Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510003963
Harrington Elementary School
1540 BAFFIN BAY DR, PLANO, TX 75075 · (469) 752-1500 · Collin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
93 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 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
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.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Harrington Elementary School
Harrington Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Elementary School this school | 321 | 29.0% | 56.6% |
| Hedgcoxe Elementary School PLANO | 366 | 23.2% | 63.6% |
| Gary and Bobbye Jack Minshew Elementary School MCKINNEY | 433 | 31.4% | 60.0% |
| Davis Elementary School PLANO | 294 | 29.9% | 53.4% |
| Reuben Johnson Elementary School MCKINNEY | 378 | 28.0% | 47.8% |
| Sonntag Elementary School MCKINNEY | 429 | 33.1% | 59.1% |
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 Harrington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #956 of 4,401 | #101 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,345 of 4,466 ▼ 454 | #103 of 165 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,201 of 4,466 ▼ 331 | #98 of 165 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,606 of 3,998 | #41 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #4,072 of 4,938 | #165 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #290 of 4,622 | #27 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #344 of 4,628 | #65 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #4,245 of 4,789 | #80 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #1,030 of 2,838 | #33 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
321
-76 (-19%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 321 | 27.2 | 11.8:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 28.1 | 11.6:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 29.6 | 13.0:1 | 29% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 25% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 38.1 | 10.8:1 | 24% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 23% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 10% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 41 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (411 to 321); teachers down 29% (38.1 to 27.2).
About Harrington Elementary School
PLANO, Texas, is home to Harrington Elementary School, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 321 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Harrington Elementary School is among 73 schools run by PLANO ISD, which serves 46,612 students.
White students form the largest group at Harrington Elementary School, 45% of enrollment. Other groups make up 17% Black, 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 54% of Collin County residents are White. Harrington Elementary School has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. Across public schools in Collin County, the average is about the same, 30%.
A school with Harrington Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 61.3%. Harrington Elementary School scores 56.6%, 4.7 points below that line.
Across Collin County, 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%. The public schools of Collin County number 338 and enroll about 227,575.
The nearest public school is Academy High School, at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Harrington Elementary School places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Harrington Elementary School went from 397 students to 321.
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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 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 Harrington Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Harrington Elementary. Harrington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Harrington ElementaryOxnard, CA · 513 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolALBION, MI · 236 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolHarrington, ME · 137 students
- Harrington Elementary SchoolHarrington, WA · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Academy High School0.8 mi · 275
- Christie Elementary School1.0 mi · 568
- Davis Elementary School1.2 mi · 294
- Carpenter Middle School1.2 mi · 462
- Sigler Elementary School1.3 mi · 485
- Haggard Middle School1.4 mi · 707
Frequently asked questions
About Harrington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harrington Elementary School?
Harrington Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Harrington Elementary School serve?
Harrington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrington Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrington Elementary School?
At Harrington Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Harrington Elementary School public or private?
Harrington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
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