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Schell Elementary

Q: Is Schell Elementary a good school?

Schell Elementary ranks 1040 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1040^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Schell Elementary is a K-5 school in Richardson, TX, serving 403 students as part of the highly-rated Plano Independent School District (Isd), which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 79th percentile statewide.

Schell has historically been a strong performer, consistently earning 4-star ratings and ranking in the 80th-90th percentile for over a decade. However, the most recent data shows a notable dip to the 78th percentile, its lowest point in ten years. This decline is primarily driven by a significant drop in mathematics proficiency. For example, in 5th grade math, only 52% of Schell students were proficient, compared to the district average of 62% and nearby schools like Boggess Elementary (79%) and Hunt Elementary (73%). In contrast, Schell's reading scores remain a clear strength, consistently above district and state averages across all tested grades. The school also shines in 5th grade science, where 43% of students were proficient, outperforming the district (39%) and state (30%) by wide margins.

Despite the math challenges, Schell serves its students well in several areas. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1 and shows exceptional effectiveness with Hispanic students (85th percentile) and special education students (86th percentile) compared to state averages. However, it struggles with Asian students (21st percentile) and White students (47th percentile), a unique profile among nearby high-performing schools. With about 33% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, Schell sits in the middle of a high-achieving corridor where schools like Tibbals Elementary (99th percentile) and Don Whitt Elementary (99th percentile) have lower poverty rates and higher test scores. This suggests that while Schell remains a solid option, its math program may need review to regain its former standing.

403

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,949

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5301 E Renner Rd
Richardson, TX 75082-2822

(469) 752-6600

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Schell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Otto Middle
High:	Plano East Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.4%

White:

24.3%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

Texas avg51%

1,040^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

204^th of 951Plano Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	1040 of 4627	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	1105 of 4651	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	567 of 4710	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	566 of 4647	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	730 of 4581	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	533 of 4578	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	620 of 4479	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	405 of 4359	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	325 of 4329	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	282 of 4286	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	88 of 4320	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	157 of 4260	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	240 of 4221	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	176 of 4206	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	254 of 4095	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	304 of 3937	92.3%	★★★★★
2009	86.8	100 of 3884	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	75.2	744 of 3768	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	847 of 2406	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	227 of 1905	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	189 of 2443	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	64.1	647 of 2443	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	649 of 2421	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	341 of 2444	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	778 of 2515	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	1104 of 2483	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	787 of 999	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	575 of 814	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	621 of 1045	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	566 of 1015	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	580 of 957	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	535 of 967	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	711 of 1009	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.9	478 of 1005	52.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	60.4	1388 of 4461	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.9	353 of 4331	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	42.4	2507 of 4295	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	1794 of 4240	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	889 of 1643	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	762 of 2918	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	461 of 3668	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	1277 of 3556	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	1533 of 3487	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	507 of 3446	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	2270 of 3333	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1712 of 3226	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	1149 of 4575	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	501 of 3744	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	461 of 4658	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	456 of 4588	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	764 of 4561	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	638 of 4499	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	578 of 4348	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	513 of 4306	88.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	592 of 3075	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	400 of 2619	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	672 of 2980	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	1209 of 2958	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	293 of 3006	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	1022 of 3184	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	725 of 3106	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	641 of 4413	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	224 of 3644	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	394 of 4465	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	671 of 4401	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	2845 of 4376	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.8	814 of 4329	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	985 of 4188	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	1064 of 4168	74.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1580 of 4520	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	1371 of 3705	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	1018 of 4594	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	2102 of 4521	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1499 of 4477	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.9	468 of 4451	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	2224 of 4309	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2062 of 4264	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	1014 of 4582	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	850 of 3739	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	542 of 4647	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	789 of 4585	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	734 of 4563	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	466 of 4498	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	649 of 4357	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	341 of 4319	92.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.0	211 of 1128	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	192 of 1112	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	362 of 1046	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	581 of 4301	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	609 of 3549	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	724 of 4292	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	1082 of 4086	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	722 of 3952	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	618 of 3799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	205 of 3684	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.9	484 of 3558	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1597 of 3006	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	1655 of 2612	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	1621 of 3108	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2152 of 3106	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2317 of 3082	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	1404 of 3082	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	1171 of 3142	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	988 of 3127	68.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)81st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+11 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Schell Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Schell Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 E Renner Rd	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6600	403	31	13.1	33.0%	98 (24.3%)	55 (13.6%)	56 (13.9%)	171 (42.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	72.2	1040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.5%		70.7	1105^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%	65			65.2	62.5	67.7	59.7	51.3	52.2	$8,949
Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	5651 Coventry Dr	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-2700	315	26	12.2	23.2%	122 (38.7%)	33 (10.5%)	56 (17.8%)	78 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.3%)	53.9	1914^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.6%		68.3	1199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.2%	715			44.1	56.7	59.0	42.4	48.5	52.5	$11,389
Stinson Elementary	Public	K-5	4201 Greenfield Dr	Richardson	75082	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3400	463	37	12.5	18.1%	154 (33.3%)	33 (7.1%)	56 (12.1%)	181 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	56.8	1767^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.8%		89.6	382^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.8%	1385			45.5	62.2	62.2	38.4	51.1	54.9	$9,235
Boggess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Glen Ridge Dr	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-4000	498	36	13.9	19.3%	193 (38.8%)	38 (7.6%)	57 (11.4%)	155 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.2%)	89.2	407^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.2%		95.7	158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.6%	249			68.1	77.3	67.7	72.6	69.8	79.2	$9,520
Luna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Lochness Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 675-3040	544	30	18.4	37.5%	162 (29.8%)	78 (14.3%)	149 (27.4%)	118 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.9%)	93	245^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.7%		87.7	467^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.0%	222			83.6	88.4	84.3	72.6	65.2	66.7	$9,043
Tibbals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	621 Waters Edge Way	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2520	609	45	13.6	15.6%	209 (34.3%)	74 (12.2%)	37 (6.1%)	260 (42.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	98.1	49^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.9	53^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	98.9%	4			80.0	87.4		84.3	87.3		$8,836
Don Whitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7520 Woodcreek Way	Sachse	75048	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-2560	728	51	14.2	17.6%	239 (32.8%)	93 (12.8%)	84 (11.5%)	269 (37.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	97.9	56^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.5	74^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.4%	18			78.1	88.4		81.8	88.4		$9,103
Abbett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 W Muirfield Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3000	710	41	17.5	61.3%	163 (23.0%)	127 (17.9%)	283 (39.9%)	88 (12.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.3%)	71.1	1090^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.4%		60	1580^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.0%	490	11.1	57.1	57.5	61.7	62.7	49.4	59.8	60.3	$8,090
R V Groves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 McCreary Rd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-3460	680	50	13.6	49.0%	182 (26.8%)	105 (15.4%)	272 (40.0%)	92 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	84.1	613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.1	570^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	33.3		66.2	67.4		63.7	63.6		$9,523
Hunt Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Oriole Dr	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-4400	491	36	13.7	14.1%	190 (38.7%)	47 (9.6%)	44 (9.0%)	179 (36.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	94	215^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	19			83.6	74.4	77.3	82.2	79.1	72.7	$9,182

Frequently Asked Questions about Schell Elementary

What schools do graduates of Schell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Schell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Otto Middle
High : Plano East Senior High School

How many students attend Schell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Schell Elementary.

What district is Schell Elementary in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Schell Elementary?

Students at Schell Elementary are 42% Asian, 24% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is Schell Elementary a good school?

Schell Elementary ranks 1040^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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