STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL

STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL is one of the reasonably sized elementary schools in LEWISVILLE, Texas, operated by LEWISVILLE ISD, with 582 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

LEWISVILLE ISD comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 47,876 students; STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL reports that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 22% Black, 8% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.6%.

Across the wider county, Denton County reports that median household earnings sit near $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL is one.

The closest other public school is HUFFINES MIDDLE, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEM ACADEMY AT VALLEY RIDGE EL has climbed 24%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 41% to 31% over that span.

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