The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Stem Academy at Memorial El
STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary sits on Josey Lane in Carrollton, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of Lewisville ISD. Its name signals a deliberate academic identity: this is a school organized around science, technology, engineering, and math as a throughline from the earliest grades. That framing matters for families who want an intentional STEM focus before middle school, though the school operates as a regular public elementary rather than a selective-admission program.
The student body is notably diverse and reflects Carrollton's own demographic range. Asian students make up the largest share of enrollment, followed by white and Black students in roughly similar proportions, with Hispanic students and those identifying as two or more races also represented. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low compared to many Texas elementaries, suggesting a population that skews toward middle-income and above, though a range of economic backgrounds is present. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.
On state STAAR testing, the school's results tell a layered story. In reading and language arts, performance is genuinely strong, particularly by fifth grade, where a large majority of students tested as proficient or above. Math results are more mixed: third and fourth grade proficiency rates sit in the modest-to-middling range, while fifth grade is considerably stronger. Science, tested only in fifth grade in Texas, came in just under half of students reaching proficiency, which is worth a closer look from any family, given that STEM is the school's stated identity. Taken together across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Denton County, which is a real strength in context. The data available covers only a single school year, so trend information is not yet available to show whether scores are rising or holding.
The STAAR framework in Texas uses three performance tiers: approaches grade level, meets grade level, and masters grade level. Schoolwide, the approaches rate is high, meaning very few students are testing well below grade level. The meets rate, a stronger threshold, is solidly above half across subjects. The masters rate, the highest bar, is lower, as it typically is statewide, and is something families who want to see advanced performance data can ask the school to break down by grade and subject.
Lewisville ISD has had a turbulent recent stretch. Voters in late 2023 approved bond funding for facilities, safety, and technology, and separately approved a tax rate increase to support staffing and programs, both of which will benefit campuses across the district over time. But the district also closed five elementary schools heading into the 2025-26 school year due to declining enrollment and budget pressures, with attendance boundaries redrawn across the system. Memorial Elementary itself remains open, but families should be aware that feeder patterns and boundaries in the district are in active flux. Starting in 2025-26, the district also enforces a full-day cell phone ban, which may matter to parents with older elementary students.
Carrollton itself is a well-established, largely built-out suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with a daytime employment base that exceeds its resident population. The city is genuinely diverse and has a mix of neighborhood characters, from older homes near the historic downtown square to newer subdivisions. Publicly reported information describes an extensive parks and trails network and DART light rail access, with the Downtown Carrollton station connecting to both the Green and Silver lines. Housing values in the area sit well above the Texas state median, and rents are also above the state midpoint, both trending slightly downward year over year at the time of this writing. A family buying near the school should expect a premium market.
Program details specific to Memorial Elementary, including what STEM programming looks like in practice, enrichment offerings, or after-school activities, were not available in the data we reviewed. Asking the school directly what STEM integration looks like across grade levels, especially in the earlier years when state testing is not yet in play, would give a clearer picture of whether the school's identity matches a family's expectations.
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