Jim Plain Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Leander, Texas

Jim Plain Elementary in Leander, Texas enrolled 704 students in 2024-25 with 58.6 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 63-67% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

811 students in 2022-23, 859 students in 2023-24, 704 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.7 to 58.6.

Students enrolled at Jim Plain Elementary by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 859, 2024-25: 70402505007501k2022-238112023-248592024-25704
Students enrolled at Jim Plain Elementary by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 859, 2024-25: 70402505007501k2022-238112023-248592024-25704
Students enrolled at Jim Plain Elementary by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 859, 2024-25: 70402505007501k2022-238112023-248592024-25704
Students enrolled at Jim Plain Elementary by school year2022-23: 811, 2023-24: 859, 2024-25: 70402505007501k2022-238112023-248592024-25704
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2381159.713.6
2023-2485961.314.0
2024-2570458.612.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Jim Plain Elementary 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJim Plain Elementary 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Jim Plain Elementary 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJim Plain Elementary 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Jim Plain Elementary 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJim Plain Elementary 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Jim Plain Elementary 12.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherJim Plain Elementary 12.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 751 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jim Plain Elementary enrolled 751 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 751 of the 751 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.0% of students were White, 30.1% Hispanic, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White42.0%
  2. Hispanic30.1%
  3. Two or more races9.4%
  4. Black9.2%
  5. Asian8.9%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Jim Plain Elementary scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2263‑67%65%52%
Math, 2022-2349%52% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Leander

12 public elementary schools in Leander report 2024-25 enrollment; Jim Plain Elementary is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Monta Jane Akin Elementary87213.83.6%
Whitestone Elementary85513.415.0%
Tarvin Elementary83814.34.8%
Larkspur Elementary83412.813.2%
William J Winkley Elementary76314.69.8%
North Elementary73714.116.3%
Pleasant Hill Elementary72012.318.2%
Jim Plain Elementary70412.019.7%

All public schools in Leander →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jim Plain Elementary

  1. Bagdad ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 701 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Christine Camacho ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 622 students, 11.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Jim Plain Elementary with Bagdad ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Leander ISD spends per student$10,669 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,669
  5. The largest public schools in TexasJim Plain Elementary is the number 853 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#853 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jim Plain Elementary

  1. How many students attend Jim Plain Elementary?
    704 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 811 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Leander, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jim Plain Elementary?
    12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jim Plain Elementary a Title I school?
    Jim Plain Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Jim Plain Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Jim Plain Elementary scored proficient or above: 63-67% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Jim Plain Elementary in?
    Leander ISD, NCES district ID 4827030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482703011370 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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