RIDDLE EL

As a reasonably sized primary school in PLANO, Texas, RIDDLE EL serves 661 students from grades K through 5, overseen by FRISCO ISD. That puts it 27% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 76 schools in FRISCO ISD (65,289 students total), RIDDLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIDDLE EL lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest breaks down as 7% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 6% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, RIDDLE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Collin County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. RIDDLE EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

HAUN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, RIDDLE EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 78.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 772 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 72% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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