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Enrollment
666
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001008485
Borchardt Elementary School
4300 WASKOM DR, PLANO, TX 75024 · (469) 633-2800 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL666 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
80 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 58.0% | 27.0% | 9.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 58.0% | 26.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 89.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
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 →
Schools most like Borchardt Elementary School
Borchardt Elementary School's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borchardt Elementary School this school | 666 | 12.0% | 81.3% |
| Uplift North Hills Prep PS IRVING | 644 | 13.4% | 79.1% |
| Cornerstone Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 743 | 11.6% | 79.1% |
| Taylor Elementary School PLANO | 744 | 11.4% | 77.2% |
| Riddle Elementary School PLANO | 661 | 6.2% | 72.0% |
| McSpedden Elementary School FRISCO | 773 | 4.0% | 85.3% |
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 Borchardt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #72 of 4,401 | #14 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #72 of 4,466 ▲ 5 | #11 of 165 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #112 of 4,466 ▲ 47 | #7 of 165 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,799 of 3,998 | #45 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 666 | #1,150 of 4,938 | #51 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,101 of 4,622 | #158 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #2,932 of 4,628 | #170 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.0% | #4,611 of 4,789 | #141 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #1,895 of 2,838 | #70 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
666
-79 (-11%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 666 | 37.9 | 17.6:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 40.7 | 17.4:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 684 | 38.4 | 17.8:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 42.7 | 17.7:1 | 6% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 4% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Borchardt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (754 to 666); teachers down 11% (42.7 to 37.9).
About Borchardt Elementary School
Borchardt Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in PLANO, Texas. Enrollment is 666 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 28% bigger than average.
FRISCO ISD has a total of 76 schools and 65,289 students, Borchardt Elementary School among them.
Asian students make up a majority at Borchardt Elementary School, at 75%. Next come 10% Black, 8% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 19% Asian among all Collin County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 37.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Borchardt Elementary School was 17.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 17.6:1 here. Borchardt Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 12%. For comparison, public schools in Collin County average 30%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.6%.
Across Collin County, the median household income is $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Collin County is home to 338 public schools and about 227,575 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Wyatt Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Borchardt Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Borchardt Elementary School's enrollment dropped 11%, to 666. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.6:1 to 17.6:1.
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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 FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 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
Nearby schools
- Wyatt Elementary School0.5 mi · 318
- Fowler Middle School0.5 mi · 967
- Rice Middle School1.1 mi · 872
- Taylor Elementary School1.1 mi · 744
- Riddle Elementary School1.1 mi · 661
- Skaggs Elementary School1.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Borchardt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Borchardt Elementary School?
Borchardt Elementary School enrolls approximately 666 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Borchardt Elementary School serve?
Borchardt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Borchardt Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Borchardt Elementary School.
How diverse is Borchardt Elementary School?
Borchardt Elementary School reports a student body of 8% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 75% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Borchardt Elementary School in?
Borchardt Elementary School is part of FRISCO ISD.
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