ETHRIDGE EL

ETHRIDGE EL is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in THE COLONY, Texas, operated by LEWISVILLE ISD, with 329 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% below the state mean of about 519.

Within LEWISVILLE ISD, which oversees 62 schools and 47,876 students, ETHRIDGE EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, ETHRIDGE EL lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ETHRIDGE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 50.4%.

Around the school, Denton County reports that median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), ETHRIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.

LAKEVIEW MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ETHRIDGE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

ETHRIDGE EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 34%: 496 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 13% to 3% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the ETHRIDGE EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.