Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Summary:

Roy Lee Walker Elementary is a public elementary school in McKinney, Texas, serving 433 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked McKinney Independent School District.

Roy Lee Walker Elementary is a standout school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Texas with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students excel academically, outperforming the district and state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 5th-grade Mathematics proficiency reached an impressive 97.14%, far surpassing the district and state. The school also supports its special education and Hispanic student populations exceptionally well, ranking among the top Texas elementary schools in these categories.

While Roy Lee Walker Elementary's overall performance is impressive, the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of certain student subgroups, such as African American and Multi-racial students, to ensure equitable outcomes for all. Additionally, the school's strong performance may be influenced by the relatively high socioeconomic status of its student population, which is generally higher than the surrounding area. Compared to nearby schools in the McKinney Independent School District, Roy Lee Walker Elementary consistently outperforms, but when compared to schools in the neighboring Frisco Independent School District and Allen Independent School District, its performance is more mixed.


Detail:

Public K-5

 4000 Cockrill Dr
       McKinney, TX  75070


(469) 302-4600

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
281st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,333 Help


Students who attend Roy Lee Walker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Faubion Middle
High:    McKinney High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  433

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.4%
Hispanic:
13.9%
Asian:
9.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15% Help


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Compare Details Roy Lee Walker Elementary ranks better than 94% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 20 ranked elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.39. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.4%), Hispanic (13.9%), Asian (9.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roy Lee Walker Elementary is 13.4, which is the 10th best among 20 elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roy Lee Walker Elementary is $9,333. 17 elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Roy Lee Walker Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

McKinney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks McKinney Independent School District (Isd) 237th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roy Lee Walker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.77 101st 3465 97.1%
2005 86.30 145th 3475 95.8%
2006 86.08 128th 3476 96.3%
2007 85.04 140th 3724 96.2%
2008 87.50 84th 3768 97.8%
2009 87.14 77th 3884 98.0%
2010 83.68 230th 3937 94.2%
2011 85.19 176th 4095 95.7%
2012 91.33 152nd 4206 96.4%
2013 91.91 134th 4221 96.8%
2014 90.52 169th 4260 96.0%
2015 91.71 111th 4320 97.4%
2016 93.30 51st 4286 98.8%
2017 97.42 105th 4329 97.6%
2018 93.51 237th 4359 94.6%
2019 94.54 187th 4479 95.8%
2021 89.31 427th 4578 90.7%
2022 86.70 480th 4581 89.5%
2023 90.40 361st 4647 92.2%
2024 92.39 281st 4675 94.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.25 240th 1046 77.1%
2019 72.84 232nd 1112 79.1%
2021 60.25 346th 961 64.0%
2022 70.42 250th 1004 75.1%
2023 59.99 446th 1099 59.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.38 2050th 3446 40.5%
2022 41.07 2168th 3487 37.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.87 54th 3558 98.5%
2019 98.87 17th 3684 99.5%
2021 95.18 66th 3799 98.3%
2022 86.40 218th 3952 94.5%
2023 95.02 86th 4086 97.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.82 911th 4264 78.6%
2019 65.58 1048th 4309 75.7%
2021 76.40 568th 4451 87.2%
2022 82.44 375th 4477 91.6%
2023 69.47 937th 4521 79.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.08 245th 4306 94.3%
2019 93.18 188th 4348 95.7%
2021 86.68 464th 4499 89.7%
2022 84.67 489th 4561 89.3%
2023 84.61 530th 4588 88.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.87 1340th 3106 56.9%
2019 70.09 812th 3184 74.5%
2021 74.36 709th 3006 76.4%
2022 71.95 631st 2958 78.7%
2023 72.17 625th 2980 79.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.27 2560th 4240 39.6%
2019 82.76 340th 4295 92.1%
2021 60.91 1167th 4331 73.1%
2022 62.86 1232nd 4461 72.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.10 246th 4319 94.3%
2019 92.98 212th 4357 95.1%
2021 89.53 371st 4498 91.8%
2022 85.23 498th 4563 89.1%
2023 93.15 204th 4585 95.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.44 28th 1005 97.2%
2019 73.29 182nd 1009 82.0%
2021 58.00 412th 967 57.4%
2022 38.48 700th 957 26.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.51 954th 2483 61.6%
2019 43.48 1402nd 2515 44.3%
2021 67.52 470th 2444 80.8%
2022 61.38 722nd 2421 70.2%
2023 57.93 816th 2443 66.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.15 326th 4168 92.2%
2019 87.78 242nd 4188 94.2%
2021 83.90 385th 4329 91.1%
2022 85.68 332nd 4376 92.4%
2023 85.89 345th 4401 92.2%
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Rank History for White students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.11 240th 3127 92.3%
2019 87.72 187th 3142 94.0%
2021 72.82 637th 3082 79.3%
2022 68.88 822nd 3082 73.3%
2023 79.87 427th 3106 86.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Roy Lee Walker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 449 32 6 71 6 n/a n/a 0 564
2002 449 28 14 30 6 n/a n/a 0 527
2003 449 28 14 30 6 n/a n/a 0 527
2004 517 35 17 37 7 n/a n/a 0 613
2005 550 46 22 27 5 n/a n/a 0 650
2006 588 51 29 35 5 n/a n/a 0 708
2007 590 65 35 34 5 n/a n/a 0 729
2008 498 62 32 38 5 n/a n/a 0 635
2009 511 54 41 48 3 n/a n/a 0 657
2010 486 54 39 43 4 n/a n/a 0 626
2011 446 34 40 69 6 1 15 0 611
2012 432 31 36 70 4 1 16 0 590
2013 392 28 30 72 1 1 21 0 545
2014 405 18 34 61 1 1 25 0 545
2015 398 33 33 79 2 1 26 0 572
2016 402 24 37 81 2 1 31 0 578
2017 385 37 38 83 3 1 33 0 580
2018 377 33 39 85 1 2 30 0 567
2019 357 36 33 71 2 2 26 0 527
2020 326 42 35 72 3 1 27 0 506
2021 278 40 35 60 1 1 36 0 451
2022 276 38 38 63 1 1 38 0 455
2023 266 27 41 60 1 1 37 0 433

