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Harpool Middle

Q: Is Harpool Middle a good school?

Harpool Middle ranks 240 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Harpool Middle in Lantana, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 860 students in grades 6-8 within the Denton Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a top academic choice in the area. The school has a strong track record of excellence, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for nine of the last ten years, and its test scores far exceed both district and state averages. For example, in reading, 73-79% of students are proficient compared to about 53-58% district-wide, and in Algebra I, 88% of 8th graders pass the End-of-Course exam versus roughly 46% across the district. This success is supported by a healthy student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and a community where only about 15% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Harpool is a clear academic leader. While other Denton ISD middle schools like Bettye Myers Middle and McMath Middle rank in the 22nd and 40th percentiles statewide, Harpool consistently ranks in the 90th percentile or higher. Even Crownover Middle, the next best in the district, ranks 15 points lower. Harpool also competes well with top schools in the neighboring Lewisville Independent School District (Isd), such as Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle and Briarhill Middle, achieving similar results despite serving a slightly higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. This suggests Harpool adds significant educational value for its community.

One notable trend is a dip in 7th-grade math proficiency, with only about 25% of students proficient compared to 55% in 6th grade and 69% in 8th grade—a pattern seen across the region. Additionally, while Harpool’s overall performance remains strong, its state ranking has slipped slightly from the 98th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 90th percentile recently, a trend worth monitoring. The school excels at accelerating students into advanced math, with a high percentage of 8th graders taking and passing Algebra I, and it serves all student groups effectively, though there is room for growth in supporting low-income and English language learners.

860

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,817

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9601 Stacee Ln
Lantana, TX 76266

(940) 369-1700

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Harpool Middle usually attend:

High:

Guyer High School

Feeder schools for Harpool Middle:

Elementary:	Blanton Elementary
	Dorothy P Adkins Elementary
	Ep Rayzor Elementary
	McNair Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

19.1%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg42%

Texas avg47%

240^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd)

549^th of 951Denton 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
2026	84.2	240 of 2335	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	174 of 2344	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	141 of 2372	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	98 of 2330	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	86 of 2254	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	139 of 2252	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	95 of 2193	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	103 of 2080	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.8	74 of 2027	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	43 of 1987	97.8%	★★★★★
2015	90.0	67 of 2043	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	83 of 1987	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	152 of 1973	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	148 of 1951	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	73.2	314 of 1895	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	270 of 1803	85.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	349 of 1295	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.8	86 of 997	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	117 of 1280	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	99 of 1273	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	203 of 1251	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	109 of 1213	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	160 of 1193	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	203 of 1167	82.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	123 of 642	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	110 of 505	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	181 of 617	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	64 of 616	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	73 of 606	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	183 of 589	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	130 of 594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	227 of 587	61.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.8	339 of 2182	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	262 of 2118	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	164 of 2058	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.4	285 of 2008	85.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	599 of 1390	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.5	91 of 1428	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.1	251 of 1770	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	274 of 1720	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	214 of 1643	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	302 of 1592	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	401 of 1445	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	527 of 1376	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	226 of 2240	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	151 of 1825	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	141 of 2242	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	81 of 2241	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	80 of 2221	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	161 of 2151	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	82 of 2047	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	117 of 2008	94.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	420 of 1497	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	251 of 1230	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	189 of 1481	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	114 of 1488	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	329 of 1501	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	392 of 1446	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	369 of 1430	74.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	419 of 2141	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	210 of 1731	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	156 of 2119	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	120 of 2116	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	86 of 2077	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	220 of 2043	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	144 of 1935	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	133 of 1895	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	925 of 2253	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	523 of 1820	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	376 of 2235	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	355 of 2251	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	257 of 2220	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	182 of 2172	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	432 of 2073	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	800 of 2039	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	255 of 2253	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	112 of 1818	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	147 of 2246	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	113 of 2245	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	86 of 2228	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	123 of 2168	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	94 of 2069	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	97 of 2030	95.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	73.7	127 of 743	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	47 of 753	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	189 of 720	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	331 of 1956	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	439 of 1568	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	924 of 1891	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	191 of 1815	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	119 of 1757	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	127 of 1712	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	40 of 1626	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	122 of 1597	92.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	237 of 1731	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	192 of 1439	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	188 of 1733	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	138 of 1749	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	87 of 1723	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	162 of 1700	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	114 of 1684	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	119 of 1673	92.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+34 vs state

