The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Stem Academy at Enis El
STEM Academy at Enis Elementary is a public elementary school in Decatur, Texas, serving kindergarten through fifth grade within Decatur ISD. It sits on Eagle Drive on the south side of town, one of several campuses spread across a city that is growing steadily as part of the expanding Dallas-Fort Worth orbit.
The school's enrollment is moderate in size for a K-5 building. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share and a small number of students from other backgrounds. A relatively low proportion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch compared to many Texas elementary schools, which reflects Decatur's economic profile as a community where home values run well above the Texas state median. Data on English learner and special education enrollment were not available in the records reviewed.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, the school's results are mixed depending on subject and grade. Reading and language arts show genuine strength: the large majority of tested students across grades three, four, and five reached the approaches-grade-level standard in ELA, and the "meets grade level" rate in ELA districtwide is solid. Math results are more uneven. Third-grade math proficiency was relatively strong, while fourth-grade math proficiency dropped noticeably, and fifth grade fell in between. Across all tested subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it at the top of the comparison set of districts in Wise County, which is a real distinction worth noting. The one soft spot that stands out is fifth-grade science, where fewer than a third of tested students reached the proficiency threshold. That gap, in a school whose name explicitly invokes STEM, is something a parent may want to ask the school about directly. Multi-year trend data was available for only a single year, so it is not yet possible to say whether results are improving, holding, or dipping.
The school carries the STEM Academy designation, which publicly suggests an instructional emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics integrated into the elementary program. Details on specific curriculum models, after-school offerings, or enrichment pathways were not available in the data reviewed.
Decatur itself is the county seat of Wise County and the economic and cultural center of the area, anchored by a historic courthouse square surrounded by local restaurants, boutiques, and specialty shops, a pedestrian-oriented district in an otherwise car-dependent town. Daily errands and school commutes require driving. The LBJ National Grassland lies nearby for outdoor recreation, and the city parks system includes baseball, softball, soccer, a skate park, and pickleball. For families thinking about housing costs, home values in the zip code serving this school run notably above the Texas state median and have been roughly flat year over year, while asking rents have softened. The estimated monthly mortgage cost at current rates is substantial, and the rent-to-income ratio is moderate by national standards.
For families thinking about the longer arc of their child's time in Decatur ISD, the district context matters. Voters approved a major bond in May 2026, publicly reported by the Wise County Messenger as passing with strong margins. The largest piece funds a brand-new middle school to replace a campus that had been operating well over capacity, along with facility, technology, and safety improvements across all schools. Two earlier bond attempts failed in 2023, and during that period the middle school and high school were both publicly reported to be operating significantly above capacity. The approved bond represents a real shift and would affect any family with children who will eventually move up into Decatur ISD's upper grades. Property taxes include both a maintenance-and-operations component and a newly activated debt service rate tied to the bond, a concrete cost factor for anyone purchasing a home in the district.
For a family drawn to a STEM-branded elementary in a growing small city with a stable community feel and good access to Fort Worth, this school offers competitive overall academic results within its county peer group. The fourth-grade math results and the fifth-grade science numbers are worth discussing with the school before enrolling.
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