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What's the one class at ANDREWS EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510009169
ANDREWS EL
2520 SCENIC DR, PLANO, TX 75025 · (469) 752-3900 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
47 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from PLANO ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
82.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
83.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
405
-186 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 14.4:1
% White
20%
was 17%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
8%
was 5%
% Asian
57%
was 68%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANDREWS EL
ANDREWS EL is a cozy elementary school in PLANO, Texas, one of the schools within PLANO ISD. The school works with 405 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
PLANO ISD comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 46,612 students; ANDREWS EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, ANDREWS EL lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school lists 20% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, ANDREWS EL lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Collin County's rate of about 30%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ANDREWS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.9%.
In the surrounding community, Collin County reports that median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which ANDREWS EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BEVERLY EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ANDREWS EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 74.3%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDREWS EL has ticked down 31%, going from 591 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 68% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the ANDREWS EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- PLANO EAST SR H SHigh · 3,033 students
- PLANO WEST SENIOR H SHigh · 2,559 students
- PLANO SR H SHigh · 2,267 students
- SHEPTON H SHigh · 1,360 students
- JASPER H SHigh · 1,301 students
- RENNER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- PLANO EAST SR H SHigh · 3,033 students
- PLANO WEST SENIOR H SHigh · 2,559 students
- PLANO SR H SHigh · 2,267 students
- SHEPTON H SHigh · 1,360 students
- JASPER H SHigh · 1,301 students
- RENNER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- BEVERLY EL0.7 mi · 361
- BETHANY EL0.8 mi · 266
- SKAGGS EL0.9 mi · 356
- ANDERSON EL1.0 mi · 748
- HEDGCOXE EL1.1 mi · 366
- RICE MIDDLE1.2 mi · 872
Frequently asked questions
About ANDREWS ELHow many students attend ANDREWS EL?
ANDREWS EL enrolls approximately 405 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does ANDREWS EL serve?
ANDREWS EL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ANDREWS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ANDREWS EL is approximately 11.6:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANDREWS EL?
At ANDREWS EL, the student body is approximately 20% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 57% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees ANDREWS EL?
ANDREWS EL is overseen by PLANO ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.