Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730006442
B B Owen Elementary School
5640 SQUIRES DR, THE COLONY, TX 75056 · (469) 713-5950 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
10.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
152 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 38.0% | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 20.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 B B Owen Elementary School
B B Owen Elementary School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B B Owen Elementary School this school | 274 | 55.5% | 50.8% |
| Dooley Elementary School PLANO | 303 | 49.2% | 47.3% |
| Martin Walker Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 355 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
| Weimar Elementary School WEIMAR | 290 | 55.9% | 58.3% |
| Whitley Road Elementary School WATAUGA | 323 | 58.8% | 58.0% |
| Blackshear Elementary School AUSTIN | 214 | 52.3% | 36.5% |
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 B B Owen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,366 of 4,401 | #70 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,762 of 4,466 ▼ 1,455 | #98 of 138 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #840 of 4,466 ▲ 880 | #59 of 138 ▲ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,534 of 3,998 | #44 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #4,336 of 4,938 | #136 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #68 of 4,622 | #2 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #291 of 4,628 | #29 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #3,336 of 4,789 | #36 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #537 of 2,838 | #13 of 69 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 26.1 | 10.5:1 | 55% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 25.3 | 10.5:1 | 55% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 27.5 | 9.6:1 | 50% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | 28 | 10.0:1 | 49% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 34.5 | 11.3:1 | 48% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 51% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 36% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 40 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B B Owen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (388 to 274); teachers down 24% (34.5 to 26.1).
About B B Owen Elementary School
B B Owen Elementary School is a public elementary school run by LEWISVILLE ISD in THE COLONY, Texas. Enrollment stands at 274 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 47% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
LEWISVILLE ISD counts 62 schools and 47,876 students, including B B Owen Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at B B Owen Elementary School, about 36 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census figures show Denton County is about 57% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 10.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at B B Owen Elementary School, which has 26.1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 4.6 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at B B Owen Elementary School is about 55%. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Denton County.
On the allk12 Grade, B B Owen Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, B B Owen Elementary School would be expected to post about 50.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%.
Census data for Denton County show the median household earns about $111,498 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Denton County number 267, with about 175,222 students.
B B Owen Elementary School's nearest public school is STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School (about 1.0 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of B B Owen Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, B B Owen Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 280 in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
People who know B B Owen Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
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- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Peters Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Prestwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Camey Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
Nearby schools
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School1.0 mi · 697
- Morningside Elementary School1.1 mi · 338
- Peters Colony Elementary School1.2 mi · 610
- Tom Hicks Elementary School1.2 mi · 552
- Hosp Elementary School1.3 mi · 666
- Bledsoe Elementary School1.7 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About B B Owen Elementary SchoolHow large is B B Owen Elementary School?
B B Owen Elementary School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does B B Owen Elementary School serve?
B B Owen Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at B B Owen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at B B Owen Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at B B Owen Elementary School?
At B B Owen Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is B B Owen Elementary School public or private?
B B Owen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD.
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