VALLEY CREEK EL

VALLEY CREEK EL is a moderately sized K-5 school in MCKINNEY, Texas, overseen by MCKINNEY ISD. The school instructs 498 students in grades K through 5.

MCKINNEY ISD runs 33 schools in total, collectively educating 23,296 students. VALLEY CREEK EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, VALLEY CREEK EL shows that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, VALLEY CREEK EL reports 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VALLEY CREEK EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 55.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household income runs about $121,600, about 56% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 VALLEY CREEK EL is one.

ARTHUR H MCNEIL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VALLEY CREEK EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. VALLEY CREEK EL's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 498). The White share of enrollment decreased from 66% to 57% over that span.

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