📍 2424 Midway, Plano, Collin County, 75093
Barksdale el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Minyard. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 73% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barksdale el enrolls 551 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 31% Asian and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 36% |
| Asian | 173 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 551 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Barksdale 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 66.
Barksdale 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 551 students, Barksdale 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