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Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School

Public school in McKinney, Texas · Prosper ISD · Grades Pre-K

Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School serves 744 students in pre-K in McKinney (Collin County). It is one of 27 schools in Prosper ISD. By enrollment it is the 3rd largest of 130 public schools in Texas (median 257 students). With 18.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (17).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 130 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.

744
students
18.7
students per teacher
9.3%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelPre-K
GradesPre-K
DistrictProsper ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID483600014195

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolProsper ISDTexas schools (median)
Students74431,651257
Students per teacher18.714.817
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible9.3%6.7%85.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School in context

Size

Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School is the only school in Prosper ISD. Its 744 students are 2.4% of the district's 31,651. The 8 nearest schools are a median 10.2 miles away and have a median of 266 students, so Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School is larger than most of them.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.

Grades

Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School serves a single grade, pre-K, with 744 students.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Asian students are the largest group, at 57.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Prosper ISD (34.6%). White students are next, at 16.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

9.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 6.7% across Prosper ISD and a median of 85.7% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.

Teachers

Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School has 39.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 17, a school with 744 students would have about 43.8 teachers, so Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School has 4 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (17).

Location

NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other school is Early Childhood School, 4.3 miles away in Frisco ISD. There is 1 school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Asian
57.9%
White
16.1%
Hispanic
9.7%
Black
9.3%
Two or more races
4.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2.8%

45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

450 N Lukenbach Dr., McKinney, TX 75071
Phone: (469)219-2420
Website: prosper-isd.net

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Early Childhood SchoolFrisco ISD4.3 mi48012.521%
Herman Lawson Early Childhood SchoolMcKinney ISD6.5 mi60621.698.8%
Early Childhood SchoolCelina ISD8.4 mi24114.420.3%
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolAllen ISD10.1 mi43914.138.3%
Lovejoy Childhood Development CenterLovejoy ISD10.2 mi6015–
Pearson Early ChildhoodPlano ISD11.1 mi22013.730%
Zellars Early Childhood Learning CenterLittle Elm ISD11.1 mi20515.169.3%
Melissa Ridge Education CenterMelissa ISD11.9 mi29116.719.9%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Prosper ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Betty Jackson Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5538
Bill Hays Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,085
Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5962
Cynthia a Cockrell Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5707
Dan Christie Elementary SchoolElementaryK–51,016
Daniel L Jones Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,286
Jack and June Furr Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5790
Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5839
Jim Spradley Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5803
John a Baker Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5623
Joyce Hall Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,067
Judy Rucker Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5681
Light Farms Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–51,058
Lilyana Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5982
Lorene Rogers Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,633
Mike and Janie Reeves Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5794
Mrs Jerry Bryant Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5917
Prosper High SchoolHigh9–123,753
R Steve Folsom Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5611
Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5974
Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,762
Rock Hill High SchoolHigh9–122,442
Sam Johnson Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5738
Walnut Grove High SchoolHigh9–122,268
William Rushing Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,691
Windsong Ranch Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5887