Hunt Elementary School
Public elementary school in Murphy, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades K–5
Hunt Elementary School serves 491 students in grades K–5 in Murphy (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 2610th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510010509 |
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 | 491 | 46,612 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.1% | 36.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Hunt Elementary School in context
Size
Hunt Elementary School is the 14th largest of Plano ISD's 44 elementary schools; its 491 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 498; Hunt Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 106 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 66, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 54% more students than kindergarten (106 against 69). 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: 38.7% here and 28.5% across Plano ISD. Asian students are next, at 36.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.1% 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 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 491 students, Hunt Elementary School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 491 students would have about 33.2 teachers, so Hunt Elementary School has 2.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hunt Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Boggess Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 124 other elementary schools, 29 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 | 38.7% |
| Asian | 36.5% |
| Black | 9.6% |
| Hispanic | 9% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 77 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 84 |
| Grade 5 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
415 Oriole Dr., Murphy, TX 75094
Phone: (469)752-4400
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hunt Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggess Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.3 mi | 498 | 14 | 19.3% |
| Hickey Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.7 mi | 497 | 11.7 | 36.6% |
| Tibbals Elementary School | Wylie ISD | 1.7 mi | 609 | 13.6 | 15.6% |
| R V Groves Elementary School | Wylie ISD | 1.9 mi | 680 | 13.7 | 49% |
| Dooley Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.1 mi | 303 | 10.8 | 49.2% |
| Schell Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.6 mi | 403 | 13.1 | 33% |
| Forman Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.7 mi | 473 | 11.7 | 83.9% |
| Carlena Chandler Elementary School | Allen ISD | 2.8 mi | 731 | 14.9 | 38.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.