Photo: Lakeviews · CC BY-SA 4.0Little Elm’s public schools outscore 51% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Little Elm, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Little Elm’s districts is 35%, below the Texas average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Little Elm’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 282 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Little Elm’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Little Elm Independent spends $11,953 per student and Denton Independent $11,854, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Little Elm’s grade
B−: better than 51% of Texas school districts, #306 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Little Elm, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Jerry R Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Navo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
7th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Jerry R Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Navo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
8th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Jerry R Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 885 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Navo Middle
Grades 6–8 · 699 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
9th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Ray Braswell H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,812 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
Little Elm H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,519 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Ray Braswell H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,812 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
Little Elm H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,519 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Ray Braswell H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,812 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
Little Elm H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,519 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Little Elm · depends on your address
Ray Braswell H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,812 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Aubrey
Little Elm H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,519 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Little Elm runs its own schools through grade 12 (Little Elm Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Denton Independent School District, shared with Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Cross Roads, Denton, Oak Point, Providence Village and Shady Shores. Parts of Little Elm (14% of its land) are served by Frisco Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Little Elm
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Little Elm vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Little Elm’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Little Elm | B− | Little Elm Independent PK–12 · Denton Independent PK–12 |
| The Colony | B+ | Lewisville Independent PK–12 · Little Elm Independent PK–12 |
| Providence Village | B | Aubrey Independent PK–12 · Denton Independent PK–12 |
| Frisco | A | Frisco Independent |
| Oak Point | B− | Little Elm Independent PK–12 · Denton Independent PK–12 |
| Aubrey | B | Aubrey Independent PK–12 · Denton Independent PK–12 |
| Lakewood Village | — | Little Elm Independent |
| Prosper | A | Prosper Independent |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Little Elm Independent with Little Elm for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Little Elm
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Fred Hill El and Lakewood Village Elmentary School).
Questions about Little Elm’s schools
Are Little Elm’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Little Elm children attend outscore 51% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #306 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Little Elm in?
Two districts: Little Elm Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Denton Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Cross Roads, Denton, Oak Point, Providence Village and Shady Shores.
Where do Little Elm kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ray Braswell H S and Little Elm H S.
What is Little Elm’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Denton Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Little Elm spend per student?
$11,953 in Little Elm Independent School District and $11,854 in Denton Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Little Elm families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.