# West Plano — Shepard / Brinker / Plano West Senior pipeline — Dallas–Fort Worth family neighborhood fact pack

Source: https://familyhomefinder.com/places/dfw/west-plano-shepard-brinker-plano-west-senior-pipeline
Last updated: 2026-04-30

## Headline
Backup pick (rank #1) in our family home-search sample report for this metro — short-listed but not in the top three.

## Schools (NCES Common Core, NCES CCD 2022-23)
- PREMIER H S-FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF AUTISM-PLANO (Elementary, grades PK-1, 11 students, 64% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/premier-h-s-foundation-school-of-autism-plano-4235
- SHEPTON H S (Other, grades 9-10, 1,400 students, 36% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/shepton-h-s-6028
- HUFFMAN EL (Elementary, grades PK-5, 559 students, 48% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/huffman-el-6029
- BRINKER EL (Elementary, grades K-5, 595 students, 39% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/brinker-el-6600
- RENNER MIDDLE (Middle, grades 6-8, 1,214 students, 31% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/renner-middle-6897
- BARKSDALE EL (Elementary, grades K-5, 551 students, 17% free/reduced lunch) — https://familyhomefinder.com/schools/dfw/barksdale-el-7222

## Climate (NOAA 1991-2020 normals at DALLAS LOVE FLD, 12.3 mi)
- Annual mean: 68.0°F (low 58°F / high 78°F)
- Precipitation: 38.3 in/yr
- Snowfall: 1.7 in/yr

## Seismic (USGS NSHM)
- 2%-in-50yr PGA: 0.052g — Low band (NSHM E2014B)

## Flood (FEMA NFHL)
- Zone: X (AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARD)

## Air quality (EPA AirNow at Dallas-Fort Worth, 2026-05-02)
- AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5

## Census ACS (ACS 5-year 2023)
- Median household income: $121,226
- Median home value: $622,600
- Family-with-kids share: 69%
- Population (ZCTA): 46,491

## Sold comps (top 3 by recency)
- $735,000 · 4/3 · 2,940 sqft · Mar 24, 2026 · 5821 Plumtree Dr, Plano, TX 75093 (https://www.redfin.com/TX/Plano/5821-Plumtree-Dr-75093/home/)
- $695,000 · 4/2.5 · 2,810 sqft · Feb 18, 2026 · 4117 Briargrove Ln, Plano, TX 75093 (https://www.redfin.com/TX/Plano/4117-Briargrove-Ln-75093/home/)
- $789,500 · 5/3 · 3,210 sqft · Jan 30, 2026 · 6109 Glendora Ave, Plano, TX 75093 (https://www.redfin.com/TX/Plano/6109-Glendora-Ave-75093/home/)

## Verdict
The cleanest fit on schools-plus-house-plus-Aaron’s-commute. The only real trade is Stephanie’s airport drive. If she’s OK with 25 min, this is #1 by a clear margin.

Pros: Plano West Senior HS is the gold-standard balanced-rigor public HS in DFW; $750k buys a real 4/3/3-car, 2,800–3,000 sqft home — exactly the spec; Aaron’s commute is best-in-class (10–15 min).
Cons: Stephanie’s DFW airport hop is the longest of the top three (22–28 min off-peak); ‘West Plano’ is a brand — exact zoning to Brinker/Hightower → Rice → Shepton → Plano West varies block-by-block. Verify the school assignment on every listing; Some 2000s stock has the late-Bush-era tan-stucco look that Bay Area buyers find dated — budget $30–60k for kitchen / fixtures if it bugs you.

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