BETHANY EL

As a compact elementary-level community in PLANO, Texas, BETHANY EL enrolls 266 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within PLANO ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.

Within PLANO ISD, which oversees 73 schools and 46,612 students, BETHANY EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BETHANY EL logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, BETHANY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Collin County put median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. BETHANY EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: MATHEWS EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BETHANY EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BETHANY EL has declined 31%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 28% to 19%.

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