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics56%+16 vs state

Social Studies53%+22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Harpool Middle	Public	6-8	9601 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1700	860	58	14.8	14.9%	559 (65.0%)	60 (7.0%)	164 (19.1%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	84.2	240^th of 2335 public middle schools	89.7%		88.7	174^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.6%	66	88.0	74.0	76.1	79.1	54.6	24.8	69.0	53.4	$10,817
Crownover Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Creekside Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4700	891	61	14.5	31.0%	426 (47.8%)	82 (9.2%)	282 (31.6%)	65 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.6%)	67.1	575^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.4%		69	560^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.1%	15	91.1	62.6	65.4	74.4	32.4	25.6	53.3	43.6	$9,942
Argyle 6th Grade Center	Public	6	800 Eagle Dr	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 464-5100	492	27	17.8		270 (54.9%)	16 (3.3%)	63 (12.8%)	115 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)								(n/a)		76.2			61.4	100.0			$6,595
Stem Academy At Clayton Downing Middle	Public	6-8	5555 Bridlewood Blvd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5962	531	37	14.2	6.8%	340 (64.0%)	12 (2.3%)	75 (14.1%)	70 (13.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	94.1	82^nd of 2335 public middle schools	96.5%		94.2	78^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.7%	4	100.0	83.4	77.5	82.2	75.9	48.7	79.5	66.5	$9,527
Briarhill Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Briarhill Blvd	Highland Village	75077	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5975	801	52	15.5	9.6%	554 (69.2%)	28 (3.5%)	131 (16.4%)	44 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	88.6	170^th of 2335 public middle schools	92.7%		87.6	195^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.7%	25	92.5	78.1	74.5	85.5	69.5	21.1	69.5	64.7	$8,073
McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	644	56	11.5	55.0%	210 (32.6%)	111 (17.2%)	275 (42.7%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	40.2	1399^th of 2335 public middle schools	40.1%		46.4	1185^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.4%	214	82.9	54.2	51.8	49.5	26.2	15.6	37.9	26.3	$10,137
Lake Dallas Middle	Public	6-8	325 E Hundley Dr	Lake Dallas	75065	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 497-4037	843	62	13.6	41.4%	370 (43.9%)	89 (10.6%)	306 (36.3%)	27 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	40.3	1396^th of 2335 public middle schools	40.2%		48.8	1116^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.4%	280	86.5	47.4	45.2	57.3	23.5	6.0	39.3	37.7	$9,388
Bettye Myers Middle	Public	6-8	131 Garza Rd	Shady Shores	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1500	827	63	13.0	62.0%	208 (25.2%)	225 (27.2%)	333 (40.3%)	29 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	26.7	1829^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.7%		30.8	1704^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.3%	125	89.1	42.2	41.0	53.1	24.4	5.0	28.1	15.9	$10,175
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Timber Creek Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5966	716	50	14.4	24.0%	339 (47.3%)	54 (7.5%)	200 (27.9%)	84 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	73.5	443^rd of 2335 public middle schools	81.0%		71.8	490^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.1%	47	98.4	64.7	66.0	73.0	45.2	26.1	62.7	42.7	$8,346
Delay Middle	Public	6-8	2103 Savage Ln	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5191	598	56	10.7	89.5%	34 (5.7%)	65 (10.9%)	476 (79.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	10.9	2236^th of 2335 public middle schools	4.2%		10.8	2219^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.3%	17	89.3	29.0	24.2	27.5	15.9	2.9	21.4	9.3	$12,168

Frequently Asked Questions about Harpool Middle

How many students attend Harpool Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 860 students attended Harpool Middle.

Is Harpool Middle a good school?

Harpool Middle ranks 240^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Harpool Middle in?

Denton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Harpool Middle?

Students at Harpool Middle are 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Harpool Middle attend?

Students who attend Harpool Middle usually go on to attend Guyer High School

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