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Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510003975
Weatherford Elementary School
2941 MOLLIMAR DR, PLANO, TX 75075 · (469) 752-3600 · Collin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
298 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from PLANO ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 18.0% | 24.0% | 43.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Weatherford Elementary School
Weatherford Elementary School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford Elementary School this school | 404 | 73.8% | 34.3% |
| Furneaux Elementary School CARROLLTON | 415 | 70.4% | 53.6% |
| Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 421 | 72.4% | 30.3% |
| Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School MCKINNEY | 415 | 74.9% | 35.4% |
| Terrace Elementary School HOUSTON | 457 | 75.9% | 37.7% |
| Scott Elementary School TEMPLE | 442 | 73.1% | 43.4% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Weatherford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #3,242 of 4,401 | #151 of 164 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,693 of 4,466 ▲ 458 | #154 of 165 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,274 of 4,466 ▲ 247 | #147 of 165 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,205 of 3,998 | #30 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #3,449 of 4,938 | #147 of 181 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #43 of 4,622 | #4 of 177 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #1,226 of 4,628 | #133 of 177 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #2,336 of 4,789 | #14 of 177 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,435 of 2,838 | #50 of 94 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
404
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 404 | 39.4 | 10.3:1 | 74% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 34.1 | 12.9:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 36.1 | 12.3:1 | 71% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 45 | 8.9:1 | 66% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 56% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 58% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 43 | 10.8:1 | 54% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 11% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 50 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weatherford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (487 to 404); teachers down 8% (43 to 39.4).
About Weatherford Elementary School
Weatherford Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in PLANO ISD, located in PLANO, Texas. It teaches 404 students in pre-K through 5. It has 22% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
The PLANO ISD system has 73 schools and 46,612 students.
More than half of enrollment at Weatherford Elementary School is Hispanic: 57%. Other groups make up 18% White, 15% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Collin County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Weatherford Elementary School scores 62%.
For every teacher at Weatherford Elementary School, there are about 10.3 students; the school has 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 74%. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Collin County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Weatherford Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 34.3% actual against 42.2% predicted.
Collin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $121,600 a year, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Weatherford Elementary School shares Collin County with 337 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Adult Transition Center, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Weatherford Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Weatherford Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Federal data show 399 students in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 8.9:1 in 2020-21 to 10.3:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Weatherford Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- Adult Transition Center0.4 mi · 101
- Plano Sr High School0.5 mi · 2,267
- Jackson Elementary School0.6 mi · 705
- Vines High School0.6 mi · 1,009
- Haggard Middle School0.8 mi · 707
- Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Weatherford Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Weatherford Elementary School?
Weatherford Elementary School enrolls approximately 404 students in grades PK-05.
Is Weatherford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weatherford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Weatherford Elementary School have?
Weatherford Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is Weatherford Elementary School?
Weatherford Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 57% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Weatherford Elementary School public or private?
Weatherford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
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