Imagine Lone Star International Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Plano, Texas · Imagine Lone Star International Academy · Grades K–5
Imagine Lone Star International Academy serves 270 students in grades K–5 in Plano (Collin County). It is the only school in Imagine Lone Star International Academy. By enrollment it is the 4269th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 17.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Imagine Lone Star International Academy |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480145213339 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Imagine Lone Star International Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 270 | 270 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Imagine Lone Star International Academy in context
Size
Imagine Lone Star International Academy is the only school in Imagine Lone Star International Academy, so its 270 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 556 students, so Imagine Lone Star International Academy is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 kindergarten with 78 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 10, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 5 has 87% fewer students than kindergarten (10 against 78). 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 Asian students: 66.7% here and 5.6% across Texas public schools. White students are next, at 15.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.27 full-time-equivalent teachers for 270 students, Imagine Lone Star International Academy has 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 270 students would have about 18.2 teachers, so Imagine Lone Star International Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Brinker Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in Plano ISD. There are 41 elementary schools within 5 miles and 158 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 66.7% |
| White | 15.9% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Hispanic | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 43 |
| Grade 4 | 24 |
| Grade 5 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5301 Democracy Dr., Plano, TX 75024
Phone: (972)244-7220
Website: lonestartx.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Imagine Lone Star International Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinker Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.5 mi | 565 | 13 | 42.5% |
| Haun Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.7 mi | 486 | 12 | 16.5% |
| Gulledge Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.9 mi | 692 | 15 | 13.3% |
| Riddle Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 2.0 mi | 661 | 16.2 | 6.2% |
| Daffron Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.4 mi | 604 | 13.5 | 51% |
| Centennial Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.6 mi | 462 | 13.8 | 15.2% |
| Barksdale Elementary School | Plano ISD | 3.0 mi | 547 | 14.9 | 15.4% |
| Hightower Elementary School | Plano ISD | 3.0 mi | 448 | 14 | 21% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.