Memorial Elementary

Summary:

Memorial Elementary is a public elementary school in Plano, Texas, serving 425 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 185 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Memorial Elementary stands out from nearby schools like Dooley Elementary, McCall Elementary, and Hickey Elementary due to its significantly higher Hispanic student population (76.47%) and very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (74.46% to 82.12%). These factors may contribute to the school's consistently lower test scores in reading and math compared to the district and state averages.

Memorial Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2575 and 3977 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. This suggests that the school may be facing unique challenges in effectively serving its student population. However, the district has an opportunity to implement targeted interventions and support systems to help improve the school's academic performance and close the achievement gaps.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2200 Laurel Ln
       Plano, TX  75074-5121


(469) 752-2500

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2575th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,647 Help


Students who attend Memorial Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bowman Middle
High:    Plano East Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  425

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
76.5%
White:
11.8%
African American:
8.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Memorial Elementary ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 36th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (76.5%), White (11.8%), African American (8.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Memorial Elementary is 10, which is the 4th best among 44 elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Memorial Elementary is $14,647, which is the 2nd highest among 44 elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Memorial Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Plano Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Plano Independent School District (Isd) 185th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Memorial Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 51.57 1930th 3465 44.3%
2005 57.10 1672nd 3475 51.9%
2006 53.21 1882nd 3476 45.9%
2007 32.40 2973rd 3724 20.2%
2008 16.76 3503rd 3768 7.0%
2009 11.08 3753rd 3884 3.4%
2010 34.31 3106th 3937 21.1%
2011 39.89 2958th 4095 27.8%
2012 23.57 3709th 4206 11.8%
2013 37.35 3018th 4221 28.5%
2014 33.03 3255th 4260 23.6%
2015 37.94 2957th 4320 31.6%
2016 32.06 3195th 4286 25.5%
2017 27.98 3268th 4329 24.5%
2018 16.46 3977th 4359 8.8%
2019 36.36 2929th 4479 34.6%
2021 32.42 3008th 4578 34.3%
2022 32.28 3226th 4581 29.6%
2023 40.00 2793rd 4647 39.9%
2024 43.75 2575th 4675 44.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.47 3085th 3226 4.4%
2019 31.02 2618th 3333 21.5%
2021 32.30 2535th 3446 26.4%
2022 32.57 2635th 3487 24.4%
2023 39.46 2288th 3556 35.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.35 3198th 3558 10.1%
2019 27.82 2995th 3684 18.7%
2021 31.64 2677th 3799 29.5%
2022 39.56 2303rd 3952 41.7%
2023 54.59 1379th 4086 66.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.96 3839th 4264 10.0%
2019 33.35 3242nd 4309 24.8%
2021 33.79 3127th 4451 29.7%
2022 34.06 3241st 4477 27.6%
2023 45.26 2537th 4521 43.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.95 4090th 4306 5.0%
2019 32.04 3199th 4348 26.4%
2021 26.27 3432nd 4499 23.7%
2022 30.32 3399th 4561 25.5%
2023 42.53 2641st 4588 42.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.62 2815th 3106 9.4%
2019 30.66 2679th 3184 15.9%
2021 41.53 2033rd 3006 32.4%
2022 25.09 2602nd 2958 12.0%
2023 28.29 2577th 2980 13.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.46 4042nd 4240 4.7%
2019 44.51 2366th 4295 44.9%
2021 42.22 2407th 4331 44.4%
2022 44.74 2461st 4461 44.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.91 3622nd 4319 16.1%
2019 42.71 2475th 4357 43.2%
2021 39.58 2577th 4498 42.7%
2022 33.56 3164th 4563 30.7%
2023 36.62 2977th 4585 35.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.29 1697th 2483 31.7%
2019 52.85 1024th 2515 59.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.97 3932nd 4168 5.7%
2019 31.04 3222nd 4188 23.1%
2021 30.27 3216th 4329 25.7%
2022 29.56 3444th 4376 21.3%
2023 37.49 2924th 4401 33.6%
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Rank History for White students at Memorial Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.46 2289th 3127 26.8%
2019 68.96 825th 3142 73.7%
2021 71.97 668th 3082 78.3%
2022 34.89 2240th 3082 27.3%
2023 59.82 1219th 3106 60.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Memorial Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 472 37 19 27 n/a n/a n/a 0 555
1989 464 36 21 30 10 n/a n/a 0 561
1990 502 37 16 33 2 n/a n/a 0 590
1991 533 40 14 35 1 n/a n/a -90 533
1992 500 47 13 46 1 n/a n/a 0 607
1993 468 53 19 36 1 n/a n/a 0 577
1994 452 59 17 48 1 n/a n/a 0 577
1995 407 48 15 70 2 n/a n/a 0 542
1996 407 48 15 70 2 n/a n/a 0 542
1997 391 45 13 65 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1998 384 57 14 74 2 n/a n/a 0 531
1999 349 69 14 73 2 n/a n/a 0 507
2000 306 67 12 93 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2001 312 74 10 119 2 n/a n/a 0 517
2002 251 80 14 203 0 n/a n/a 0 548
2003 251 80 14 203 0 n/a n/a 0 548
2004 207 66 18 247 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2005 163 74 18 269 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2006 159 82 18 294 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2007 134 77 13 342 2 n/a n/a 0 568
2008 125 68 16 391 5 n/a n/a 0 605
2009 117 89 11 418 1 n/a n/a 0 636
2010 88 65 9 285 0 n/a n/a 0 447
2011 70 55 5 309 0 0 7 0 446
2012 62 58 4 303 0 0 6 0 433
2013 58 55 5 302 1 0 6 0 427
2014 62 58 5 364 1 0 8 0 498
2015 62 48 7 406 0 0 6 0 529
2016 67 42 8 377 0 0 10 0 504
2017 72 48 7 374 0 0 11 0 512
2018 78 41 5 375 0 0 11 0 510
2019 77 44 4 356 0 0 12 0 493
2020 70 37 6 338 0 0 14 0 465
2021 62 37 6 298 0 0 10 0 413
2022 52 36 6 310 1 0 10 0 415
2023 50 36 6 325 0 0 8 0 425

