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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510006465
Mathews Elementary School
7500 MARCHMAN WAY, PLANO, TX 75025 · (469) 752-2300 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
56 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
69%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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 24.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 96.0% |
| 2021-22 | 90.0% | 81.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
81.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Mathews Elementary School
Mathews Elementary School's state test result (81.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews Elementary School this school | 460 | 12.2% | 81.2% |
| Hunt Elementary School MURPHY | 491 | 14.1% | 71.6% |
| Wells Elementary School PLANO | 463 | 12.7% | 60.9% |
| Mockingbird Elementary School COPPELL | 441 | 8.6% | 67.7% |
| Centennial Elementary School PLANO | 462 | 15.2% | 74.5% |
| Stinson Elementary School RICHARDSON | 463 | 18.1% | 69.7% |
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 Mathews Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #74 of 4,401 | #15 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #434 of 4,466 ▼ 285 | #52 of 165 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #495 of 4,466 ▼ 251 | #60 of 165 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.5pp | #82 of 3,998 | #2 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #2,906 of 4,938 | #130 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #662 of 4,622 | #53 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #655 of 4,628 | #96 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #4,606 of 4,789 | #140 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #2,598 of 2,838 | #88 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
460
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 460 | 36.1 | 12.7:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 33.7 | 13.8:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 34.6 | 13.8:1 | 13% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 36.8 | 12.9:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 1% (4) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 34 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mathews Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (475 to 460); teachers down 2% (36.8 to 36.1).
About Mathews Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Mathews Elementary School serves students in PLANO, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 460 students.
Mathews Elementary School is a school in PLANO ISD. The district has 73 schools and 46,612 students.
The most common group at Mathews Elementary School is White students, at 39%. Other groups include 38% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 54% White. Mathews Elementary School's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Mathews Elementary School operates with 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.7:1 here. Mathews Elementary School reports 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Collin County averages 30%, higher than here.
Test results at Mathews Elementary School are 12.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.2% actual, 68.5% predicted).
Mathews Elementary School is located in Collin County, where the median household income is $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mathews Elementary School, Collin County has 337 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Bethany Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Mathews Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mathews Elementary School at 4th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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
Other Mathews Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mathews Elementary. Mathews Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Mathews Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 366 students
- Mathews Elementary SchoolMidland, GA · 702 students
- Mathews ElementaryGreenwood, SC · 529 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.NIXA, MO · 457 students
- Mathews ElementaryMathews, VA · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Bethany Elementary School0.7 mi · 266
- Rice Middle School1.0 mi · 872
- Skaggs Elementary School1.0 mi · 356
- Schimelpfenig Middle School1.2 mi · 826
- Andrews Elementary School1.2 mi · 405
- Carlisle Elementary School1.5 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Mathews Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mathews Elementary School?
Mathews Elementary School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mathews Elementary School serve?
Mathews Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mathews Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Mathews Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Mathews Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mathews Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 38% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mathews Elementary School public or private?
Mathews Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
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