Wells Elementary School
Public elementary school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades K–5
Wells Elementary School serves 463 students in grades K–5 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 2871st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 36.15 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 | 483510003976 |
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 | 463 | 46,612 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12.7% | 36.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Wells Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 44 elementary schools in Plano ISD, Wells Elementary School is the 20th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 420 students, so Wells 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 3 with 89 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 60, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (86 against 77). 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
White students are the largest group, at 40.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Plano ISD (28.5%). Asian students are next, at 35.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
12.7% of students qualify 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
Wells Elementary School has 36.15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 463 students would have about 31.3 teachers, so Wells Elementary School has 4.8 more.
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 Saigling Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 177 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.4% |
| Asian | 35.4% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Black | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 77 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3427 Mission Ridge Rd, Plano, TX 75023
Phone: (469)752-3700
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wells Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saigling Elementary School | Plano ISD | 0.7 mi | 309 | 10.4 | 21% |
| Hughston Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.1 mi | 379 | 11.4 | 17.2% |
| Davis Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.1 mi | 294 | 9.9 | 29.9% |
| Daffron Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.2 mi | 604 | 13.5 | 51% |
| Weatherford Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 404 | 10.3 | 73.8% |
| Hightower Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 448 | 14 | 21% |
| Carlisle Elementary School | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 436 | 14.2 | 28.9% |
| Gulledge Elementary School | Plano ISD | 2.0 mi | 692 | 15 | 13.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.