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Lakeview Elementary School

1800 WATERSIDE, LITTLE ELM, TX 75068 · (972) 947-9454 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
  • B-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.
  • BThree-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
219 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K20%
Kindergarten7414%
Grade 18716%
Grade 27614%
Grade 38516%
Grade 410219%
Grade 510520%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).

Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
17834%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
11221%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
15429%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
458%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
408%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30557%
Female
22643%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp 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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading24.0%31.0%21.0%24.0%
Mathematics16.0%27.0%22.0%35.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2655.0%43.0%
2024-2548.0%41.0%
2023-2450.0%40.0%
2022-2346.0%37.0%
2021-2247.0%44.0%
2020-2142.0%50.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Lakeview Elementary School

Lakeview Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lakeview Elementary School this school53141.2%42.5%
STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School
LEWISVILLE
58240.0%48.9%
Huffman Elementary School
PLANO
51940.1%48.3%
Bear Creek Elementary School
EULESS
52446.2%45.4%
Haggar Elementary School
DALLAS
54648.4%43.1%
Alan and Andra Perrin Elementary School
FORT WORTH
56539.6%30.7%
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Lakeview Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Denton County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.5%#2,266 of 4,401#90 of 136
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#2,528 of 4,466
▲ 68
#90 of 138
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#1,960 of 4,466
▲ 766
#89 of 138
▲ 20
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+7.5pp#1,817 of 3,998#49 of 129
Enrollment
ranked largest first
531#2,223 of 4,938#89 of 145
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#484 of 4,622#23 of 141
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
74.6%#144 of 4,628#17 of 141
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.2%#3,902 of 4,789#67 of 143
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#2,065 of 2,838#44 of 69
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
531
-80 (-13%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2553142.912.4:141% (219)
2023-2456141.213.6:144% (247)
2022-2358541.714.0:140% (232)
2020-216114214.6:133% (203)
2017-1858741.814.1:134% (198)
2015-166463916.6:132% (206)
2010-115874114.3:128% (165)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (587 to 531); teachers up 3% (41.8 to 42.9).

About Lakeview Elementary School

Lakeview Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in LITTLE ELM, Texas. A total of 531 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.

LITTLE ELM ISD, which runs Lakeview Elementary School, has 10 schools and 8,036 students.

Lakeview Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 34%. Smaller groups are 29% Black, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 8% multiracial. County-wide, 57% of Denton County residents are White. 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.

Lakeview Elementary School's 42.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.4:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 41%.

The allk12 Grade for Lakeview Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, Lakeview Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.5%; the prediction is 56.1%.

Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Little Elm High School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Lakeview Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lakeview Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.

Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 611 in 2020-21 to 531 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Denton County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lakeview Elementary School
District
LITTLE ELM ISD
Address
1800 WATERSIDE, LITTLE ELM, TX 75068
Phone
(972) 947-9454
County
Denton County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
531
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
219 (41%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482772010626
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 44.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lakeview Elementary School
How many students attend Lakeview Elementary School?
Lakeview Elementary School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lakeview Elementary School serve?
Lakeview Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeview Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lakeview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lakeview Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 21% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeview Elementary School?
Lakeview Elementary School is overseen by LITTLE ELM ISD in Denton County.
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