MEMORIAL EL

Located at 2200 LAUREL LN, in PLANO, Texas, MEMORIAL EL is a tight-knit elementary school that educates 407 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under PLANO ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so MEMORIAL EL sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Within PLANO ISD, which oversees 73 schools and 46,612 students, MEMORIAL EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MEMORIAL EL shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 10% Black, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MEMORIAL EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Collin County's rate of about 30%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEMORIAL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 29.5%.

Around the school, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), MEMORIAL EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BOWMAN MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEMORIAL EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 407 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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