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STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE
STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE operates as a mid-tier middle school in FLOWER MOUND, Texas, operated by LEWISVILLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 894 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.
Within LEWISVILLE ISD, which oversees 62 schools and 47,876 students, STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 19% Asian, 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 69.2%.
In the surrounding community, Denton County reports that median household income runs about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).
The closest other public school is STEM ACADEMY AT DONALD EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEM ACADEMY AT FORESTWOOD MIDDLE has showed little movement, going from 914 students in 2018 to 894 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 53%.
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