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Jesse McGowen El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4300 Columbus Dr, McKinney, TX 75070 · (469) 302-7500 · Part of McKinney Independent School District

McKinney’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Jesse McGowen El

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for McKinney kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where McKinney kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Jesse McGowen ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4300 Columbus Dr, McKinney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten97
Grade 180
Grade 2102
Grade 398
Grade 482
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
548’20
568’21
578’22
558’23
570’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Hispanic 24%Black 20%Asian 12%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jesse McGowen El from McKinney families.

Other schools in McKinney Independent School District

The district →
Herman Lawson Early Childhood School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · McKinney
606 students22:1
Ruth and Harold Frazier El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
792 students17:1
Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
A−
661 students16:1
Naomi Press El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
B+
580 students14:1
Slaughter El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
A−
554 students13:1
Valley Creek El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
A+
498 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; McKinney’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.