The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Navo Middle
Navo Middle in Aubrey, Texas serves grades six through eight and draws its enrollment from a community undergoing rapid residential growth at the edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The school is part of Denton Independent School District, which recently passed a major capital bond and raised its property tax rate to address both expansion and budget pressures.
The school's test data shows a pattern of uneven proficiency across grades and subjects. In English language arts, Navo students show moderate strength in the upper grade: eighth-grade proficiency runs at a solid level, while sixth and seventh grades both reach modest proficiency rates. Reading and writing fundamentals appear more stable than mathematics. In math, the picture is notably weaker. Sixth-grade proficiency is low, seventh grade is very low, and proficiency only strengthens substantially in eighth grade. This grade-by-grade pattern suggests students arrive at Navo facing math gaps that the school works to narrow by the eighth-grade year, though many students remain below the proficiency line. Science and social studies proficiency in eighth grade sit in the lower range; state testing data was not available for sixth and seventh grades in these subjects.
Overall, across all tested subjects and grades, Navo's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the other districts in Denton County. The school's average scale scores and the distribution of students across Texas's performance levels (Approaches, Meets, Masters) reflect a student body where nearly two-thirds of students achieve at least the "Approaches Standard" level, but only a small share (around one in six across all subjects) reach the highest "Masters" level. A parent may want to look into the school's specific math interventions and support structures, given how proficiency lags in the lower middle grades.
The student body itself is diverse and economically mixed. Just over half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial share from lower-income families. The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly Black, with sizable Hispanic and White populations and smaller numbers of Asian students and other groups. No state testing data on English learner or special education enrollment was available, so those aspects of the school's support landscape remain unclear from the provided information.
Aubrey itself is a small historic town whose core sits around Main Street and City Hall, but the everyday reality is expansion. Large master-planned residential communities are driving population growth sharply upward, with new subdivisions like Silverado, Sandbrock Ranch, and Aspen Meadows adding hundreds of homes. Newer homes in the area are served by Denton ISD rather than the local Aubrey ISD. Housing values in the Aubrey zip code are moderate relative to the region, with median home values showing a recent decline in market terms, and rent as a share of household income running in the mid-range for the area.
Denton ISD itself is contending with sustained growth and recent fiscal pressure. Voters approved a historic capital bond in 2023 to fund new elementary schools, a fifth high school, and facility upgrades across the district. More recently, in November 2025, voters approved a property tax rate increase of five cents per hundred dollars of valuation to address a budget shortfall and fund teacher salaries, safety, and programs. This tax increase reversed six years of rate decreases and marks a shift in the district's financial trajectory. The district has also consolidated positions and implemented zero-base budgeting to manage budget pressures. For fall 2026, Denton ISD is relaunching Denton Digital, a virtual K-12 program that restores online learning options the district had shut down in 2023.
For families choosing a middle school, Navo represents a regular public campus in a fast-growing suburban area with moderate test performance, particularly a noted math proficiency challenge in the sixth and seventh grades. The school's student composition reflects the economic and racial diversity of Aubrey's expanding residential base. The broader district context is one of growth-driven capacity demands and recent financial tightening, which may shape school resources and staffing in the years ahead.
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