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Enrollment
801
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730006977
Briarhill Middle School
2100 BRIARHILL BLVD, HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX 75077 · (469) 713-5975 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
77 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 274 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 265 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% | 12.0% |
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 | 81.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Briarhill Middle School
Briarhill Middle School's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarhill Middle School this school | 801 | 9.6% | 65.6% |
| Indian Springs Middle School KELLER | 891 | 11.9% | 68.2% |
| Voss Middle School BOERNE | 764 | 10.2% | 66.8% |
| Harpool Middle School LANTANA | 860 | 14.9% | 70.3% |
| Colleyville Middle School COLLEYVILLE | 610 | 7.5% | 69.7% |
| Riverwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 1,161 | 14.0% | 72.2% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Briarhill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #155 of 1,635 | #12 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #178 of 1,670 ▲ 40 | #12 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #111 of 1,670 ▲ 24 | #12 of 47 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #994 of 1,570 | #29 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #563 of 1,749 | #23 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #987 of 1,542 | #34 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #928 of 1,543 | #45 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #1,626 of 1,648 | #37 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #711 of 942 | #17 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
801
-42 (-5%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 933
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 801 | 51.6 | 15.5:1 | 10% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 794 | 57.1 | 13.9:1 | 11% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 58.4 | 13.7:1 | 11% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 56 | 15.1:1 | 8% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 865 | 59.1 | 14.6:1 | 6% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 65 | 13.8:1 | 5% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | 66 | 14.6:1 | 4% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 933 | 68 | 13.7:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briarhill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (865 to 801); teachers down 13% (59.1 to 51.6).
About Briarhill Middle School
Briarhill Middle School is one of the public schools in HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas. It is a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 801 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 25% higher.
LEWISVILLE ISD runs 62 schools with a combined 47,876 students. Briarhill Middle School is one of them.
The largest group at Briarhill Middle School is White students, at 69%. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Denton County, the White share is about 57%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Briarhill Middle School scores 49%.
Based on 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Briarhill Middle School has a ratio of 15.5:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Income data for the school show 10% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 25 points.
Among Texas public middle schools, Briarhill Middle School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Denton County show that median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 267, with about 175,222 students.
Briarhill Middle School's nearest public school is McAuliffe Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Briarhill Middle School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Briarhill Middle School had a net loss of 42 students, or 5%.
The allk12 page for Briarhill Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 LEWISVILLE ISD
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Other schools in HIGHLAND VILLAGE
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Highland Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
Nearby schools
- McAuliffe Elementary School0.4 mi · 511
- Heritage Elementary School0.4 mi · 476
- Marcus High School0.8 mi · 2,998
- Prairie Trail Elementary School1.2 mi · 672
- Highland Village Elementary School1.4 mi · 385
- Lamar Middle School1.7 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Briarhill Middle SchoolHow large is Briarhill Middle School?
Briarhill Middle School enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-08.
Is Briarhill Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Briarhill Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Briarhill Middle School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Briarhill Middle School.
How diverse is Briarhill Middle School?
Briarhill Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Briarhill Middle School in?
Briarhill Middle School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.