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Roy Lee Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 564 34.1 16.5 15.4
2002 527 33.4 15.8 5.3
2003 527 33.4 15.8 5.3
2004 613 37.3 16.4 6
2005 650 36.6 17.8 2.8
2006 708 43.3 16.4 5.4
2007 729 47.4 15.4 3.8
2008 635 38.9 16.3 3.8
2009 657 36.6 17.9 4.1
2010 626 38.7 16.1 5.9
2011 611 36.2 16.8 4.7
2012 590 35.2 16.7 4.6
2013 545 31.3 17.3 5.1
2014 545 34.8 15.6 4.4
2015 572 34.0 16.8 5.4
2016 578 37.0 15.6 5
2017 580 34.4 16.8 5.3
2018 567 33.5 16.8 8.3
2019 527 33.8 15.5 8.9
2020 506 34.7 14.5 8.5
2021 451 33.0 13.6 12.9
2022 455 32.6 13.9 14.7
2023 433 32.0 13.4 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Roy Lee Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 564 34.1 16.5 15.4
2002 527 33.4 15.8 5.3
2003 527 33.4 15.8 5.3
2004 613 37.3 16.4 6
2005 650 36.6 17.8 2.8
2006 708 43.3 16.4 5.4
2007 729 47.4 15.4 3.8
2008 635 38.9 16.3 3.8
2009 657 36.6 17.9 4.1
2010 626 38.7 16.1 5.9
2011 611 36.2 16.8 4.7
2012 590 35.2 16.7 4.6
2013 545 31.3 17.3 5.1
2014 545 34.8 15.6 4.4
2015 572 34.0 16.8 5.4
2016 578 37.0 15.6 5
2017 580 34.4 16.8 5.3
2018 567 33.5 16.8 8.3
2019 527 33.8 15.5 8.9
2020 506 34.7 14.5 8.5
2021 451 33.0 13.6 12.9
2022 455 32.6 13.9 14.7
2023 433 32.0 13.4 15

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Roy Lee Walker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $459 (5.2%) $8,329 (94.8%) $8,788
2020 $411 (4.8%) $8,149 (95.2%) $8,560
2021 $677 (7.3%) $8,656 (92.7%) $9,333

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Roy Lee Walker Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 187th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 361st of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)7275
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5362
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)8075
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5651
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)7061
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5258
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)6956
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5554
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)8475
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6369
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)8792
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Roy Lee Walker Elementary)6470
 6%
   5th Grade Science (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))4846
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students527433
 17.8%
African American3627
 25%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian3341
 24.2%
Hispanic7160
 15.5%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White357266
 25.5%
Two or More Races2637
 42.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.9%15%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Lee Walker Elementary

Yes. Roy Lee Walker Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Roy Lee Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faubion Middle
High : McKinney High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 433 students attended Roy Lee Walker Elementary.

Students at Roy Lee Walker Elementary are 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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