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McKamy Middle School
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 217 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 39% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 60.0% | 26.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 49.0% | 30.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 86.0% | 79.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 83.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 57.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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%.
Schools most like McKamy Middle School
McKamy Middle School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKamy Middle School this school | 757 | 5.5% | 77.2% |
| Shadow Ridge Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 623 | 7.4% | 76.5% |
| Trent Middle School FRISCO | 697 | 8.6% | 72.0% |
| James Garland Walsh Middle School ROUND ROCK | 1,208 | 13.3% | 77.6% |
| Schimelpfenig Middle School PLANO | 826 | 17.2% | 79.4% |
| Cobb Middle School FRISCO | 798 | 15.9% | 66.6% |
Where McKamy Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #37 of 1,635 | #3 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #57 of 1,670 ▼ 20 | #1 of 47 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #48 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #3 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #534 of 1,570 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 757 | #650 of 1,749 | #25 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #915 of 1,542 | #30 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #333 of 1,543 | #26 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #1,641 of 1,648 | #43 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #350 of 942 | #9 of 25 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 757 | 49.7 | 15.2:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 825 | 52.2 | 15.8:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 805 | 53.3 | 15.1:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 807 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 3% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 68.8 | 13.7:1 | 2% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 1,078 | 74 | 14.6:1 | 2% (23) |
| 2010-11 | 1,078 | 69 | 15.6:1 | 1% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 984 | 59 | 16.7:1 | 1% (12) |
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (941 to 757); teachers down 28% (68.8 to 49.7).
About McKamy Middle School
McKamy Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in FLOWER MOUND, Texas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 757 students.
LEWISVILLE ISD has a total of 62 schools and 47,876 students, McKamy Middle School among them.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at McKamy Middle School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Denton County overall, about 57% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 49.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 6% of the student body. Across public schools in Denton County, the average is 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, McKamy Middle School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Texas public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for McKamy Middle School is 71.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.2%.
Denton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 267 public schools in the county, enrolling about 175,222, McKamy Middle School among them.
McKamy Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Old Settlers Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: McKamy Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 77.2% versus a 75.0% average.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 807 to 757, a 6% decline.
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