The top reported proficiency rate is 14% in Math. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lakeland El
Lakeland Elementary sits on Fox Avenue in Lewisville, a mid-sized DFW suburb in Denton County organized around I-35E, Lewisville Lake, and a redeveloping Old Town core. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade within Lewisville ISD and draws a large enrollment for an elementary campus.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller shares of Asian, white, and Black students. A very high proportion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this one of the more economically concentrated campuses in the district. English-learner counts were not available in the data, but the fact that the school's STAAR results are reported almost entirely under the Spanish-language version of the assessment across grades three through five tells its own story: this is a campus where a large share of students are being assessed in Spanish, meaning bilingual or dual-language instruction is almost certainly the dominant pathway, at least through the upper elementary grades. A parent choosing this school should ask the school directly about how English-language development is structured and when the transition to English-assessed coursework typically occurs.
The academic picture from STAAR requires plain, careful reading. Proficiency rates as measured at the meets-grade-level and masters thresholds are low across tested grades and subjects, and the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Denton County. In reading and language arts, a small fraction of students at each grade level reached the meets-grade-level standard, and in fifth-grade science no students who took the Spanish-language STAAR reached that bar. Math proficiency was somewhat higher in third grade but still well below state norms, and fifth-grade math showed similarly low results. A substantial share of students do reach the approaches-grade-level threshold across subjects, which represents the minimum passing standard in Texas, but the gap between that floor and the higher meets and masters levels is wide here. Parents who want to understand whether students are on track for later academic success will want to ask the school specifically about its dual-language or bilingual program structure, how reading in both languages is progressing by grade, and what supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level expectations in either language.
Only one year of STAAR data was available, so trend direction cannot be assessed.
The broader district context matters for families at Lakeland. Lewisville ISD voters approved a bond package in late 2023 funding facility repairs, safety upgrades, and technology improvements, though propositions for athletic and high school improvements did not pass. A tax-rate election also passed, directing additional operating funds toward staff pay and programs. On the more disruptive side, the district closed five elementary schools at the end of the 2024-25 school year in response to declining enrollment and budget pressure, with rezoning of several campuses. Lakeland itself remains open, but families should confirm current attendance boundaries since feeder patterns shifted. The district also adopted a full-day cell phone ban beginning in 2025-26, following state legislation.
Lewisville's housing market sits roughly in line with national home values, though prices have softened modestly over the past year. Rents have edged slightly upward over the same period. The estimated monthly cost of ownership in the area is substantial relative to the national median household income benchmark, making this a market where affordability depends heavily on household circumstances. The city itself is growing, with active multifamily and mixed-use development concentrated around Old Town and several other nodes, and commuter rail via the DCTA A-train provides access to the broader DFW network.
Lakeland is a large bilingual-pathway elementary in a high-poverty, predominantly Hispanic community within a district navigating real fiscal and demographic pressures. Families drawn to a Spanish-language instructional pathway in a DFW suburb will find that context here, but the academic performance data is a gap that warrants direct conversation with the school about what it shows and how the school is working to address it.
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