SHEPARD EL

Set in PLANO, Texas, SHEPARD EL is an intimate K-5 school, part of PLANO ISD. It works with 400 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SHEPARD EL sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

SHEPARD EL is one of 73 schools operated by PLANO ISD, a district that teaches 46,612 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SHEPARD EL shows that White students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school records 17% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, SHEPARD EL reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHEPARD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Collin County) logs that median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. SHEPARD EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

Nearest neighbor: WILSON MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHEPARD EL. On composite proficiency, SHEPARD EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 49.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SHEPARD EL has ticked down 16%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 9% to 4% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.