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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730006746
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School
2400 FOREST VISTA DR, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 · (469) 713-5198 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
56 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
63%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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 51.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 77.0% | 74.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Donald Elementary School
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School this school | 526 | 10.6% | 65.2% |
| Fern Bluff Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 596 | 11.4% | 73.1% |
| Heritage Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 538 | 10.8% | 71.6% |
| Glenhope Elementary School COLLEYVILLE | 567 | 8.6% | 83.0% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 638 | 8.5% | 74.9% |
| Old Settlers Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 468 | 7.3% | 81.7% |
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 STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #511 of 4,401 | #37 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #780 of 4,466 ▼ 170 | #46 of 138 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #346 of 4,466 ▲ 39 | #24 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #2,350 of 3,998 | #76 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,283 of 4,938 | #92 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #606 of 4,622 | #30 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #1,152 of 4,628 | #91 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #4,640 of 4,789 | #110 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #731 of 1,307 | #32 of 48 |
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
526
-56 (-10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 526 | 41.6 | 12.6:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 44.2 | 13.0:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 44.9 | 12.7:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 34.3 | 13.9:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 11% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 0% (1) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (476 to 526); teachers up 21% (34.3 to 41.6).
About STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, administered by LEWISVILLE ISD. Enrollment is 526 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
LEWISVILLE ISD is made up of 62 schools with 47,876 students in all.
Roughly 55% of students at STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School are White. Other groups include 18% Asian, 17% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 57% White, within a few points of the school. STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 41.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. Around 11% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 24 points.
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School, the prediction is 69.1% and the result is 65.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 65.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 56 students since 2020-21, to 526.
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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 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
Nearby schools
- STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School0.7 mi · 894
- McKamy Middle School0.9 mi · 757
- Old Settlers Elementary School0.9 mi · 468
- Shadow Ridge Middle School1.3 mi · 623
- Flower Mound High School1.3 mi · 3,426
- Forest Vista Elementary School1.4 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About STEM Academy at Donald Elementary SchoolHow large is STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School?
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School enrolls approximately 526 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School serve?
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School have?
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School?
At STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School public or private?
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEWISVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.