HOMESTEAD EL

HOMESTEAD EL is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in CARROLLTON, Texas, run under LEWISVILLE ISD, serveing 470 students in grades K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, HOMESTEAD EL shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 11% Black, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HOMESTEAD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 64.3%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household income runs about $111,498, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. HOMESTEAD EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

The closest other public school is STEM ACADEMY AT POLSER EL, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HOMESTEAD EL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HOMESTEAD EL's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 470). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 51% to 43%.

On the community side, members of the HOMESTEAD EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.