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Valley Creek El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2800 Vly Creek Trl, McKinney, TX 75070 · (469) 302-4800 · Part of McKinney Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
498
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Valley Creek El

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 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–5Valley Creek ElYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts74%
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 ↗

2800 Vly Creek Trl, McKinney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten79
Grade 178
Grade 268
Grade 395
Grade 480
Grade 598
Enrollment over time
465’20
487’21
569’22
506’23
498’24

Up 7.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Black 16%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Valley Creek 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
Jesse McGowen El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
A−
570 students14:1
Slaughter El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · McKinney
A−
554 students13:1

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.