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How has GRIFFIN MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
697
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730005768
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School
5105 N COLONY BLVD, THE COLONY, TX 75056 · (469) 713-5973 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
369 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 | 244 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 213 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School this school | 697 | 52.9% | 38.4% |
| Highland Middle School FORT WORTH | 700 | 53.6% | 42.2% |
| Frankford Middle School DALLAS | 839 | 53.3% | 42.0% |
| Park Crest Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 682 | 49.7% | 45.0% |
| Pearland J H South PEARLAND | 764 | 53.1% | 54.3% |
| Sam Jamison Middle School PEARLAND | 728 | 54.0% | 50.5% |
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 STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #1,016 of 1,635 | #34 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,022 of 1,670 ▲ 30 | #30 of 47 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #807 of 1,670 ▲ 242 | #34 of 47 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #249 of 1,570 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #759 of 1,749 | #29 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #540 of 1,542 | #17 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #133 of 1,543 | #12 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #1,087 of 1,648 | #14 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #523 of 942 | #14 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
697
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 697 | 50.5 | 13.8:1 | 53% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 55 | 13.1:1 | 55% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 53.3 | 14.2:1 | 52% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 57 | 12.3:1 | 42% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 60.2 | 13.4:1 | 40% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 61 | 13.0:1 | 46% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 56 | 12.2:1 | 38% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 55 | 12.6:1 | 13% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 50 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (805 to 697); teachers down 16% (60.2 to 50.5).
About STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School
As a medium-sized middle school, STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School serves students in THE COLONY, Texas. It serves 697 students in grades 6 through 8.
LEWISVILLE ISD serves 47,876 students across 62 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School, at 44%. Other groups include 25% White, 18% Black, 8% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 21% Hispanic. STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. Among public schools in Denton County, the average eligibility rate is 35%.
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School is 51.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
Peters Colony Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School. The five-mile area around STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
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 school's size has been steady, with 702 students in 2020-21 and 697 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.3:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 THE COLONY
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Peters Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Prestwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Camey Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Peters Colony Elementary School0.2 mi · 610
- Morningside Elementary School0.5 mi · 338
- B B Owen Elementary School1.0 mi · 274
- Lakeview Middle School1.3 mi · 395
- Camey Elementary School1.3 mi · 426
- The Colony High School1.5 mi · 1,803
Frequently asked questions
About STEM Academy at Griffin Middle SchoolHow large is STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School?
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School serve?
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School.
How diverse is STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School?
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School reports a student body of 25% White, 44% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School?
STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School is overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.