Valley Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in McKinney, Texas · McKinney ISD · Grades K–5
Valley Creek Elementary School serves 498 students in grades K–5 in McKinney (Collin County). It is one of 31 schools in McKinney ISD. By enrollment it is the 2565th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | McKinney ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482985021181 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | McKinney ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 498 | 23,296 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.1% | 34.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Valley Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 21 elementary schools in McKinney ISD, Valley Creek Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 482 students, so Valley Creek Elementary School 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
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 68, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (98 against 79). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across McKinney ISD (40%). Black students are next, at 15.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
22.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 34.9% across McKinney 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
Valley Creek Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 498 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Valley Creek Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Arthur H McNeil Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 32 elementary schools within 5 miles and 104 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.8% |
| Black | 15.7% |
| Hispanic | 15.5% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 79 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 68 |
| Grade 3 | 95 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
| Grade 5 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2800 Vly Creek Trl, McKinney, TX 75070
Phone: (469)302-4800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur H McNeil Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 1.0 mi | 335 | 11.1 | 42.7% |
| Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 1.3 mi | 415 | 10.9 | 74.9% |
| Roy Lee Walker Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 1.3 mi | 381 | 10.3 | 16.5% |
| Jesse McGowen Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 1.7 mi | 570 | 13.9 | 36.5% |
| Reuben Johnson Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 1.9 mi | 378 | 12.6 | 28% |
| Slaughter Elementary School | McKinney ISD | 2.1 mi | 554 | 13.3 | 50.2% |
| Robert L Puster Elementary School | Lovejoy ISD | 2.1 mi | 548 | 18.9 | 3.6% |
| Jenny Preston Elementary School | Allen ISD | 2.3 mi | 726 | 16.3 | 9.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.