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Memorial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 555 31.0 17.9 n/a
1989 561 n/a n/a n/a
1990 590 31.0 19.0 n/a
1991 533 35.7 14.9 n/a
1992 607 34.2 17.7 8.2
1993 577 32.0 18.0 13.9
1994 577 31.6 18.3 12.7
1995 542 34.1 15.9 14.8
1996 542 34.1 15.9 14.8
1997 514 32.0 16.1 16.1
1998 531 35.2 15.1 14.1
1999 507 32.3 15.7 21.7
2000 478 37.5 12.7 27
2001 517 41.9 12.3 30.9
2002 548 45.4 12.1 49.6
2003 548 45.4 12.1 49.6
2004 538 49.8 10.8 57.6
2005 524 46.2 11.3 61.5
2006 553 53.9 10.3 67.8
2007 568 54.5 10.4 70.1
2008 605 57.0 10.6 55.9
2009 636 59.9 10.6 76.4
2010 447 51.9 8.6 74.7
2011 446 44.9 9.9 78.3
2012 433 42.6 10.1 78.5
2013 427 43.5 9.8 81.3
2014 498 46.8 10.6 79.5
2015 529 47.0 11.2 83.7
2016 504 48.0 10.5 79.4
2017 512 47.2 10.8 81.6
2018 510 47.5 10.7 80
2019 493 49.6 9.9 82.6
2020 465 48.5 9.5 78.3
2021 413 42.7 9.6 79.9
2022 415 43.5 9.5 74.5
2023 425 42.3 10.0 82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Memorial Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 555 31.0 17.9 n/a
1989 561 n/a n/a n/a
1990 590 31.0 19.0 n/a
1991 533 35.7 14.9 n/a
1992 607 34.2 17.7 8.2
1993 577 32.0 18.0 13.9
1994 577 31.6 18.3 12.7
1995 542 34.1 15.9 14.8
1996 542 34.1 15.9 14.8
1997 514 32.0 16.1 16.1
1998 531 35.2 15.1 14.1
1999 507 32.3 15.7 21.7
2000 478 37.5 12.7 27
2001 517 41.9 12.3 30.9
2002 548 45.4 12.1 49.6
2003 548 45.4 12.1 49.6
2004 538 49.8 10.8 57.6
2005 524 46.2 11.3 61.5
2006 553 53.9 10.3 67.8
2007 568 54.5 10.4 70.1
2008 605 57.0 10.6 55.9
2009 636 59.9 10.6 76.4
2010 447 51.9 8.6 74.7
2011 446 44.9 9.9 78.3
2012 433 42.6 10.1 78.5
2013 427 43.5 9.8 81.3
2014 498 46.8 10.6 79.5
2015 529 47.0 11.2 83.7
2016 504 48.0 10.5 79.4
2017 512 47.2 10.8 81.6
2018 510 47.5 10.7 80
2019 493 49.6 9.9 82.6
2020 465 48.5 9.5 78.3
2021 413 42.7 9.6 79.9
2022 415 43.5 9.5 74.5
2023 425 42.3 10.0 82.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Memorial Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,475 (11.8%) $11,030 (88.2%) $12,506
2020 $1,901 (14.0%) $11,681 (86.0%) $13,583
2021 $1,823 (12.4%) $12,825 (87.6%) $14,647

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Memorial Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2929th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2793rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Memorial Elementary)5353
   3rd Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6065
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Memorial Elementary)4757
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6460
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Memorial Elementary)79
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))2920
 9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Memorial Elementary)724
 17%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))1823
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Memorial Elementary)3729
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5861
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Elementary)3834
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6161
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Memorial Elementary)3456
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6670
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Memorial Elementary)3837
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))7167
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Memorial Elementary)2921
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5748
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students493425
 13.8%
African American4436
 18.2%
American Indian00
Asian46
 50%
Hispanic356325
 8.7%
Pacific Islander00
White7750
 35.1%
Two or More Races128
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.6%82.1%
 0.4%


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Students who attend Memorial Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bowman Middle
High : Plano East Senior High School

Memorial Elementary ranks 2575th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 425 students attended Memorial Elementary.

Students at Memorial Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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