MATHEWS EL

Set in PLANO, Texas, MATHEWS EL is an average-sized elementary campus, part of PLANO ISD. It enrolls 460 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 73 schools in PLANO ISD (46,612 students total), MATHEWS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MATHEWS EL lists that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 38% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MATHEWS EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 12% of students at MATHEWS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MATHEWS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.5%, the actual is 80.8%, a residual of +12.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MATHEWS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BETHANY EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MATHEWS EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 78.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 475 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 45% to 39%.

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