MCAULIFFE EL

MCAULIFFE EL is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas, overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD, with 511 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within LEWISVILLE ISD, which oversees 62 schools and 47,876 students, MCAULIFFE EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MCAULIFFE EL reports that White students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MCAULIFFE EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCAULIFFE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 70.6%, a residual of +0.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Denton County) shows that median household income runs about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Denton County's 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), MCAULIFFE EL is one campus in the mix.

BRIARHILL MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MCAULIFFE EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 65.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. MCAULIFFE EL's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 541 (now 511).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.