Light Farms Elementary School
Public elementary school in Celina, Texas · Prosper ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Light Farms Elementary School serves 1,058 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Celina (Collin County). It is one of 27 schools in Prosper ISD. By enrollment it is the 64th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Prosper ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483600013096 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prosper ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,058 | 31,651 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 2.8% | 6.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Light Farms Elementary School in context
Size
Light Farms Elementary School is the 2nd largest of Prosper ISD's 18 elementary schools; its 1,058 students are 3.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 754; Light Farms Elementary 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
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 200 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 2, against an average of 151 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (178 against 161). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 2 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 58% here and 37.5% across Prosper ISD. Asian students are next, at 22%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
2.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 6.7% across Prosper ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
With 68 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,058 students, Light Farms Elementary School has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,058 students would have about 71.5 teachers, so Light Farms Elementary School has 3.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Light Farms Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 70 other elementary schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58% |
| Asian | 22% |
| Hispanic | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 2 |
| Kindergarten | 161 |
| Grade 1 | 174 |
| Grade 2 | 178 |
| Grade 3 | 200 |
| Grade 4 | 165 |
| Grade 5 | 178 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1100 Cypress Creek Way, Celina, TX 75009
Phone: (469)219-2140
Website: prosper-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Light Farms Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 0.9 mi | 974 | 16.6 | 5.2% |
| O'Dell Elementary School | Celina ISD | 1.6 mi | 770 | 18.9 | 12.6% |
| Lilyana Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 2.0 mi | 982 | 15.7 | 5.3% |
| Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary School | Celina ISD | 2.1 mi | 472 | 13.5 | 15.3% |
| Judy Rucker Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 3.0 mi | 681 | 12.9 | 13.2% |
| Marcy B Lykins Elementary School | Celina ISD | 3.0 mi | 589 | 13.7 | 23.3% |
| Sam Johnson Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 3.0 mi | 738 | 13.3 | 1.5% |
| Joyce Hall Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,067 | 16.1 | 5.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.