Elementary school (grades K-5) · Plano, TX

Andrews El

Federal NCES profile for Andrews El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 483510009169
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
19
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Andrews El earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools.

#10 of 29
elementary schools in Plano · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
11.9:1
small classes for Texas
11.9%
free-lunch eligible

Andrews El has class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Andrews El ranks #10 of 29 elementary schools in Plano, TX.

School address

Enrollment

405

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.9:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

11.9%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-81% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Andrews El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Andrews El

Andrews El is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in Plano, Texas, enrolling 405 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 11.9% free-meal eligibility runs 81% below the Texas average.

With 405 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 280 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #80.

Its student body is led by Asian (57%) and White (20%) (diversity index 62/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 405 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

10.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Plano Isd also operates Plano East Sr H S (3,033 students) and Plano West Senior H S (2,559 students) alongside Andrews El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Andrews El compares

Andrews El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.9:1 ▼ 19% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 11.9% ▼ 81% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 405 top 63% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
405
Bigger than 48% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
11.9%
free-lunch eligible - 81% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
11.9:1
students per teacher - 19% below state mean
Top 23% in Texas - lower ratio than 77% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,203
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 405 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Asian 57.3%
White 19.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.1%
African American 8.1%
Two or More 5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: Asian at 57.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.6, Andrews El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plano Isd, which includes Andrews El.

$11,203
Per student
-18%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.7%
State 7.3%
Federal 12.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Andrews El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plano East Sr H S Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Plano West Senior H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Plano Sr H S Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Shepton H S Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jasper H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Andrews El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plano Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Andrews El's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Andrews El

How many students attend Andrews El?

Andrews El has 405 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Plano, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrews El?

The student-teacher ratio at Andrews El is 11.9:1, which is 19% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Andrews El?

11.9% of students at Andrews El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Andrews El?

The largest demographic group at Andrews El is Asian at 57.3% of enrollment, in Plano, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Andrews El?

Andrews El has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Andrews El rank among elementary schools in Plano?

By Resource Investment Index, Andrews El ranks #10 of 29 elementary schools in Plano, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Plano on the city page.

Is Andrews El a good school?

Andrews El earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 77% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Plano Isd?

Besides Andrews El, Plano Isd also operates Plano East Sr H S (3,033 students), Plano West Senior H S (2,559 students), and Plano Sr H S (2,267 students). See the Plano Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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