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What's something OLD SETTLERS EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730016941
Old Settlers Elementary School
2525 OLD SETTLERS RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75022 · (469) 713-5993 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
34 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
82.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 63.0% | 25.0% | 8.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 51.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 83.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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%.
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 Old Settlers Elementary School
Old Settlers Elementary School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Settlers Elementary School this school | 468 | 7.3% | 81.7% |
| Prestwick Elementary School THE COLONY | 451 | 6.7% | 59.8% |
| Heritage Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 538 | 10.8% | 71.6% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School AUSTIN | 503 | 4.2% | 82.0% |
| STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 526 | 10.6% | 65.2% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School AUSTIN | 509 | 5.5% | 72.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Old Settlers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #67 of 4,401 | #3 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #106 of 4,466 ▲ 19 | #3 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #62 of 4,466 ▲ 14 | #4 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,938 of 3,998 | #55 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #2,848 of 4,938 | #110 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #547 of 4,622 | #29 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #1,175 of 4,628 | #93 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #4,709 of 4,789 | #124 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #1,355 of 2,838 | #31 of 69 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
468
-55 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 468 | 37.4 | 12.5:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 37.3 | 12.7:1 | 6% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 38.9 | 12.3:1 | 6% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 6% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 39.6 | 14.4:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 3% (17) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old Settlers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (569 to 468); teachers down 6% (39.6 to 37.4).
About Old Settlers Elementary School
Located in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, Old Settlers Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 468 students across pre-K through 5.
LEWISVILLE ISD oversees Old Settlers Elementary School and 61 other schools, with 47,876 students in total.
More than half of the students at Old Settlers Elementary School are White (56%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is in line with Denton County, where about 57% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
With 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 7% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Old Settlers Elementary School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.6% for Old Settlers Elementary School. The school posts 81.7%, 11.1 points above the prediction.
For Denton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 267 public schools in the county, enrolling about 175,222, Old Settlers Elementary School among them.
McKamy Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Old Settlers Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Old Settlers Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Old Settlers Elementary 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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 523 to 468, an 11% decline.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Old Settlers Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 LEWISVILLE ISD
- Lewisville High SchoolHigh · 4,001 students
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- Killian Middle SchoolMiddle · 997 students
Other schools in FLOWER MOUND
- Flower Mound High SchoolHigh · 3,426 students
- Marcus High SchoolHigh · 2,998 students
- Argyle High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundCombined · 949 students
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 894 students
- Argyle South Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
Nearby schools
- McKamy Middle School0.1 mi · 757
- Flower Mound High School0.8 mi · 3,426
- STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School0.9 mi · 526
- Wellington Elementary School1.0 mi · 731
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School1.5 mi · 894
- Flower Mound Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Old Settlers Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Old Settlers Elementary School?
Old Settlers Elementary School enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Old Settlers Elementary School serve?
Old Settlers Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Settlers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Old Settlers Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Old Settlers Elementary School?
At Old Settlers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 20% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Old Settlers Elementary School public or private?
Old Settlers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.