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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730006982
Prairie Trail Elementary School
5555 TIMBER CREEK RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 · (469) 713-5980 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
172 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 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
65%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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Prairie Trail Elementary School
Prairie Trail Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Trail Elementary School this school | 672 | 25.6% | 61.0% |
| Patton Elementary School AUSTIN | 737 | 30.1% | 52.5% |
| Mh Specht Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 718 | 26.3% | 62.5% |
| Jim Plain Elementary School LEANDER | 704 | 23.9% | 44.1% |
| Cibolo Green SAN ANTONIO | 735 | 28.2% | 66.5% |
| Carver Center MIDLAND | 605 | 24.3% | 93.8% |
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 Prairie Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #714 of 4,401 | #48 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #827 of 4,466 ▼ 345 | #49 of 138 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #962 of 4,466 ▲ 82 | #64 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #267 of 3,998 | #5 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #1,106 of 4,938 | #27 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,789 of 4,622 | #75 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #944 of 4,628 | #82 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #4,318 of 4,789 | #89 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #2,646 of 2,838 | #66 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
672
+37 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 672 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 26% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 48.6 | 13.4:1 | 27% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 25% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 48.6 | 14.2:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 44 | 14.6:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 3% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (690 to 672); teachers down 3% (48.6 to 47).
About Prairie Trail Elementary School
Prairie Trail Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in FLOWER MOUND, Texas. The school's 672 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
The district for Prairie Trail Elementary School is LEWISVILLE ISD, with 62 schools and 47,876 students.
The most common group at Prairie Trail Elementary School is White students, at 42%. After that, the student body is 39% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Denton County, the White share is about 57%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 47 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 26%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Denton County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prairie Trail Elementary School is -1.8 points: 61.0% actual, 62.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 267 public schools in Denton County, enrolling about 175,222 students in all.
The closest public school, Lamar Middle School, is about 0.6 miles from Prairie Trail Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.0%; Prairie Trail Elementary School's is 61.0%, ranking 4th of 9.
Federal data place Prairie Trail Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 37 students since 2020-21, to 672. By 2024-25, the school had 14.3 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Prairie Trail Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Prairie Trail Elementary. Prairie Trail Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Prairie Trail ElementaryAnkeny, IA · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar Middle School0.6 mi · 716
- Marcus High School0.6 mi · 2,998
- STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 582
- Briarhill Middle School1.2 mi · 801
- Degan Elementary School1.2 mi · 396
- Huffines Middle School1.3 mi · 612
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Trail Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Trail Elementary School?
Prairie Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
Is Prairie Trail Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Prairie Trail Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Prairie Trail Elementary School have?
Prairie Trail Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Prairie Trail Elementary School?
Prairie Trail Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Trail Elementary School?
Prairie Trail Elementary School is overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.