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What's one thing ARGYLE SOUTH EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
783
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGYLE ISD·NCES 480867014216
Argyle South Elementary School
11800 DENTON CREEK BLVD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 76226 · (940) 464-7241 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
79 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ARGYLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 32.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Argyle South Elementary School
Argyle South Elementary School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle South Elementary School this school | 783 | 10.1% | 77.2% |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School HOUSTON | 766 | 13.2% | 78.5% |
| Frostwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 838 | 7.6% | 81.8% |
| Rancho Sienna Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 770 | 7.7% | 66.8% |
| James E Randolph Elementary School FULSHEAR | 995 | 8.2% | 79.3% |
| C C Mason Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 691 | 16.1% | 48.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Argyle South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #144 of 4,401 | #8 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #173 of 4,466 ▼ 59 | #10 of 138 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #252 of 4,466 ▼ 69 | #18 of 138 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #331 of 3,998 | #6 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #511 of 4,938 | #10 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,070 of 4,622 | #88 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #828 of 4,628 | #70 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #4,652 of 4,789 | #114 of 143 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 783 | 53.7 | 14.6:1 | 10% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 959 | 59.1 | 16.2:1 | 10% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 57.2 | 14.7:1 | 11% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argyle South Elementary School.
About Argyle South Elementary School
Argyle South Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in FLOWER MOUND, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 783 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Argyle South Elementary School is run by ARGYLE ISD, whose 8 schools enroll 6,166 students.
The most common group at Argyle South Elementary School is White students, at 50%. After that, the student body is 24% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.6:1 comes from the school's 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 10% in 2024-25. That is 25 points below the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
The allk12 Grade for Argyle South Elementary School is A+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Argyle South Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.2% is 7.8 points above the 69.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Argyle South Elementary School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Argyle High School, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Argyle South Elementary School ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.2% against a local average of 67.5%.
Argyle South Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Argyle South Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARGYLE ISD
- Argyle High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Argyle Middle SchoolMiddle · 969 students
- Jane Ruestmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 846 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Argyle WestElementary · 643 students
- Argyle 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 492 students
Other schools in FLOWER MOUND
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- Argyle High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- McKamy Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Argyle High School0.5 mi · 1,644
- Johnie R Daniel Elementary School1.7 mi · 593
- Argyle Middle School2.5 mi · 969
- Argyle West2.8 mi · 643
- Lance Thompson Elementary School2.8 mi · 701
- Jane Ruestmann Elementary School3.2 mi · 846
Frequently asked questions
About Argyle South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Argyle South Elementary School?
Argyle South Elementary School enrolls approximately 783 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Argyle South Elementary School serve?
Argyle South Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Argyle South Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Argyle South Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Argyle South Elementary School?
At Argyle South Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 24% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Argyle South Elementary School?
Argyle South Elementary School is overseen by ARGYLE ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.