📍 3427 Mission Ridge Rd, Plano, Collin County, 75023
Wells el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 519 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sara Meyer. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wells el enrolls 519 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 31% Asian and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 41% |
| Asian | 162 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 519 students (19%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 90 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.
Wells el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 8, state house district 66.
Wells 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 519 students, Wells 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