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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLE ELM ISD·NCES 482772014102
Prestwick Elementary School
3101 STONEFIELD, THE COLONY, TX 75056 · (972) 947-9450 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
30 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Prestwick Elementary School
Prestwick Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prestwick Elementary School this school | 451 | 6.7% | 59.8% |
| Old Settlers Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 468 | 7.3% | 81.7% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School AUSTIN | 503 | 4.2% | 82.0% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School AUSTIN | 509 | 5.5% | 72.8% |
| Tom Hicks Elementary School FRISCO | 552 | 8.2% | 67.3% |
| Johnie R Daniel Elementary School NORTHLAKE | 593 | 8.3% | 64.5% |
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 Prestwick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #773 of 4,401 | #53 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #658 of 4,466 ▼ 247 | #35 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #786 of 4,466 ▲ 68 | #54 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #759 of 3,998 | #25 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #3,012 of 4,938 | #113 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,941 of 4,622 | #118 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #691 of 4,628 | #58 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.7% | #4,724 of 4,789 | #129 of 143 |
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
451
+40 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 32.5 | 14.4:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 34.5 | 13.7:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 6% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prestwick Elementary School.
About Prestwick Elementary School
Families in THE COLONY, Texas, are served by Prestwick Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 451 students.
LITTLE ELM ISD is the local district for Prestwick Elementary School. It runs 10 schools with 8,036 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Prestwick Elementary School, at 49%. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 29 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 7% of students, or 30, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Denton County, the average is 35%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Prestwick Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 59.8% actual against 70.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Denton County, the median household income is $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Denton County is home to 267 public schools and about 175,222 public school students.
Lowell H Strike Middle School is the public school closest to Prestwick Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Prestwick Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
NCES assigns Prestwick Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 451 students in 2024-25, 40 more than the 411 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
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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 LITTLE ELM ISD
- Little Elm High SchoolHigh · 2,519 students
- Oak Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 998 students
- Jerry R Walker Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Lowell H Strike Middle SchoolMiddle · 881 students
- Hackberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- D H Brent Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
Other schools in THE COLONY
- The Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,803 students
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle SchoolMiddle · 697 students
- Peters Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Camey Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- Lakeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 395 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell H Strike Middle School0.8 mi · 881
- Lakeview Middle School1.6 mi · 395
- Ethridge Elementary School1.9 mi · 329
- Hosp Elementary School2.0 mi · 666
- Hackberry Elementary School2.6 mi · 601
- STEM Academy at Griffin Middle School2.6 mi · 697
Frequently asked questions
About Prestwick Elementary SchoolHow large is Prestwick Elementary School?
Prestwick Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Prestwick Elementary School serve?
Prestwick Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prestwick Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Prestwick Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Prestwick Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prestwick Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Prestwick Elementary School in?
Prestwick Elementary School is part of LITTLE ELM ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.