Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Summary:

Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary is a public elementary school in McKinney, Texas, serving 477 students in grades K-5 and part of the McKinney Independent School District.

This school stands out for its diverse student population, with nearly half of the students identifying as Hispanic and over 20% as African American. However, the school faces challenges, with a high percentage (69%) of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics, where only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient or better, compared to 47% for the district and 41% for the state. The school's rankings for different student subgroups vary significantly, with male and African American students performing relatively well, but Hispanic and English Language Learner students ranking in the bottom 30% of Texas elementary schools.

Despite these challenges, the school's Gifted and Talented program stands out, ranking in the top 8% of Texas elementary schools, suggesting the school is effectively identifying and supporting its high-achieving students. However, the school's special education students rank in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools, indicating a need for improvement in supporting this student population. When compared to nearby schools in the McKinney Independent School District, such as Webb Elementary and Burks Elementary, Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary generally performs worse on STAAR tests, particularly in mathematics, though some nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2511 Cattleman Dr
       McKinney, TX  75070


(469) 302-5100

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2462nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,059 Help


Students who attend Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Scott Morgan Johnson Middle
High:    McKinney North High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  477

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.2%
African American:
21.6%
White:
19.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  69% Help


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Compare Details Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary ranks worse than 52.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th 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 45.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.2%), African American (21.6%), White (19.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 69% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary is 12.3, which is the 7th 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 Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary is $12,059, which is the 7th highest among 20 elementary schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega 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 Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.74 819th 3465 76.4%
2005 70.36 977th 3475 71.9%
2006 63.80 1336th 3476 61.6%
2007 65.95 1304th 3724 65.0%
2008 53.01 2035th 3768 46.0%
2009 56.07 1918th 3884 50.6%
2010 51.36 2265th 3937 42.5%
2011 38.12 3043rd 4095 25.7%
2012 52.35 2128th 4206 49.4%
2013 61.41 1648th 4221 61.0%
2014 52.05 2207th 4260 48.2%
2015 48.91 2394th 4320 44.6%
2016 50.05 2305th 4286 46.2%
2017 60.33 1461st 4329 66.3%
2018 38.99 2621st 4359 39.9%
2019 48.03 2161st 4479 51.8%
2021 67.46 1238th 4578 73.0%
2022 64.41 1405th 4581 69.3%
2023 47.44 2326th 4647 49.9%
2024 45.35 2462nd 4675 47.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.05 539th 1099 51.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.34 1481st 3226 54.1%
2019 66.90 764th 3333 77.1%
2021 67.92 694th 3446 79.9%
2022 57.27 1244th 3487 64.3%
2023 32.15 2670th 3556 24.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.38 2820th 3558 20.7%
2019 52.21 1303rd 3684 64.6%
2021 75.18 432nd 3799 88.6%
2022 58.75 1129th 3952 71.4%
2023 16.90 3917th 4086 4.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.67 3345th 4264 21.6%
2019 48.99 2143rd 4309 50.3%
2021 78.22 505th 4451 88.7%
2022 66.89 1057th 4477 76.4%
2023 45.33 2532nd 4521 44.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.39 2486th 4306 42.3%
2019 45.52 2317th 4348 46.7%
2021 58.02 1598th 4499 64.5%
2022 50.00 2151st 4561 52.8%
2023 39.02 2844th 4588 38.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.26 1989th 3106 36.0%
2019 38.55 2440th 3184 23.4%
2021 79.37 363rd 3006 87.9%
2022 72.76 570th 2958 80.7%
2023 76.05 244th 2980 91.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.22 2141st 4240 49.5%
2019 62.10 1210th 4295 71.8%
2021 71.39 670th 4331 84.5%
2022 57.25 1592nd 4461 64.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.91 2706th 4319 37.3%
2019 50.46 1981st 4357 54.5%
2021 71.47 1021st 4498 77.3%
2022 73.67 972nd 4563 78.7%
2023 56.68 1777th 4585 61.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.56 1925th 2483 22.5%
2019 36.55 1698th 2515 32.5%
2021 71.41 392nd 2444 84.0%
2022 58.92 809th 2421 66.6%
2023 49.65 1088th 2443 55.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.08 2576th 4168 38.2%
2019 50.32 1970th 4188 53.0%
2021 59.27 1389th 4329 67.9%
2022 66.04 1113th 4376 74.6%
2023 35.51 3053rd 4401 30.6%
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Rank History for White students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.10 1439th 3127 54.0%
2019 67.49 876th 3142 72.1%
2021 62.27 1001st 3082 67.5%
2022 63.21 1042nd 3082 66.2%
2023 66.07 961st 3106 69.1%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, December 18, 2015

