Beverly Elementary and the school it feeds in Hendrick middle school there are great neighborhoods by it, on Red River

The best elementary school I'd have to say would be Centennial. They have a very involved PTA, a great principal and teachers, and on greatschools.com, it was voted one of the best in PISD with a rating of 10. My daughter and my friend's daughter both attended this school and are some of the smartest kids I know.

As for middle schools, Centennial feeds into Renner, which surprisingly no one mentioned as a great school! I believe Renner is the best you can get when it comes to middle schools in Plano, for it has the best sports program in PISD (they're city champions almost every year) and their test scores are great. Renner has also been voted a Blue Ribbon School as well.

http://www.schoolmatters.com/ is a great place for information.
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Do you know about this website? http://www.greatschools.net
Excellent source.

Rice Middle School is the only Exemplary middle school in Plano. It has a great reputation, very active PTA, and wonderful teachers. My kids go to Wyatt Elementary which feeds into Rice Middle. We have been very happy with teachers and principal. Again the PTA is very active. A lot of stay-at-home moms. Our neighborhood Estates of Russell Creek has 2 community pools, lighted tennis courts, playground, and basketball court.

If you are interested in a house we are selling ours to move out to the country. I have no idea what your price range or requirements, but ours is 5/3.1/2 listed for $345K. It just listed today 8/6/08 and we will have an open house this Sunday, August 10th from 1-4 PM. Pictures are on the website.
Good luck with your search!

Please advise of best time to visit with you discuss your concerns and share with you school data and community information.

Mattye P. Smith
Realtor

Colonial Real Estate

Hi Carly - On average, Plano has great schools. It just depends on what your price range is for the purchase of a home. Also, consider whether you want preowned or a new build. Browse our cutting edge website for lots of property pictures, neighborhood information, and things to do. There are quick links to properties by price ranges or neighborhoods. http://www.janusREgroup.com. We specialize in Allen, Frisco, and Plano properties and would be glad to help!

Check out my website for school reports. A lot is going to depend on your desired price range. Give me a call and I can explain the areas of Plano that are most desirable. School ratings can sometimes not tell you the whole story. It takes someone who has sold in Plano for years to help you find the best location.
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214-669-9920

Hi Carly,

Here are the rankings for Plano:

PLANO

Exemplary
C M Rice Middle
Barksdale Elem.
Bethany Elem.
Beverly Elem.
Boggess Elem.
Brinker Elem.
Carlisle Elem.
Centennial Elem.
Daffron Elem.
Davis Elem.
Gulledge Elem.
Harrington Elem.
Haun Elem.
Hedgcoxe Elem.
Hightower Elem.
Hughston Elem.
Mathews Elem.
Miller Elem.
Saigling Elem.
Shepard Elem.
Skaggs Elem.
Stinson Elem.
Wells Elem.
Wyatt Elem.

Recognized
Aldridge Elem.
Andrews Elem.
Armstrong Middle
Dooley Elem.
Forman Elem.
Frankford Middle
Haggard Middle
Hendrick Middle
Huffman Elem.
Jackson Elem.
Jasper High
Martha Hunt Elem.
Murphy Middle
Plano Sr High
Robinson Middle
Rose Haggar Elem.
Schimelpfenig Middle
Weatherford Elem.

Acceptable
Bowman Middle
Carpenter Middle
Christie Elem.
Clark High
David Mccall Elem.
Hickey Elem.
Meadows Elem.
Memorial Elem.
Mendenhall Elem.
Mitchell Elem.
Plano East Sr High
Plano West Senior High
Rasor Elem.
Renner Middle
Shepton High
Sigler Elem.
Thomas Elem.
Vines High
Williams High
Wilson Middle

Creekside Estates, Ridge Gate Estates, Los Rios, La Paz Estates, and Ridgewood are neighborhoods you'll want to consider in your search. Have you found a home yet?

Happy to help,
Terri Hayley

I am not a realtor so my answer would not be a marketing pitch. I have lived in Plano for 10 years and my daughter went to Gulledge Elementary, Robinson MS and the the Plano High schools. I am very pleased with the schools. My daughter did very well and now is a Freshman at Harvard. This is the only reason we have our house on the market now and ready to move to Boston.

Hi Carly - my son is in Plano schools. His elementary in Brinker and it has a "Exemplary" rating. Go to my website http://www.debbiejeffre.com and you can click a link that will take you to the most recently school ratings. I also have a link for the Plano school district. You can call me at 972-949-2387 if you have any other questions about Plano schools or Plano real estate.

In my opinion as a mom and as a North Texas home owner you really can not go wrong with many of the areas in and around Plano. If you are set on Plano, come and visit and choose the area of town that you love the most, the kids will end up in a great school and you all will happy. I moved here from out of state and we had our hearts set on Plano at first. We ended up living in Frisco and our kids are in the Frisco ISD and we love it here. The schools in Plano, Frisco and McKinney are all rated well and they are all great areas to live in. I'd narrow your home search down to your top 10 favoite homes and then do the research on the schools.

This site is very useful to people relocating becasue it will not only give you information on schools in the area it will let you compare them to the one's that you may be using right now in other parts of the country. Just an FYI if you are searching on REALTOR.com and slide to the bottom of the property information page. the one that you see the most information on. You will find school names on the bottom right, there is also a button to get you demographics if you slide low enough. If you get the name of the school and then move to great schools.com you will learn even more. I am licensed in the area and would be pleased to help with your move. Doris Barnett 972-491-1000 or the office is 972-208-9200 RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs in Plano

As a professional realtor code of ethics we can 't answer those questions

You can search Plano ISD read the reviews. However Plano is well known for their schools via news published reports

There have been GREAT Plano home foreclosures on the market I have seen below market value of 30% or more !

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Plano, Frisco, and Allen school districts all serve areas of Plano. In my opinion the Frisco school district is the best. Anderson Elementary (a Frisco school, city of Plano) was just voted a top 10 Texas school by D magazine. They have also received national recognition. Fowler Middle just opened this year and I have heard nothing but good things about it. The high school is also new (2 years old). I would definately look into this area. Hope this helps!

By Top elementary you are thinking of higher TAKS scores and Exemplary, Acceptable and reconginzed? I have a TAKS rating for DFW area that I can email it to you. Right now the listing has only one middle school "Rice Middle" as THE only exemplary. There are plenty of exemplary elementary schools. You can contact me at belaintexas@yahoo.com

I have lived here my whole life. I would look of everything West of 75. plano West and plano Senior High are both very well known for academics and athletics.