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Enrollment
2,519
High
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ELM ISD·NCES 482772003111
Little Elm High School
1900 WALKER LN, LITTLE ELM, TX 75068 · (972) 947-9443 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,519 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
158 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
1,125 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 657 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 670 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 598 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 594 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within LITTLE ELM ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 46.0% | 17.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 25.0% | 44.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Little Elm High School
Little Elm High School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Elm High School this school | 2,519 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
| Chisholm Trail High School FORT WORTH | 2,258 | 46.4% | 51.2% |
| Richardson High School RICHARDSON | 2,669 | 44.6% | 61.4% |
| Mansfield Legacy High School MANSFIELD | 2,568 | 48.8% | 59.3% |
| Boswell High School FORT WORTH | 2,445 | 40.8% | 61.4% |
| Waxahachie High School WAXAHACHIE | 3,056 | 44.4% | 52.7% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Little Elm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #608 of 1,385 | #17 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #999 of 1,425 ▼ 306 | #26 of 29 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #662 of 1,425 ▲ 165 | #18 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #203 of 1,184 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,519 | #165 of 2,107 | #9 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #900 of 1,344 | #20 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #111 of 1,346 | #7 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #1,114 of 1,522 | #8 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #204 of 672 | #8 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,519
+106 (+4%) vs 2020
+995% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 2,519 | 157.9 | 15.9:1 | 45% (1,125) |
| 2023-24 | 2,529 | 148.1 | 17.1:1 | 51% (1,280) |
| 2022-23 | 2,514 | 136.7 | 18.4:1 | 52% (1,304) |
| 2020-21 | 2,413 | 124 | 19.5:1 | 53% (1,280) |
| 2017-18 | 2,090 | 120.9 | 17.3:1 | 44% (917) |
| 2015-16 | 2,000 | 108 | 18.5:1 | 42% (830) |
| 2010-11 | 1,563 | 92 | 17.0:1 | 40% (625) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 25% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 14 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Little Elm High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (2,090 to 2,519); teachers up 31% (120.9 to 157.9).
About Little Elm High School
Little Elm High School is a large high school with its address in LITTLE ELM, Texas. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,519 students. That puts enrollment 216% above the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Little Elm High School is part of a district of 10 schools: LITTLE ELM ISD, with 8,036 students.
About 42% of students at Little Elm High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Denton County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Little Elm High School is 15.9:1, based on 157.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Denton County, the average is 35%.
Among Texas public high schools, Little Elm High School outscored 52%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Little Elm High School, the prediction is 54.6% and the result is 56.2%.
In Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 267, with about 175,222 students.
Lakeview Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Little Elm High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.8% proficiency; Little Elm High School posts 56.2%.
In the federal locale system, Little Elm High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 2,519, from 2,413 in 2020-21. The ratio was 19.5:1 in 2020-21 and 15.9:1 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
Related schools
Other schools in LITTLE ELM ISD
- Oak Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 998 students
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Lowell H Strike Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Hackberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- D H Brent Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in LITTLE ELM
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Lowell H Strike Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Robertson Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Catherine Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- D H Brent Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeview Elementary School0.5 mi · 531
- Cesar Chavez Elementary School0.9 mi · 424
- Robertson Elementary School1.1 mi · 624
- D H Brent Elementary School1.3 mi · 541
- Corbell Elementary School2.0 mi · 509
- Boals Elementary School2.0 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About Little Elm High SchoolHow large is Little Elm High School?
Little Elm High School enrolls approximately 2,519 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Little Elm High School serve?
Little Elm High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Little Elm High School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Little Elm High School.
How diverse is Little Elm High School?
Little Elm High School reports a student body of 28% White, 42% Hispanic, 21% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Little Elm High School public or private?
Little Elm High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLE ELM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.