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Enrollment
997
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730011204
Killian Middle School
2561 FM 544, LEWISVILLE, TX 75056 · (469) 713-5977 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL997 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
16.1:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
253 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 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 344 | 35% |
Student demographics
75%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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 56.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Killian Middle School
Killian Middle School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Middle School this school | 997 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| Smith Middle School CYPRESS | 1,091 | 21.1% | 79.2% |
| Hunt Middle School FRISCO | 852 | 19.8% | 72.6% |
| Clark Middle School FRISCO | 824 | 23.5% | 70.4% |
| Scoggins Middle School MCKINNEY | 809 | 21.4% | 65.2% |
| Ereckson Middle School ALLEN | 1,263 | 19.9% | 76.0% |
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 Killian Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #161 of 1,635 | #14 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #279 of 1,670 ▼ 31 | #17 of 47 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #177 of 1,670 ▲ 11 | #17 of 47 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #303 of 1,570 | #4 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 997 | #285 of 1,749 | #6 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,142 of 1,542 | #38 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #25 of 1,543 | #2 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #1,507 of 1,648 | #28 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #324 of 437 | #15 of 17 |
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
997
-105 (-10%) vs 2020
+34% since 2010-11, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 997 | 61.8 | 16.1:1 | 25% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 63.8 | 14.8:1 | 29% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 65.5 | 15.4:1 | 30% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 1,102 | 64 | 17.2:1 | 22% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 62.9 | 15.1:1 | 25% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 65 | 14.3:1 | 25% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 56 | 13.3:1 | 25% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Killian Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (947 to 997); teachers down 2% (62.9 to 61.8).
About Killian Middle School
Killian Middle School serves students in LEWISVILLE, Texas, as a large middle school. The school had 997 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 55% above that.
LEWISVILLE ISD counts 62 schools and 47,876 students, including Killian Middle School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Killian Middle School. The largest is Asian students, at 35%. The next largest groups are 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Denton County overall, about 11% of residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Killian Middle School is 61.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.1:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Denton County report 35%.
Killian Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Killian Middle School scores 64.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.
Independence Elementary School is the public school closest to Killian Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Killian Middle School's average proficiency of 64.8% compares with 56.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, 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 enrolled 997 students in 2024-25, 105 fewer than the 1,102 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2020-21 to 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- STEM Academy at Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 872 students
- Independence Elementary SchoolElementary · 830 students
- Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasHigh · 778 students
Nearby schools
- Independence Elementary School0.3 mi · 830
- Coyote Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 478
- Castle Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 604
- STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary School1.4 mi · 742
- STEM Academy at Polser Elementary School1.5 mi · 506
- Indian Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Killian Middle SchoolHow large is Killian Middle School?
Killian Middle School enrolls approximately 997 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Killian Middle School serve?
Killian Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Killian Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Killian Middle School is approximately 16.1:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Killian Middle School?
At Killian Middle School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Black, 35% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Killian Middle School public or private?
Killian Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.