PETERS COLONY EL

As an average-sized elementary-level community in THE COLONY, Texas, PETERS COLONY EL educates 610 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within LEWISVILLE ISD.

PETERS COLONY EL is one of 62 schools operated by LEWISVILLE ISD, a district that instructs 47,876 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PETERS COLONY EL logs that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 14% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PETERS COLONY EL logs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PETERS COLONY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Denton County (around 35%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, PETERS COLONY EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.0%; actual is 30.4%, a gap of -15.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Denton County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. PETERS COLONY EL is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

Nearest neighbor: STEM ACADEMY AT GRIFFIN MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PETERS COLONY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PETERS COLONY EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

PETERS COLONY EL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PETERS COLONY EL has fell 8%, going from 662 students in 2018 to 610 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 14% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PETERS COLONY EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.