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If you could change one rule at PETERS COLONY EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730005536
Peters Colony Elementary School
5101 NASH DR, THE COLONY, TX 75056 · (469) 713-5179 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- 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
12.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
390 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 | 74 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
45%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Peters Colony Elementary School
Peters Colony Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Colony Elementary School this school | 610 | 63.9% | 31.9% |
| Crestview Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 578 | 65.1% | 62.1% |
| IDEA Hidden Meadow Academy SAN ANTONIO | 608 | 66.6% | 45.3% |
| Northwood Hills Elementary School DALLAS | 563 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| IDEA Kyle Academy KYLE | 637 | 62.5% | 42.5% |
| Schertz Elementary School SCHERTZ | 663 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
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 Peters Colony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,497 of 4,401 | #112 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,564 of 4,466 ▼ 181 | #119 of 138 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,035 of 4,466 ▲ 181 | #120 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,878 of 3,998 | #50 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #1,544 of 4,938 | #48 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #757 of 4,622 | #38 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #2,788 of 4,628 | #133 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #2,914 of 4,789 | #28 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #2,227 of 2,838 | #54 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
610
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 610 | 47.3 | 12.9:1 | 64% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 46.7 | 12.0:1 | 66% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 46.2 | 11.5:1 | 68% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 47 | 11.7:1 | 59% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 50.5 | 13.1:1 | 61% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 61 | 13.2:1 | 66% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 54 | 13.1:1 | 70% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 28% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 43 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peters Colony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (662 to 610); teachers down 6% (50.5 to 47.3).
About Peters Colony Elementary School
Peters Colony Elementary School, located in THE COLONY, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 610 students.
Peters Colony Elementary School falls under LEWISVILLE ISD, which has 62 schools enrolling 47,876 students.
The largest group at Peters Colony Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 72%. Other students are 14% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County residents are about 21% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
For every teacher at Peters Colony Elementary School, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 64%. It compares with 35% for public schools in Denton County.
On the allk12 Grade, Peters Colony Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 13% of Texas public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Peters Colony Elementary School would score about 46.4%. It scores 31.9%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denton County counts 267 public schools with about 175,222 students.
Peters Colony Elementary School's nearest public school is STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Peters Colony Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies Peters Colony Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 610 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 549. The ratio was 11.7:1 in 2020-21 and 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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 THE COLONY
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Prestwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 451 students
- Camey Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School0.2 mi · 697
- Morningside Elementary School0.4 mi · 338
- Camey Elementary School1.1 mi · 426
- B B Owen Elementary School1.2 mi · 274
- Lakeview Middle School1.2 mi · 395
- The Colony High School1.3 mi · 1,803
Frequently asked questions
About Peters Colony Elementary SchoolHow large is Peters Colony Elementary School?
Peters Colony Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Peters Colony Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peters Colony Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Peters Colony Elementary School have?
Peters Colony Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Peters Colony Elementary School?
Peters Colony Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 72% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Peters Colony Elementary School public or private?
Peters Colony 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.