BRINKER EL

Set in PLANO, Texas, BRINKER EL is a moderately sized K-5 school, one of the schools within PLANO ISD. It serves 565 students across grades K through 5.

PLANO ISD runs 73 schools in total, collectively educating 46,612 students. BRINKER EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BRINKER EL records that 41% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% White, 15% Asian, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BRINKER EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BRINKER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.3%; this one delivers 63.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Collin County indicate median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. BRINKER EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

The closest other public school is RENNER MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRINKER EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 565 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 13% to 41%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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