SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE

SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE is a moderately sized middle-grades school in PLANO, Texas, part of PLANO ISD. The school serves 826 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

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

Looking at the student body, SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 29% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 17% 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Collin County shows median household earnings sit near $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Collin County's 338 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students), SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CARLISLE EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.

SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCHIMELPFENIG MIDDLE has ticked down 4%, going from 859 students in 2018 to 826 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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