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Argyle West

Public Grades PK, KG-5

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Argyle West is an exemplary elementary school in Argyle, Texas, serving 965 students in grades PK-5. As part of the highly-ranked Argyle Independent School District, Argyle West has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it among the top 10% of Texas elementary schools.

Argyle West's academic performance is truly exceptional, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Argyle West's 3rd-grade reading proficiency rate was an impressive 85.58%, compared to 78.36% for the Argyle ISD and 52.02% for the state of Texas. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for African American students and the top 30% for English Language Learners and Special Education students.

While Argyle West serves a relatively low-poverty student population, with only 5.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 15.7 students per teacher over the past three school years. This is lower than the nearby Argyle South Elementary and Hilltop Elementary schools, further contributing to Argyle West's exceptional educational environment.

643

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,331

Per pupil spending ?

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1741 Old Justin Rd
Argyle, TX 76226

(940) 246-4007

District: Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Asian:

19.3%

Hispanic:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2021 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Texas avg47%

428^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 5 pts since 2021

From top 5% (2021) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

25^th of 961Argyle Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	428 of 4651	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	273 of 4710	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	288 of 4647	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	327 of 4581	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	213 of 4578	95.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	97.3	26 of 2421	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	336 of 814	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	148 of 1045	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	209 of 1015	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	166 of 957	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	316 of 967	67.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.7	543 of 4461	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	168 of 4331	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	107 of 2918	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	238 of 3668	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	773 of 3556	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	93.6	70 of 3487	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	265 of 3446	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	440 of 3744	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	387 of 4658	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	369 of 4588	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	488 of 4561	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	210 of 4499	95.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	507 of 2619	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	116 of 2980	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.7	286 of 2958	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	235 of 3006	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	265 of 3644	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	349 of 4465	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	269 of 4401	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	434 of 4376	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	223 of 4329	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	23 of 3705	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	481 of 4594	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	96.7	46 of 4477	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	383 of 4451	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	307 of 3739	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	217 of 4647	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	203 of 4585	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	183 of 4563	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	230 of 4498	94.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	77 of 975	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	68.1	322 of 1128	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	154 of 1099	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	286 of 1004	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	227 of 961	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	658 of 3549	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	424 of 4292	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	107 of 4086	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	420 of 3952	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	161 of 3799	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	769 of 2612	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	597 of 3108	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	534 of 3106	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	588 of 3082	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	232 of 3082	92.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2022)99th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading79%+25 vs state

Science69%+39 vs state

Mathematics61%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Argyle West	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Old Justin Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-4007	643	42	15.2	4.2%	387 (60.2%)	15 (2.3%)	74 (11.5%)	124 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	88.4	428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.7	273^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	94.2%	155	85.6	78.9	74.3	57.7	55.8	68.8	68.8	$7,331
Jane Ruestmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Cleveland Gibbs Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	846	47	17.8	3.9%	328 (38.8%)	27 (3.2%)	84 (9.9%)	362 (42.8%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)	79.9	79.3	88.6	67.2	76.5	87.7	66.7	$00
Lance Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Hawks Way	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1800	701	48	14.5	8.6%	394 (56.2%)	34 (4.9%)	135 (19.3%)	95 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	86.6	513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.4	557^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.2%	44	80.9	70.7	70.7	62.6	64.8	61.0	49.0	$8,587
Johnie R Daniel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Tye St	Northlake	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 215-0000	593	42	14.2	8.3%	275 (46.4%)	48 (8.1%)	118 (19.9%)	115 (19.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	85.2	567^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.8%		89.5	392^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	91.7%	175	74.4	74.4	75.7	65.4	57.7	64.4	39.2	$12,374
Argyle South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 Denton Creek Blvd	Flower Mound	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	783	54	14.5	10.1%	390 (49.8%)	33 (4.2%)	122 (15.6%)	186 (23.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	96.6	125^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.3	129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.3%	4	81.2	81.6	85.4	71.3	86.8	83.9	63.1	$7,069
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Harrison Ln	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 464-0564	788	46	17.2	8.4%	534 (67.8%)	15 (1.9%)	102 (12.9%)	100 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	77.5	865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.9	577^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	288	69.1	65.8	77.3	67.4	42.5	54.0	39.8	$9,128
Justin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Boss Range Rd	Justin	76247	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 215-0800	667	45	14.9	25.3%	444 (66.6%)	37 (5.5%)	135 (20.2%)	21 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.7%)	46.5	2348^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%		52.7	2009^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.3%	339	51.5	50.0	53.3	45.1	41.9	40.4	22.6	$7,891
Universal Academy-Bartonville	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Fm 407 E	Bartonville	75226	Denton County	Universal Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 393-5068	111	23	4.8		3 (2.7%)	37 (33.3%)	1 (0.9%)	68 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	73.2	994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%		90.3	363^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.3%	631	57.1	56.5	66.7	50.0	65.2	61.1	38.9	$1,224
Denton Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4420 Country Club Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	190	16	11.8	28.9%	110 (57.9%)	22 (11.6%)	31 (16.3%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.5	1524^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	252	76.9	79.2	57.9	65.4	58.3	31.6	0.0	$10,843
Ponder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Bailey	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 479-8320	773	52	14.8	45.3%	434 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	300 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	22.2	3904^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.1%		28.4	3558^th of 4710 public elementary schools	24.5%	346	45.5	37.8	39.6	36.3	23.6	29.3	5.0	$7,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Argyle West

What district is Argyle West in?

Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Argyle West?

Students at Argyle West are 60% White, 19% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Argyle West a good school?

Yes. Argyle West ranks in the top 9.2% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Argyle West?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Argyle West.

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