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What's something HARPOOL MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
860
Middle
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674011881
Harpool Middle School
9601 STACEE LN, LANTANA, TX 76266 · (940) 369-1700 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL860 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
128 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 314 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 276 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 26.0% | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Harpool Middle School
Harpool Middle School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpool Middle School this school | 860 | 14.9% | 70.3% |
| Indian Springs Middle School KELLER | 891 | 11.9% | 68.2% |
| McAnally Middle School FORT WORTH | 898 | 18.6% | 63.9% |
| Riverwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 1,161 | 14.0% | 72.2% |
| Clark Intermediate School SPRING | 913 | 15.3% | 75.3% |
| Wylie West Junior High School ABILENE | 1,038 | 19.7% | 62.1% |
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 Harpool Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #93 of 1,635 | #9 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #296 of 1,670 ▼ 114 | #19 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #140 of 1,670 ▼ 11 | #15 of 47 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #882 of 1,570 | #22 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 860 | #466 of 1,749 | #19 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #829 of 1,542 | #28 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #777 of 1,543 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #1,602 of 1,648 | #34 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #535 of 942 | #15 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
860
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 860 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 15% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 60.9 | 12.8:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 820 | 60.2 | 13.6:1 | 15% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 15% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 990 | 67.7 | 14.6:1 | 12% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 12% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 869 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 17% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harpool Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (990 to 860); teachers down 14% (67.7 to 58).
About Harpool Middle School
In LANTANA, Texas, Harpool Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. The school enrolls 860 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
DENTON ISD counts 33,329 students in its 46 schools, and Harpool Middle School is one of them.
The share of White students at Harpool Middle School is 65%, a majority. It is also 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denton County is roughly 57% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harpool Middle School scores 53%.
Harpool Middle School reported 58 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 15% of students at Harpool Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Denton County report 35%.
Test results at Harpool Middle School are 3.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.3% actual, 67.3% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Denton County, the median household earns about $111,498 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Denton County has 267 public schools with about 175,222 students, including Harpool Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Harpool Middle School is closest to Blanton Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Harpool Middle School's average proficiency of 70.3% compares with 60.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Harpool Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 875 to 860, a small change. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 14.8 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Harpool Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in LANTANA
- Ep Rayzor Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Blanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Dorothy P Adkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Blanton Elementary School0.2 mi · 470
- Guyer High School1.8 mi · 2,577
- McNair Elementary School2.0 mi · 599
- Ep Rayzor Elementary School2.1 mi · 510
- Universal Academy-Bartonville2.3 mi · 111
- Dorothy P Adkins Elementary School2.9 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About Harpool Middle SchoolHow large is Harpool Middle School?
Harpool Middle School enrolls approximately 860 students in grades 06-08.
Is Harpool Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harpool Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Harpool Middle School have?
Harpool Middle School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Harpool Middle School?
Student demographics at Harpool Middle School are roughly 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Harpool Middle School in?
Harpool Middle School is part of DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.