WILLOW WOOD EL

WILLOW WOOD EL is an elementary-level community of big scale in MCKINNEY, Texas, overseen by MELISSA ISD, caters to 857 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 65% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

WILLOW WOOD EL is one of 7 schools operated by MELISSA ISD, a district that hosts 7,735 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WILLOW WOOD EL records that 32% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Asian, 20% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 54% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, WILLOW WOOD EL records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WILLOW WOOD EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Collin County's rate of about 30%.

After controlling for student poverty, WILLOW WOOD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Collin County) logs that median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which WILLOW WOOD EL is one.

NAOMI PRESS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On the community side, the feed for WILLOW WOOD EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.