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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001009163
Spears Elementary School
8500 WADE BLVD, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-2900 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
149 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Spears Elementary School
Spears Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spears Elementary School this school | 670 | 22.2% | 57.5% |
| Max O Vaughan Elementary School ALLEN | 691 | 19.4% | 74.7% |
| Roberts Elementary School HOUSTON | 721 | 17.6% | 82.0% |
| Boals Elementary School FRISCO | 635 | 16.9% | 65.3% |
| James and Margie Marion Elementary School ALLEN | 688 | 18.8% | 67.3% |
| Horn Elementary School BELLAIRE | 750 | 15.5% | 77.2% |
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 Spears Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #895 of 4,401 | #95 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #765 of 4,466 ▲ 161 | #72 of 165 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #772 of 4,466 ▲ 127 | #79 of 165 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,800 of 3,998 | #46 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #1,119 of 4,938 | #47 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,080 of 4,622 | #67 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #94 of 4,628 | #18 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #4,388 of 4,789 | #92 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #2,147 of 2,838 | #78 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
670
-59 (-8%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 670 | 49.9 | 13.4:1 | 22% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 47.8 | 14.4:1 | 24% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 740 | 48.3 | 15.3:1 | 25% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 21% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 49.4 | 14.9:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 13% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 40 | 17.7:1 | 9% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spears Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (734 to 670); teachers up 1% (49.4 to 49.9).
About Spears Elementary School
Spears Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in FRISCO, Texas, (ZIP code 75034). It offers pre-K through 5 and has 670 students enrolled. It has 29% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
FRISCO ISD operates 76 schools. Combined enrollment is 65,289 students.
No group is above 50% at Spears Elementary School; the largest is Asian, at 33%. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 19%. The diversity index for Spears Elementary School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On BeatsExpectations, Spears Elementary School is 6.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In the wider Collin County area, median household income comes to about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Collin County's 338 public schools enroll about 227,575 students and include Spears Elementary School.
Frisco High School is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Spears Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Spears Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%.
People who know Spears Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Nearby schools
- Frisco High School0.7 mi · 1,985
- Hunt Middle School0.8 mi · 852
- Lebanon Trail High School0.8 mi · 2,173
- Bright Academy0.8 mi · 485
- Shawnee Trail Elementary School1.2 mi · 494
- Clark Middle School1.3 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About Spears Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spears Elementary School?
Spears Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Spears Elementary School serve?
Spears Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spears Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spears Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spears Elementary School?
At Spears Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 33% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Spears Elementary School public or private?
Spears Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.