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Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center

Public school in Royse City, Texas · Royse City ISD · Grades Pre-K

Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center serves 393 students in pre-K in Royse City (Collin County). It is one of 11 schools in Royse City ISD. By enrollment it is the 23rd largest of 130 public schools in Texas (median 257 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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.

393
students
15.7
students per teacher
65.1%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K
grades

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

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelPre-K
GradesPre-K
DistrictRoyse City ISD
CountyCollin County
Area typeTown, fringe
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID483822022902

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

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolRoyse City ISDTexas schools (median)
Students39310,034257
Students per teacher15.715.217
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible65.1%43.3%85.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.

Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center in context

Size

Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center is the only school in Royse City ISD. Its 393 students are 3.9% of the district's 10,034. The 8 nearest schools are a median 18.7 miles away and have a median of 368 students, so Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center is close to their typical size.

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

Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center serves a single grade, pre-K, with 393 students.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 41.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Royse City ISD (35.6%). Black students are next, at 29.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

65.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.3% across Royse City ISD and a median of 85.7% for Texas schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.

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

Teachers

Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 17, a school with 393 students would have about 23.1 teachers, so Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center has 1.9 more.

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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other school is L P Waters Early Childhood Center, 15.3 miles away in Greenville ISD. No other school is 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
Hispanic
41.7%
Black
29.8%
White
20.1%
Two or more races
4.6%
Asian
3.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.5%

48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1400 Fm 1777, Royse City, TX 75189
Phone: (469)721-8103
Website: rcisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
L P Waters Early Childhood CenterGreenville ISD15.3 mi41915.494.3%
Early Childhood CenterForney ISD16.6 mi34116.264.2%
Canup Early ChildhoodPrinceton ISD16.6 mi4212073.2%
W H Burnett Elementary SchoolTerrell ISD18.0 mi38020.386.8%
Lovejoy Childhood Development CenterLovejoy ISD19.3 mi6015–
Cisneros Pre-K CenterGarland ISD19.4 mi35517.887.9%
Parsons Pre-K CenterGarland ISD19.9 mi3251784.3%
George J Anderson Early Childhood SchoolAllen ISD19.9 mi43914.138.3%

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

Other schools in Royse City ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Anita Scott Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5548
Bobby Summers Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,066
Davis Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5616
Harry Herndon Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5550
Miss May Vernon Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5790
Ouida Baley Middle SchoolMiddle6–81,224
Paula Walker Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5479
Royse City High SchoolHigh9–122,834
Ruth Cherry Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5772
W R (Bill) Fort Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–5762