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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510006600
Brinker Elementary School
3800 JOHN CLARK PKWY, PLANO, TX 75093 · (469) 752-0500 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
240 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
72%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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Brinker Elementary School
Brinker Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinker Elementary School this school | 565 | 42.5% | 58.0% |
| Double File Trail Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 570 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| Freedom Elementary School KELLER | 639 | 40.7% | 61.8% |
| Massey Ranch Elementary School PEARLAND | 541 | 43.3% | 55.4% |
| Hackberry Elementary School FRISCO | 601 | 43.8% | 38.2% |
| Herfurth Elementary School ROWLETT | 590 | 46.6% | 53.7% |
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 Brinker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #877 of 4,401 | #93 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,796 of 4,466 ▼ 555 | #109 of 165 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,663 of 4,466 ▼ 442 | #114 of 165 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.5pp | #574 of 3,998 | #25 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,908 of 4,938 | #87 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #818 of 4,622 | #58 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #345 of 4,628 | #66 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #3,857 of 4,789 | #57 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #1,702 of 2,838 | #62 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
565
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 565 | 43.5 | 13.0:1 | 42% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 46.1 | 12.7:1 | 44% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 43.8 | 13.6:1 | 39% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 23% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 45.5 | 14.4:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 748 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 16% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 656 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 5% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 37 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brinker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (656 to 565); teachers down 4% (45.5 to 43.5).
About Brinker Elementary School
Brinker Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in PLANO, Texas. A total of 565 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.
PLANO ISD runs Brinker Elementary School along with 72 other schools, enrolling 46,612 students in total.
Brinker Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. Smaller groups are 27% White, 15% Asian, 13% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Collin County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Brinker Elementary School comes in at 72%.
The school reports 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 42% of students. The average for public schools in Collin County is 30%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.5%. Brinker Elementary School scores 58.0%.
Collin County census figures show that median household income is about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Brinker Elementary School is among the 338 public schools in Collin County.
Renner Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.0% is above the 57.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 565, 11% above the 508 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Brinker Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
Nearby schools
- Renner Middle School0.3 mi · 1,137
- Plano West Senior High School0.6 mi · 2,559
- Imagine Lone Star International Academy1.5 mi · 270
- Barksdale Elementary School1.5 mi · 547
- Centennial Elementary School1.7 mi · 462
- Premier H S-Foundation School of Autism-Plano1.8 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Brinker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brinker Elementary School?
Brinker Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brinker Elementary School serve?
Brinker Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brinker Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Brinker Elementary School.
How diverse is Brinker Elementary School?
Brinker Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 41% Hispanic, 13% Black, 15% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Brinker Elementary School public or private?
Brinker 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.