALKER EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.