• Mathews Elementary School

  • Mathews Elementary Facade

  • Campus Information

    Assistant Principal: Ashlie Dansbee

    Counselor: Lauren Toler

    School Hours: 7:40 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

    Enrollment: 486

    School Colors: Forest green and white

    Mascot: Mavericks

    Motto: We believe, we achieve, we succeed.

    Year Opened: 1987

    Feeder Schools:

  • Ryan Steele

  • Wendy Miller

    Principal

  • Contact Campus

    Phone: (469) 752-2300
    Fax: (469) 752-2301
    Address: 
    7500 Marchman Way
    Plano, TX 75025

  • Achievements

    Met Standard on our 2013-15 scores and received distinctions in all six areas!

    Ranked in the top 10 Elementary Schools in North Texas by "Children at Risk" for two years running (2014-16). 2011 NCEA Higher Performing school; Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll school (2006-10); Just for the Kids Higher Performing school - math, reading, science and writing (2008); No Child Left Behind National Blue Ribbon school (2005); National Blue Ribbon school (2001); Exemplary School Status (1996-12); Gold Performance Acknowledgement in reading, math, writing, science, and attendance (2007–09, 2011); District and State PTA Reflections winners; District and Regional science fair winners; MLK Art finalists; Think Through Math awards; Outstanding PTA for Plano ISD in 2015-16 and numerous other PTA awards.

    Campus Programs

    English as a Second Language (ESL); grade level music performances; Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) for identified gifted and talented students; multi-sensory program for dyslexia students; tiered intervention; Math Rocks; Spelling Bee; Geography Bee; science fair; Bluebonnet reading program; Word masters; junior achievement program; Collin County Adventure camp (fifth-grade); PASAR (onsite after-school childcare); after-school PTA Student Enrichment programs; student council; fourth- and fifth-grade Choir-Music Connection; stacking club; and Safety Patrol.

    Parent Involvement Opportunities

    School-Based Campus Improvement Committee (SBIC); PTA volunteer programs for parents; PTA sponsored parent education programs; camp volunteers (fifth-grade); book fairs; workroom, office and library volunteers; field day; newcomer's reception; Junior Achievement; and numerous school events.

    Community/Business Partnerships

    Chick-fil-A; Kroger; Kroger; Mooyah Burger; Tom Thumb; and Chipolte. Additional partners will be updated throughout the year.

  • History of Mathews

    Matthews honors Benjamin Franklin Mathews (1827-78), a farmer and carpenter who came to Plano in 1847 as a Peters Colonist, settling on Spring Creek. Two schools in the city, Clark High and Davis Elementary, are named after his sons-in-law. Mathews Elementary was complated in 1987 at a cost of $2.8 million.