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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 650 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOVEJOY ISD·NCES 482838012908
Sloan Creek Intermediate School
440 COUNTRY CLUB RD, FAIRVIEW, TX 75002 · (469) 742-8400 · Collin County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
23 students
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 269 | 44% |
| Grade 6 | 343 | 56% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LOVEJOY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
83.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 61.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 49.0% | 34.0% | 14.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 83.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 92.0% |
| 2020-21 | 67.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Sloan Creek Intermediate School
Sloan Creek Intermediate School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sloan Creek Intermediate School this school | 612 | 3.8% | 76.0% |
| STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 531 | 6.8% | 75.8% |
| Colleyville Middle School COLLEYVILLE | 610 | 7.5% | 69.7% |
| Griffin Middle School FRISCO | 685 | 7.9% | 65.4% |
| Keller Middle School KELLER | 894 | 7.7% | 68.6% |
| Bear Creek Intermediate School KELLER | 904 | 9.1% | 74.3% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Sloan Creek Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #42 of 1,635 | #10 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #37 of 1,670 ▲ 26 | #7 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #49 of 1,670 ▲ 13 | #7 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,188 of 1,570 | #45 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #904 of 1,749 | #49 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,405 of 1,542 | #51 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #860 of 1,543 | #52 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.8% | #1,647 of 1,648 | #51 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #712 of 942 | #26 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
612
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 612 | 34.4 | 17.8:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 41.8 | 15.3:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 41.2 | 15.8:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 45.2 | 14.6:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 664 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 3% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sloan Creek Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (661 to 612); teachers down 24% (45.2 to 34.4).
About Sloan Creek Intermediate School
The public middle-grades school Sloan Creek Intermediate School is located in FAIRVIEW, Texas. The student body numbers 612 students, from grades 5 through 6.
LOVEJOY ISD operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,019 students.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Sloan Creek Intermediate School. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Collin County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school's share is higher. Sloan Creek Intermediate School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sloan Creek Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.8:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The lunch program counts 4% of students at Sloan Creek Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Collin County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Sloan Creek Intermediate School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sloan Creek Intermediate School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.0% is 3.9 points above the 72.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Collin County, median household income is about $121,600, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 56% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 338 public schools in Collin County, with a combined enrollment of about 227,575.
The next-closest public school is Lovejoy Childhood Development Center, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Sloan Creek Intermediate School ranks 2nd of 6 nearby schools, at 76.0% versus a 67.9% average.
NCES describes the area around Sloan Creek Intermediate School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 663 in 2020-21 and 612 in 2024-25, a decrease of 51 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.7:1 to 17.8:1.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOVEJOY ISD
- Lovejoy High SchoolHigh · 1,581 students
- Willow Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- Robert L Puster Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Joe V Hart Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Lovejoy Childhood Development CenterElementary · 60 students
- Lovejoy DAEPElementary
Other schools in FAIRVIEW
- Robert L Puster Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Lovejoy Childhood Development Center0.6 mi · 60
- Robert L Puster Elementary School1.6 mi · 548
- David and Lynda Olson Elementary School1.6 mi · 678
- James and Margie Marion Elementary School2.0 mi · 688
- Lovejoy High School2.3 mi · 1,581
- Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School2.3 mi · 1,323
Frequently asked questions
About Sloan Creek Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Sloan Creek Intermediate School?
Sloan Creek Intermediate School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Sloan Creek Intermediate School serve?
Sloan Creek Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Sloan Creek Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Sloan Creek Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sloan Creek Intermediate School?
At Sloan Creek Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sloan Creek Intermediate School public or private?
Sloan Creek Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOVEJOY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.