Emerson High School
- High school in Frisco ISD
- Mckinney, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Frisco ISD: N/A
Total students
1,762
Avg. teacher experience
8.3 years
Frisco ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
Emerson High School is a high school in Mckinney, TX, in the Frisco ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,762 students. 28% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,646, which is $2,172 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.3 years of experience.
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Website
schools.friscoisd.org/campus/high-school/emerson/home
Address
6300 Collin Mckinney PkwyMckinney, TX 75070
Office phone number
Principal
- Kristen Sommers
- SommersK@friscoisd.org
- (469) 633-8100
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Emerson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,762
African American
290 (16.5%)
Frisco ISD: 10.5%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
8 (0.5%)
Frisco ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
570 (32.3%)
Frisco ISD: 42.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
256 (14.5%)
Frisco ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.1%)
Frisco ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
531 (30.1%)
Frisco ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
105 (6%)
Frisco ISD: 5.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
28 %
Frisco ISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
19.4 %
Frisco ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
3.9 %
Frisco ISD: 13%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
3.7 %
Frisco ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
15.6 %
Frisco ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.6 %
Frisco ISD: 11.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Frisco ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Frisco ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Frisco ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Frisco ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Frisco ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Frisco ISD: 99.3%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98.4%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Frisco ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Frisco ISD: 98.5%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.1 %
Frisco ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0.4 %
Frisco ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Frisco ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Frisco ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Frisco ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Frisco ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Frisco ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Frisco ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
13.6 %
Frisco ISD: 12%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
21.5 %
Frisco ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
25 %
Frisco ISD: 13.9%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
4.7 %
Frisco ISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
16.8 %
Frisco ISD: 17%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Frisco ISD: 20.5%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
16.5 %
Frisco ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
11.7 %
Frisco ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
56.6 %
Frisco ISD: 51.2%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
31.7 %
Frisco ISD: 24%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Frisco ISD: 52.1%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
84.3 %
Frisco ISD: 82.4%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
50 %
Frisco ISD: 32.3%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Frisco ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
49.2 %
Frisco ISD: 42.2%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
43.8 %
Frisco ISD: 46.4%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
60.3 %
Frisco ISD: 79.3%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
40 %
Frisco ISD: 59.2%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
Frisco ISD: 80%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
82.5 %
Frisco ISD: 87.2%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
38.7 %
Frisco ISD: 65.8%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Frisco ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
44.8 %
Frisco ISD: 74.8%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
28.6 %
Frisco ISD: 73.5%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
Masked
Frisco ISD: 1151
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
N/A
Frisco ISD: 25.5
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
N/A
Frisco ISD: 81.1%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
N/A
Frisco ISD: 66.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
N/A
Frisco ISD: 64.6%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
118.6
African American
18.4 (15.5%)
Frisco ISD: 8.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (0.8%)
Frisco ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
7.9 (6.6%)
Frisco ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
11.7 (9.9%)
Frisco ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.8%)
Frisco ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
76.7 (64.7%)
Frisco ISD: 75.3%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1.9 (1.6%)
Frisco ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Frisco ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
74.5 (62.8%)
Frisco ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
42.1 (35.5%)
Frisco ISD: 29.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
2 (1.7%)
Frisco ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.9
Frisco ISD: 14.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
8.3 years
Frisco ISD: 10.4 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,646
Frisco ISD: $65,161
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$59,965
Frisco ISD: $55,846
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,340
Frisco ISD: $61,407
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,327
Frisco ISD: $64,422
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,319
Frisco ISD: $68,542
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,461
Frisco ISD: $72,223
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,973
Frisco ISD: $73,340
Statewide: $74,014