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Plains El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

811 Cowboy Way, Plains, TX 79355 · (806) 456-7401 · Part of Plains Independent School District

Plains’ School Grade C− better than 24% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
201
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Plains El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Plains kids: Plains Middle

On the path

Where Plains kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Plains ElYou are here
6–8Plains Middle93 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

811 Cowboy Way, Plains

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten28
Grade 132
Grade 228
Grade 326
Grade 431
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
185’20
183’21
203’22
193’23
201’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 27%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Plains El from Plains families.

Other schools in Plains Independent School District

The district →
Plains Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Plains
C+
93 students11:1
Plains H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Plains
A−
129 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Plains’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.