1
Enrollment
881
Middle
DISTRICT 883 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ELM ISD·NCES 482772013843
Lowell H Strike Middle School
8798 SCOTTY'S LAKE LN, LITTLE ELM, TX 75068 · (972) 947-9457 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Texas public middle 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.
- 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
16.0:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
354 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 296 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 291 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 33% |
Student demographics
73%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
Students here typically continue to
Lowell H Strike Middle School→Little Elm High School
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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 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 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Lowell H Strike Middle School
Lowell H Strike Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell H Strike Middle School this school | 881 | 40.2% | 43.8% |
| Leonard Evans Jr Middle School MCKINNEY | 798 | 39.6% | 57.6% |
| Deerpark Middle School AUSTIN | 916 | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| Wilson Middle School PLANO | 813 | 45.5% | 53.3% |
| Harwood Junior High School BEDFORD | 1,024 | 43.8% | 69.8% |
| Faubion Middle School MCKINNEY | 1,033 | 43.8% | 61.8% |
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 Lowell H Strike Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #755 of 1,635 | #27 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #817 of 1,670 ▼ 23 | #27 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #412 of 1,670 ▲ 220 | #23 of 47 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.5pp | #107 of 1,570 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #434 of 1,749 | #17 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,124 of 1,542 | #37 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #66 of 1,543 | #7 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #1,325 of 1,648 | #22 of 44 |
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
881
-87 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 881 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 40% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 54.5 | 17.1:1 | 47% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 992 | 55.8 | 17.8:1 | 45% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 968 | 54 | 17.9:1 | 46% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowell H Strike Middle School.
About Lowell H Strike Middle School
Lowell H Strike Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in LITTLE ELM, Texas, (ZIP code 75068). It reported 881 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
The LITTLE ELM ISD system has 10 schools and 8,036 students.
About 35% of students at Lowell H Strike Middle School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 32% White, 20% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. 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 73%.
Lowell H Strike Middle School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The school has 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lowell H Strike Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Texas public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% for Lowell H Strike Middle School. The school posts 43.8%, 12.7 points below the prediction.
In the wider Denton County area, median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Denton County counts 267 public schools with about 175,222 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Prestwick Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lowell H Strike Middle School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Lowell H Strike Middle School is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 87 students, from 968 to 881. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.0:1) than in 2020-21 (17.9:1).
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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
- Little Elm High SchoolHigh · 2,519 students
- Oak Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 998 students
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Hackberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- D H Brent Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
Other schools in LITTLE ELM
- Little Elm High SchoolHigh · 2,519 students
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 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
- Prestwick Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Hosp Elementary School1.3 mi · 666
- Lakeview Middle School1.7 mi · 395
- Bledsoe Elementary School2.0 mi · 663
- Pioneer Heritage Middle School2.2 mi · 1,037
- Pearson Middle School2.2 mi · 1,032
Frequently asked questions
About Lowell H Strike Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lowell H Strike Middle School?
Lowell H Strike Middle School enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lowell H Strike Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lowell H Strike Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lowell H Strike Middle School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Lowell H Strike Middle School.
How diverse is Lowell H Strike Middle School?
Lowell H Strike Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 35% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lowell H Strike Middle School?
Lowell H Strike Middle School is overseen by LITTLE ELM ISD in Denton County.
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