📍 1000 Wilson Dr, Plano, Collin County, 75075
Shepard el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christy James. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepard el enrolls 426 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 18% Asian and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 236 | 55% |
| Asian | 75 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 426 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shepard el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-40, state senate district 8, state house district 67.
Shepard el is one of 79 schools in PLANO ISD, based in PLANO, Texas. The district serves 46,612 students district-wide and employs 3,538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Shepard el is smaller than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large