Open Quote We've been nothing but pleased with Vega elementary. The principal, Mr. Forsyth is great, and I believe he is part of the reason that they have such low teacher turnover. The teachers seem to be happy there. All of the teachers that my children have had at Vega have been great. They communicate and they're supportive. I know Vega isn't in the richest area of McKinney where parents can afford to just pour money into the school. But that hasn't stopped the staff from doing an excellent job and hasn't stopped my kids from loving their time at Vega. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 485 85 11 88 4 n/a n/a 0 673
2003 485 85 11 88 4 n/a n/a 0 673
2004 569 138 20 123 4 n/a n/a 0 854
2005 536 105 23 119 7 n/a n/a 0 790
2006 525 161 16 136 7 n/a n/a 0 845
2007 485 167 21 152 6 n/a n/a 0 831
2008 309 140 15 122 4 n/a n/a 0 590
2009 285 109 15 131 6 n/a n/a 0 546
2010 230 107 17 112 7 n/a n/a 0 473
2011 218 112 11 107 7 5 19 0 479
2012 221 110 11 112 7 3 20 0 484
2013 223 112 7 199 1 4 26 0 572
2014 199 127 7 257 1 2 18 0 611
2015 187 115 6 260 5 1 17 0 591
2016 157 109 8 249 7 1 16 0 547
2017 142 103 7 239 7 1 12 0 511
2018 140 98 8 256 4 1 14 0 521
2019 138 88 12 238 3 0 14 0 493
2020 106 94 13 222 3 0 22 0 460
2021 97 80 14 219 2 0 18 0 430
2022 105 84 13 201 1 0 21 0 425
2023 93 103 20 230 1 0 30 0 477

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 Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 673 39.0 17.3 18.7
2003 673 39.0 17.3 18.7
2004 854 40.9 20.9 20.5
2005 790 42.7 18.5 15.2
2006 845 44.7 18.9 20.8
2007 831 48.8 17.0 23.9
2008 590 33.9 17.4 31.2
2009 546 35.7 15.3 33
2010 473 29.9 15.8 36.6
2011 479 33.2 14.3 39.5
2012 484 32.3 14.9 41.5
2013 572 42.0 13.6 49.8
2014 611 45.4 13.4 57.9
2015 591 45.0 13.1 57.5
2016 547 42.0 13.0 56.1
2017 511 40.8 12.5 59.5
2018 521 38.0 13.7 61.4
2019 493 39.6 12.4 65.9
2020 460 37.7 12.1 69.8
2021 430 39.5 10.8 68.8
2022 425 37.4 11.3 63.1
2023 477 38.5 12.3 69

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 Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 673 39.0 17.3 18.7
2003 673 39.0 17.3 18.7
2004 854 40.9 20.9 20.5
2005 790 42.7 18.5 15.2
2006 845 44.7 18.9 20.8
2007 831 48.8 17.0 23.9
2008 590 33.9 17.4 31.2
2009 546 35.7 15.3 33
2010 473 29.9 15.8 36.6
2011 479 33.2 14.3 39.5
2012 484 32.3 14.9 41.5
2013 572 42.0 13.6 49.8
2014 611 45.4 13.4 57.9
2015 591 45.0 13.1 57.5
2016 547 42.0 13.0 56.1
2017 511 40.8 12.5 59.5
2018 521 38.0 13.7 61.4
2019 493 39.6 12.4 65.9
2020 460 37.7 12.1 69.8
2021 430 39.5 10.8 68.8
2022 425 37.4 11.3 63.1
2023 477 38.5 12.3 69

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 Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $867 (7.8%) $10,203 (92.2%) $11,070
2020 $797 (7.1%) $10,401 (92.9%) $11,198
2021 $1,248 (10.3%) $10,811 (89.7%) $12,059

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega 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 2161st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2326th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)3455
 21%
   3rd Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5362
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)4931
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5651
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)706
 64%
   3rd Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))3318
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)8012
 68%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))3714
 23%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)4652
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5258
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)3839
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))5554
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)2218
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))1626
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)018
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))1216
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%
5th Grade Reading (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)6156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6369
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)5341
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary)2629
 3%
   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 Students493477
 3.2%
African American88103
 17%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian1220
 66.7%
Hispanic238230
 3.4%
Pacific Islander00
White13893
 32.6%
Two or More Races1430
 114.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.9%69%
 3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 477 students attended Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary.

Students who attend Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scott Morgan Johnson Middle
High : McKinney North High School

Students at Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 22% African American, 19% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary ranks 2462nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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