LITTLE ELM H S

Set in LITTLE ELM, Texas, LITTLE ELM H S is a sprawling secondary school, operated by LITTLE ELM ISD. It teaches 2,519 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 216% above typical.

Across the 10 schools in LITTLE ELM ISD (8,036 students total), LITTLE ELM H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LITTLE ELM H S reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 158 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LITTLE ELM H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LITTLE ELM H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.4%; this one delivers 54.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household earnings sit near $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which LITTLE ELM H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKEVIEW EL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LITTLE ELM H S comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLE ELM H S has grew 21%, going from 2,090 students in 2018 to 2,519 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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