The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hawk El
Hawk Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Corinth, a small community in Denton County. The school enrolls roughly mid-sized cohorts across its grade band, with the largest classes in the upper grades. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority white, with substantial Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial representation and smaller Black American and American Indian populations.
Across the most recent state assessments, Hawk's performance patterns show strength in English language arts and a more uneven profile in math and science. In third grade ELA, proficiency sits above the midpoint, while fifth grade ELA performance is similarly solid. Math shows more variability by grade. Third grade math lags noticeably; fourth grade is the high point; fifth grade sits in the middle range. Science proficiency, measured only in fifth grade, falls below half of tested students meeting the standard. Overall, the school's proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Denton County, reflecting stronger-than-average achievement across the county.
When you look at proficiency levels on the state scale, the results break down this way. A large majority of Hawk students reach the "approaches" level across subjects, and a smaller but substantial share reach "meets" or higher. In math, about one in three students reaches the highest level (masters), while in ELA, just under half do. In science, only about one in five reaches masters level. This gap between students who are approaching grade level and those who have truly mastered the material is a pattern worth monitoring; it suggests that instruction may reach most students but that deepening conceptual understanding or moving students from passing to strong performance remains an area to develop.
The school sits within Denton ISD, a large north Texas district that is currently managing rapid growth and significant budget pressures. In November 2025, voters approved a property tax rate increase of five cents per valuation to close a budget shortfall and fund teacher salaries, safety, and programs. This was the first rate increase after six years of decreases and will affect homeowner costs in the community. The district is also undertaking major capital expansion, including new elementary schools and a fifth high school, following a 2023 bond approval. These systemwide changes set the backdrop for how Hawk and its peer schools will develop over the next few years.
The Corinth area itself sits in a housing market where home values and rents are moderate relative to the state and national benchmarks. A home purchase in this part of Denton County carries a mortgage cost in the mid-range for Texas, and rental housing costs about a quarter of median household income for the area. The labor market shows a stable unemployment rate, and median household income has held steady in recent years. This economic stability, paired with family composition that includes many two-income and owner-occupied households, shapes the school community.
Hawk Elementary does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not report counts of students with individualized education plans or English learners, so those characteristics are not visible in the available data. A parent interested in understanding special education and language support services would want to contact the school directly.
For a family considering this school, Hawk offers a foundation in literacy that outpaces much of the county, solid math instruction in the mid-range for the state, and a genuine challenge in science. The school's enrollment is stable and diverse, and its performance sits above the county median. Whether that matches your family's priorities depends on your child's needs, the strength you place on each subject, and whether you have flexibility in which school zone you live in within the district. The tax rate increase and capital investments underway in the district suggest the system is investing to meet growth, which typically stabilizes schools in established suburban areas like Corinth over time.
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