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Enrollment
598
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730006978
Delay Middle School
2103 SAVAGE LN, LEWISVILLE, TX 75057 · (469) 713-5191 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
535 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 | 214 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 188 | 31% |
Student demographics
35%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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% | 45.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 15.0% | 32.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
22.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Delay Middle School
Delay Middle School's state test result (22.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delay Middle School this school | 598 | 89.5% | 22.2% |
| Park View Intermediate School PASADENA | 532 | 89.5% | 43.0% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
| Spring Oaks Middle School HOUSTON | 565 | 89.0% | 33.1% |
| New Middle School MESQUITE | 670 | 87.3% | 39.0% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory HOUSTON | 499 | 87.8% | 44.6% |
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 Delay Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #1,570 of 1,635 | #44 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #1,625 of 1,670 ▼ 52 | #45 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,641 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #47 of 47 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #220 of 1,570 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #932 of 1,749 | #37 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #46 of 1,542 | #2 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #1,154 of 1,543 | #47 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.5% | #267 of 1,648 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #59 of 942 | #2 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
598
-404 (-40%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 598 | 55.8 | 10.7:1 | 89% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 61.4 | 10.2:1 | 89% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 71.9 | 9.6:1 | 89% (614) |
| 2020-21 | 1,002 | 76 | 13.2:1 | 76% (764) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 82.2 | 11.8:1 | 86% (836) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 81 | 12.1:1 | 87% (853) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 65 | 11.6:1 | 85% (642) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 40% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delay Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (967 to 598); teachers down 32% (82.2 to 55.8).
About Delay Middle School
Delay Middle School is a middle school located in LEWISVILLE, Texas, in Denton County. It enrolled 598 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
LEWISVILLE ISD has 62 schools and 47,876 students, and Delay Middle School is one of those schools.
Delay Middle School is 80% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denton County's population at about 21%. Delay Middle School's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Delay Middle School total 55.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school counts 535 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 89%. Across public schools in Denton County, the average is 35%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Delay Middle School is 13.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.2%. Predicted: 35.5%.
Denton County has about 979,561 residents, and the median household income is $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Denton County has 267 public schools and roughly 175,222 students.
The closest other public school is STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Delay Middle School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Delay Middle School dropped 40% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,002 to 598 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 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
- STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 582
- Huffines Middle School1.5 mi · 612
- Highland Village Elementary School1.5 mi · 385
- Prairie Trail Elementary School2.1 mi · 672
- Degan Elementary School2.2 mi · 396
- Lewisville High School2.4 mi · 4,001
Frequently asked questions
About Delay Middle SchoolHow many students attend Delay Middle School?
Delay Middle School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Delay Middle School serve?
Delay Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delay Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delay Middle School is approximately 10.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Delay Middle School?
At Delay Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 80% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Delay Middle School in?
Delay Middle School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.