Bethany Elementary School
Public elementary school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades K–5
Bethany Elementary School serves 266 students in grades K–5 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 4281st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510003542 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plano ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 266 | 46,612 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.9% | 36.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bethany Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 44 elementary schools in Plano ISD, Bethany Elementary School is the smallest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 421; Bethany Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 53 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 34, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 5 has 56% more students than kindergarten (53 against 34). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 43.6% here and 28.5% across Plano ISD. Asian students are next, at 19.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.4% across Plano ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 22.52 full-time-equivalent teachers for 266 students, Bethany Elementary School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 266 students would have about 18 teachers, so Bethany Elementary School has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bethany Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Mathews Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 165 other elementary schools, 48 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 43.6% |
| Asian | 19.2% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Black | 10.9% |
| Two or more races | 10.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 47 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2418 Micarta Dr., Plano, TX 75025
Phone: (469)752-0300
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bethany Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathews Elementary School | Plano ISD | 0.7 mi | 460 | 12.7 | 12.2% |
| Andrews Elementary School | Plano ISD | 0.8 mi | 405 | 11.6 | 11.6% |
| Beverly Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.0 mi | 361 | 12.6 | 20.2% |
| Hedgcoxe Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.1 mi | 366 | 11.9 | 23.2% |
| Skaggs Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.2 mi | 356 | 11.5 | 11.5% |
| Carlisle Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.2 mi | 436 | 14.2 | 28.9% |
| Thomas Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.5 mi | 687 | 13 | 77% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 1.8 mi | 748 | 16.2 | 10.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.