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Sparks Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
8200 Otis Dr
Frisco, TX 75034
Phone
(469) 633-3000
District
FRISCO ISD
County
DENTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
598
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 97.9% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Sparks Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
47%
86%
50%
77%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
47%
81%
47%
86%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
52%
88%
56%
81%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 59 9.9%
Grade 1 96 16.1%
Grade 2 95 15.9%
Grade 3 104 17.4%
Grade 4 121 20.2%
Grade 5 123 20.6%
Total 598 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 42.2% 32.7% 26.7%
Black 2.8% 11.4% 13.3%
Hispanic 12.5% 13.2% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 42.0% 42.0% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.8% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 7.4% 14.2% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 5.9% 12.4% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 1.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 281,120 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,762.0 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 26.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 7.8% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 96,433 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.2% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 65.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 45.1% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 11.0% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.4% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 3.6% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 2.8% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,815 $389,129,000 44.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $486 $32,547,000 3.7%
Staff $473 $31,657,000 3.6%
General Administration $79 $5,276,000 0.6%
School Administration $519 $34,699,000 4.0%
Operation $707 $47,297,000 5.4%
Transportation $180 $12,037,000 1.4%
Other $405 $27,103,000 3.1%
Total Support $2,849 $190,616,000 21.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,457 $298,244,000 34.0%
Total Expenditures $13,121 $877,989,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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