SCHELL EL

SCHELL EL is a small primary school in RICHARDSON, Texas, run under PLANO ISD. The school educates 403 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

PLANO ISD comprises 73 schools with combined enrollment of 46,612 students; SCHELL EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, SCHELL EL lists that 42% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at SCHELL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHELL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Collin County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $121,600 per year, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. SCHELL EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

The closest other public school is MILLER EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCHELL EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 67.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHELL EL has shrank 40%, going from 673 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share shrank from 57% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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