JIM PLAIN EL

JIM PLAIN EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in LEANDER, Texas, part of LEANDER ISD, serves 704 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Within LEANDER ISD, which oversees 51 schools and 42,680 students, JIM PLAIN EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, JIM PLAIN EL shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JIM PLAIN EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 63.5%; this one comes in at 46.3%, -17.1 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household earnings sit near $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Williamson County runs 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), of which JIM PLAIN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: BAGDAD EL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JIM PLAIN EL. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JIM PLAIN EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JIM PLAIN EL has shrank 16%, going from 838 students in 2018 to 704 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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