Summary:
This analysis examines seven elementary schools in the 75093 zip code of Plano, Texas, serving grades Pre-K through 5 (with one specialized school serving Pre-K through 1st grade), all but one of which are part of the highly-rated Plano Independent School District (Isd).
Centennial Elementary and Barksdale Elementary are the standout performers, each earning a 5-star rating for three consecutive years. Centennial holds the highest state rank in the 96th percentile, while Barksdale ranks in the 91st percentile. Hightower Elementary also performs strongly, ranking in the 90th percentile. Huffman Elementary shows notable improvement, rising from the 65th to the 76th percentile. Brinker Elementary (75th percentile) and Daffron Elementary (70th percentile) round out the traditional schools. The outlier is Premier H S-Foundation School Of Autism-Plano, a specialized charter school with only 10 students that cannot be directly compared.
A key finding is that higher spending does not guarantee better results. The top-performing schools, Centennial and Barksdale, have the lowest per-student spending ($8,686 and $8,821), while the lower-performing Huffman and Daffron spend the most ($11,823 and $10,403). Across all schools, average test scores in Reading (67.5%) and Math (63.5%) significantly exceed state averages, but Science scores are a relative weakness, with even the best schools achieving only about 51% proficiency. Additionally, schools administering the STAAR Spanish exam show a significant performance gap compared to the English exam, highlighting challenges in supporting English Language Learners.
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