📍 1800 Montana Trail, Plano, Collin County, 75023
Thomas el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 612 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Zack Pruett. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thomas el enrolls 612 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 18% Black or African American and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 367 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 18% |
| White | 80 | 13% |
| Asian | 31 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
484 of the school's 612 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 441 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Thomas el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-40, state senate district 8, state house district 67.
Thomas 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 612 students, Thomas el is close to the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large