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SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 77% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE
SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE is one of the mid-tier 6-8 campuss in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, run under LEWISVILLE ISD, with 623 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE is one of 62 schools operated by LEWISVILLE ISD, a district that works with 47,876 students overall.
On demographics, SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE shows that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 40% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.6%.
In the area at large, census data for Denton County shows median household income runs about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).
Nearest neighbor: BLUEBONNET EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.0%.
SHADOW RIDGE MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 623 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 40% across the same window.
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