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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DEGAN EL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730003067
Degan Elementary School
1680 COLLEGE PKWY, LEWISVILLE, TX 75077 · (469) 713-5967 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
274 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 51 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
77%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Degan Elementary School
Degan Elementary School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degan Elementary School this school | 396 | 69.2% | 37.3% |
| Jess Harben Elementary School RICHARDSON | 394 | 65.0% | 49.1% |
| Keller Early Learning Center - South FORT WORTH | 317 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Back Elementary School ROWLETT | 402 | 69.7% | 41.5% |
| John D Spicer Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 431 | 67.7% | 42.4% |
| Timmerman Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 426 | 67.8% | 28.3% |
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 Degan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #2,910 of 4,401 | #107 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,180 of 4,466 ▲ 412 | #77 of 138 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,034 of 4,466 ▼ 425 | #119 of 138 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #754 of 3,998 | #22 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #3,515 of 4,938 | #123 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #463 of 4,622 | #21 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.6% | #43 of 4,628 | #5 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #2,614 of 4,789 | #23 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #257 of 2,838 | #5 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
396
-106 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 396 | 32.1 | 12.3:1 | 69% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 33.9 | 11.9:1 | 72% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 41 | 11.0:1 | 72% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 44 | 11.4:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 56% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 640 | 45 | 14.2:1 | 55% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 37% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 10% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Degan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (628 to 396); teachers down 27% (44 to 32.1).
About Degan Elementary School
Degan Elementary School is a small elementary school in LEWISVILLE, Texas, administered by LEWISVILLE ISD. The latest federal count shows 396 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 24% lower.
The district for Degan Elementary School is LEWISVILLE ISD, with 62 schools and 47,876 students.
Degan Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 32%. It is also 25% Black, 21% White, 14% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Denton County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Degan Elementary School comes in at 77%.
Degan Elementary School operates with 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Degan Elementary School reports 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Degan Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Texas with Degan Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Degan Elementary School posts 37.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that median household income is about $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 267 public schools operate in Denton County, serving about 175,222 students.
The school nearest to Degan Elementary School is Huffines Middle School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Degan Elementary School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 502 to 396 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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 LEWISVILLE
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Premier H S OnlineHigh · 2,728 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
- Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleCombined · 912 students
- STEM Academy at Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 872 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
Nearby schools
- Huffines Middle School0.7 mi · 612
- Lamar Middle School0.9 mi · 716
- Marjory Vickery Elementary School1.1 mi · 635
- Timber Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 410
- Prairie Trail Elementary School1.2 mi · 672
- Lewisville High School1.3 mi · 4,001
Frequently asked questions
About Degan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Degan Elementary School?
Degan Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-05.
Is Degan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Degan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Degan Elementary School have?
Degan Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Degan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Degan Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Degan Elementary School in?
Degan Elementary School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.