Academic Performance
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
No academic proficiency data available.
Located in THE COLONY, TX. Serving grades 09 through 12.
The Colony High School serves students in grades 9 through 12 and is part of Lewisville Independent School District. The school enrolls roughly a mid-sized population across all four high school grades in a balanced distribution. Enrollment draws from a growing residential community of master-planned neighborhoods and new mixed-use development, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a student body that is majority Hispanic, with sizable Asian, Black, and white populations represented.
State testing results for 2024-25 show that the school meets the "approaches" benchmark across all tested subjects. In English and language arts, a majority of students met the standard, though only a small percentage reached the "masters" level. Math shows weaker performance: fewer than half met the standard, with a low proportion reaching mastery. Science is a bright spot, with very strong performance in the approaches category and a meaningful share reaching mastery, alongside solid meets rates. Social studies mirrors the pattern of strong approaches performance and a respectable meets rate. Across all subjects combined, the school reached the approaches level but fell short of where many would want to see a graduating senior body land. A parent may want to look into the school's specific supports and interventions for math, where performance lags behind other subjects.
The Colony is a lake-oriented suburb north of Dallas that has grown rapidly from single-family neighborhoods into a mixed-use community anchored by retail and entertainment. The community mixes weekend recreation with weekday commuting to larger employment centers, and most residents drive alone to work. A dedicated pedestrian connection links new residential development with the Grandscape mixed-use district, but day-to-day life outside that node is car-dependent. The city is approaching build-out with new growth concentrated in The Tribute golf community and The Gardens developments, where recent home prices have climbed into the high six and seven figures. Housing in the zip code runs moderately above state benchmarks, and rents represent a notable share of household income.
Lewisville ISD recently faced significant structural pressures. In December 2024, the district voted to permanently close five elementary schools starting in 2025-26, alongside boundary adjustments due to declining enrollment and budget strain. The district also adopted a cell phone ban for the 2025-26 school year that prohibits personal communication devices throughout the school day. In November 2023, voters approved a bond measure for facility and technology improvements and a tax-rate election to fund competitive staffing and instructional programs. These recent changes mean families should confirm current attendance boundaries and understand any ongoing shifts in the district's priorities and operations.
Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.
Officially reported figures, 2024-25.
All reported measures, by topic.