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Enrollment
572
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730008533
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School
4109 CREEK VALLEY BLVD, CARROLLTON, TX 75010 · (469) 713-5184 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
181 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 6 | 191 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 36% |
Student demographics
75%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School this school | 572 | 31.6% | 57.1% |
| Clark Middle School FRISCO | 824 | 23.5% | 70.4% |
| Scoggins Middle School MCKINNEY | 809 | 21.4% | 65.2% |
| Otto Middle School PLANO | 936 | 39.6% | 62.0% |
| Killian Middle School LEWISVILLE | 997 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| Wortham Intermediate School MCKINNEY | 823 | 18.5% | 70.9% |
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 STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #305 of 1,635 | #18 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #815 of 1,670 ▼ 453 | #26 of 47 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #411 of 1,670 ▼ 100 | #22 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #1,152 of 1,570 | #35 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #973 of 1,749 | #38 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #416 of 1,542 | #11 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.9% | #23 of 1,543 | #1 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #1,431 of 1,648 | #25 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #408 of 942 | #10 of 25 |
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
572
-86 (-13%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 572 | 43.1 | 13.3:1 | 32% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 45.1 | 12.5:1 | 33% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 45.8 | 13.1:1 | 37% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 32% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 51.4 | 13.5:1 | 29% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 60 | 12.6:1 | 29% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 53 | 12.1:1 | 23% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (695 to 572); teachers down 16% (51.4 to 43.1).
About STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in CARROLLTON, Texas. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 572 students.
LEWISVILLE ISD enrolls 47,876 students in 62 schools, including STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School is Asian, with 38% of students. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 19% White, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 26 points above the 11% share among Denton County residents. The diversity index for STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. The school reported 32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Denton County average a similar 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School lands at B, ahead of 64% of Texas public middle schools.
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.1%, compared with a predicted 60.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Denton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $111,498 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School, Denton County has 267 public schools.
Hebron Valley Elementary School is the nearest public school to STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School enrolled 658 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 572. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.3:1 to 13.3:1.
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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 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 CARROLLTON
- Hebron High SchoolHigh · 3,668 students
- Turner High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,971 students
- Creekview High SchoolHigh · 1,686 students
- Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Arbor Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
Nearby schools
- Hebron Valley Elementary School0.1 mi · 430
- Coyote Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 478
- Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton1.0 mi · 444
- Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton1.1 mi · 564
- STEM Academy at Polser Elementary School1.5 mi · 506
- Creekview High School1.5 mi · 1,686
Frequently asked questions
About STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School?
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades 06-08.
Is STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School have?
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School?
Student demographics at STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School are roughly 19% White, 17% Hispanic, 20% Black, 38% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School in?
STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School is part of LEWISVILLE ISD.
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