Located in THE COLONY, TX. Serving grades 06 through 08.
Griffin Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade in The Colony, a master-planned lakeside suburb in Denton County, part of Lewisville ISD. The school sits in a predominantly residential community organized around Lewisville Lake access, a large retail and entertainment corridor anchored by Grandscape, and numerous homeowners associations governing subdivisions throughout the city. Most families here drive to work and to school; walkability is limited outside a few commercial nodes.
The school's STAAR results from the most recent year tell a mixed story. Reading and writing results are the relative bright spot, with roughly half or slightly below half of students at each grade reaching the meets-grade-level threshold, and the eighth grade crossing the halfway mark at proficiency. Math is the area of clearest concern. The sixth-grade math proficiency rate is low, seventh grade is lower still, and only eighth grade climbs meaningfully, though still well below what most families would consider a strong benchmark. Science and social studies eighth-grade results fall in a similar range, with only about a third or fewer of tested students reaching meets-grade-level in those subjects. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Denton County. That comparison is against districts rather than individual schools, so it provides context rather than a precise peer comparison, but the pattern is consistent enough that a parent would want to ask the school directly about academic supports, intervention programs, and how students who are behind in math are identified and helped.
The masters-level bar, which represents the highest performance tier on STAAR, is reached by a small share of students across all subjects, suggesting that while a portion of students are meeting grade level, very few are exceeding it by a wide margin. No trend data across multiple years was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, decline, or stability.
Enrollment is in the middle range for a middle school of this type. The student body is diverse, with Hispanic students making up the largest group, followed by white and Black students, with smaller Asian and multiracial populations. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a meaningful portion of families are navigating economic constraints. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the data provided.
On the district level, Lewisville ISD has been navigating a period of real institutional change. Voters publicly approved a bond package in late 2023 covering facility maintenance, safety upgrades, and technology, which should affect the physical condition of campuses including Griffin over coming years. A voter-approved tax rate increase added operating funds for staff pay and programs. On the other side of the ledger, the district closed five elementary schools for the 2025-26 year due to declining enrollment and budget pressure, which reorganized attendance boundaries and feeder patterns across the district. Middle school assignments were not reported as directly affected, but families new to the area should confirm current boundary and feeder-pattern information. The district also adopted a full school-day cell phone ban for 2025-26 under state legislation, which would apply at Griffin.
The Colony's housing market is priced well above the Texas state median and above the national median, and home values have dipped modestly year over year. Rents have also softened slightly. The city is approaching build-out, with most new residential growth concentrated in the Tribute lakeside area, where prices run into the upper range. For a family weighing the school alongside a housing decision, the community offers genuine recreational amenity and a suburban lifestyle close to major DFW employment corridors, but the academic picture at Griffin, particularly in math, is something to examine carefully before settling.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.