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SPEARS EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SPEARS EL
Set in FRISCO, Texas, SPEARS EL is a medium-sized primary school, overseen by FRISCO ISD. It serves 670 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SPEARS EL sits 29% above that benchmark.
FRISCO ISD comprises 76 schools with combined enrollment of 65,289 students; SPEARS EL is among them.
On demographics, SPEARS EL shows that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 29% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.
On the resource side, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, SPEARS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.
In the broader community, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SPEARS EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
FRISCO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPEARS EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPEARS EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 61.7%.
SPEARS EL operates from a suburban location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 734 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for SPEARS EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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