Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510003542
Bethany Elementary School
2418 MICARTA DR, PLANO, TX 75025 · (469) 752-0300 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
53 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 28.0% | 9.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like Bethany Elementary School
Bethany Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Elementary School this school | 266 | 19.9% | 66.5% |
| Garden Ridge Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 325 | 23.1% | 67.2% |
| Miller Elementary School RICHARDSON | 315 | 23.2% | 56.8% |
| Hedgcoxe Elementary School PLANO | 366 | 23.2% | 63.6% |
| Harrington Elementary School PLANO | 321 | 29.0% | 56.6% |
| San Gabriel Elementary School LIBERTY HILL | 322 | 14.0% | 53.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bethany Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #440 of 4,401 | #63 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #299 of 4,466 ▲ 153 | #39 of 165 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #352 of 4,466 ▲ 41 | #46 of 165 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,952 of 3,998 | #52 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #4,375 of 4,938 | #174 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #295 of 4,622 | #28 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #262 of 4,628 | #46 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #4,436 of 4,789 | #102 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #475 of 2,838 | #16 of 94 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 266 | 22.5 | 11.8:1 | 20% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 25.9 | 10.8:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 29 | 10.4:1 | 20% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 8% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 1% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethany Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (384 to 266); teachers down 27% (31 to 22.5).
About Bethany Elementary School
Bethany Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in PLANO, Texas. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 266 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
PLANO ISD (73 schools, 46,612 students) runs Bethany Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Bethany Elementary School, at 44%. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 11% multiracial. Collin County's residents are about 54% White, 10 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.8:1. This ratio sits 3.3 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 20%. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Collin County.
Bethany Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bethany Elementary School would be expected to post about 65.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Collin County, the median household income is $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bethany Elementary School is one of 338 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Mathews Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bethany Elementary School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 12% from its 2020-21 level of 303. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other Bethany Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bethany Elementary. Bethany Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Bethany ElementaryMountain House, CA · 768 students
- Bethany ElementaryReidsville, NC · 459 students
- Bethany Elementary SchoolBeaverton, OR · 413 students
- Bethany ElementaryClover, SC · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Mathews Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Andrews Elementary School0.8 mi · 405
- Beverly Elementary School1.0 mi · 361
- Schimelpfenig Middle School1.0 mi · 826
- Hedgcoxe Elementary School1.1 mi · 366
- Hendrick Middle School1.1 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Bethany Elementary SchoolHow large is Bethany Elementary School?
Bethany Elementary School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bethany Elementary School serve?
Bethany Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bethany Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Bethany Elementary School.
How diverse is Bethany Elementary School?
Bethany Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Bethany Elementary School public or private?
Bethany Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.