CHRISTIE EL

CHRISTIE EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in PLANO, Texas, one of the schools within PLANO ISD. The school caters to 568 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PLANO ISD comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 46,612 students; CHRISTIE EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, CHRISTIE EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 16% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at CHRISTIE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, CHRISTIE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Collin County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Collin County runs 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), of which CHRISTIE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CARPENTER MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CHRISTIE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHRISTIE EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHRISTIE EL has fell 23%, going from 737 students in 2018 to 568 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.