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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISVILLE ISD·NCES 482730003746
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School
2810 MORRISS RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 · (469) 713-5972 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-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
14.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
136 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 | 281 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%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
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 59.0% | 25.0% | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 57.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Forestwood Middle School
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School this school | 894 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
| Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School CELINA | 1,219 | 16.4% | 57.1% |
| Knox Wiley Middle School LEANDER | 916 | 17.8% | 53.5% |
| Santa Rita Middle School LIBERTY HILL | 1,230 | 15.4% | 56.0% |
| Memorial Middle School HOUSTON | 1,236 | 10.0% | 81.7% |
| Griffin Middle School FRISCO | 685 | 7.9% | 65.4% |
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 Forestwood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #112 of 1,635 | #10 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #222 of 1,670 ▼ 24 | #15 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #79 of 1,670 ▼ 19 | #6 of 47 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #709 of 1,570 | #16 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #415 of 1,749 | #13 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #649 of 1,542 | #22 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #367 of 1,543 | #29 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #1,598 of 1,648 | #33 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #874 of 942 | #22 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
894
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 1,027
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 894 | 63 | 14.2:1 | 15% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 14% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 60.8 | 14.7:1 | 13% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 895 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 11% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 62.5 | 14.6:1 | 7% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 57 | 13.8:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 4% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 1% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (914 to 894); teachers up 1% (62.5 to 63).
About STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, under LEWISVILLE ISD. It reported 894 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
In LEWISVILLE ISD, 62 schools enroll a combined 47,876 students.
At STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School, 53% of students are White. The remaining students are 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put Denton County at about 57% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1, with 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. The school has 15% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Denton County average 35%.
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Texas public middle schools.
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.9%, compared with a predicted 67.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Denton County show that median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 267, with about 175,222 students.
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School is about 0.7 miles from STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 895 students in 2020-21 and 894 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 14.2:1.
The STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Argyle South Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- McKamy Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
Nearby schools
- STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School0.7 mi · 526
- Forest Vista Elementary School0.7 mi · 557
- Marjory Vickery Elementary School1.1 mi · 635
- Garden Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 325
- Timber Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 410
- Old Settlers Elementary School1.5 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle SchoolHow large is STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School?
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School serve?
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School have?
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School?
Student demographics at STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School are roughly 53% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School public or private?
STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle 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.