Parents want the best for their children, and choosing the right school district when buying a house is a difficult decision to make. But, Plano for example, offers many options for parents and students seeking a great education.
Plano ISD serves the residents of approximately 100 square miles in southwest Collin County in 79 schools. This area includes 66 square miles in the city of Plano and parts of Richardson, Dallas, Murphy, Allen, Carrollton, Garland, Lucas, Parker and Wylie.
As a public school system, Plano ISD welcomes all students who live within the district's boundaries and meet state age and health requirements. If you need to find out which school your child will attend, use the school finder to look up the attendance boundaries for your address.
By The Numbers
Plano ISD is a highly regarded public school district. It serves 49,400 students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12, with a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. State test scores show that 54% of students are proficient in math and 64% in reading. The district currently has a 95% graduation rate, with a 1290 average SAT and 29 average ACT scores.
Top Rated
According to Niche, Wyatt, Barksdale, Hightower, Beverly and Brinker are the highest-rated elementary schools in the district. Schimelpfenig, Murphy, C.M. Rice, Robinson and Otto are the top-rated middle schools. The highest-rated high schools include Plano East Senior, Plano West, Jasper, Plano Senior and Plano ISD Academy.
Choices
While where you live impacts the schools available to your child, some Plano ISD campuses may offer transfer opportunities during specific windows of time. All transfers will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
If you are looking to go another route, Plano also offers several private schools, private preschools and special education-focused campuses. According to Privateschoolreview.com, the top-ranked private schools in Plano include Einstein School, John Paul II High School and Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano.
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