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Peters Colony Elementary

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Peters Colony Elementary ranks 3153 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Peters Colony Elementary is a public school in The Colony, TX, serving 610 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lewisville Independent School District (Isd), with over 63% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a significant and concerning academic decline over the past five years, dropping from a 3-star rating (65th percentile) in 2018-2019 to a 2-star rating (32nd percentile) in the most recent data, a trend that sets it apart from nearby schools like Morningside Elementary (0.4 miles away, 68th percentile) and Tom Hicks Elementary (2.3 miles away, 94th percentile), which are thriving within the same district.

A persistent weakness is mathematics, where proficiency rates across all tested grades have been significantly below both district and state averages for the last three years—for example, only 32% of 5th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to 55% in the district and 47% statewide. However, there are hidden strengths: the school has historically performed well with "At Risk" students, ranking in the 68th percentile for this subgroup in 2018-2019, and has shown notable success in Spanish-language STAAR assessments, outperforming the district and state in several subjects in 2022-2023, suggesting effective bilingual or ESL programs that could be expanded.

Interestingly, Peters Colony spends a relatively high amount per student ($11,932) compared to high-performing neighbors like Bledsoe Elementary ($8,100), indicating that challenges are not due to lack of funding but likely relate to how resources are allocated and the effectiveness of instructional programs. The school's performance contrasts sharply with nearby schools with lower poverty rates, such as Camey Elementary (54% free/reduced lunch) and Tom Hicks Elementary (8.2%), yet Morningside Elementary (39% free/reduced lunch, 72nd percentile) shows that strong results are achievable even with moderate economic diversity, providing a potential model for improvement.

610

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,448

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 Nash Dr
The Colony, TX 75056-1700

(469) 713-5179

District: Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Peters Colony Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stem Academy At Griffin Middle
High:	The Colony High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

White:

14.1%

African American:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg58%

Texas avg50%

3,153^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)

311^th of 951Lewisville 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	34.0	3153 of 4627	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	3545 of 4651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3560 of 4710	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2852 of 4647	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	2551 of 4581	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	2416 of 4578	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	1583 of 4479	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1821 of 4359	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	2097 of 4329	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.1	2200 of 4286	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	2724 of 4320	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	3198 of 4260	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	3033 of 4221	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	2834 of 4206	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.4	2446 of 4095	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	2055 of 3937	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	1689 of 3884	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.9	2623 of 3768	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.3	1889 of 3724	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.8	2061 of 3476	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	2525 of 3475	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	64.4	1271 of 3465	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	1536 of 2406	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	1568 of 1905	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2259 of 2443	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1695 of 2443	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1771 of 2421	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	1024 of 2444	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	913 of 2515	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	1514 of 2483	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.1	2160 of 4461	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	1626 of 4331	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	1392 of 4295	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1505 of 4240	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	2264 of 2918	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	2974 of 3668	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2769 of 3556	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2670 of 3487	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	1693 of 3446	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	1800 of 3333	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1920 of 3226	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	2593 of 4575	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	2939 of 3744	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3352 of 4658	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2538 of 4588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3224 of 4561	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	2574 of 4499	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	1546 of 4348	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	1692 of 4306	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	2069 of 3075	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2218 of 2619	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	1976 of 2980	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.0	146 of 2958	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	61.0	1353 of 3006	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	987 of 3184	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	1800 of 3106	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	3262 of 4413	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	2560 of 3644	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3238 of 4465	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.5	2394 of 4401	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	2396 of 4376	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	2410 of 4329	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	1015 of 4188	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	1520 of 4168	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3361 of 4520	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	2822 of 3705	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	3494 of 4594	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	2591 of 4521	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	2253 of 4477	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	2124 of 4451	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	1135 of 4309	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	1198 of 4264	71.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3646 of 4582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2829 of 3739	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3825 of 4647	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2967 of 4585	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	1965 of 4563	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	2147 of 4498	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	1622 of 4357	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1977 of 4319	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	917 of 975	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	448 of 1112	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	369 of 1046	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	2927 of 4301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	3105 of 3549	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3340 of 4292	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	2149 of 4086	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	1178 of 3952	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	1115 of 3799	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	1438 of 3684	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.9	2925 of 3558	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	2307 of 3006	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	2223 of 2612	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	2064 of 3108	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	1981 of 3106	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	1286 of 3082	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	1939 of 3082	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1701 of 3142	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	1222 of 3127	60.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Peters Colony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Nash Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5179	610	47	12.9	63.9%	86 (14.1%)	51 (8.4%)	440 (72.1%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	34	3153^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	31.9%		28.1	3545^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%	392	20.0	16.7	20.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	46.9	45.6	47.4	38.1	39.7	32.1	$10,448
Morningside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6350 Paige Rd	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5970	338	28	11.9	39.1%	129 (38.2%)	59 (17.5%)	88 (26.0%)	39 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	62.7	1477^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.1%		65.9	1310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.8%	167							74.6	48.3	72.4	44.1	46.6	48.3	$11,123
Camey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4949 Arbor Glen Rd	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5951	426	35	12.0	54.0%	104 (24.4%)	69 (16.2%)	178 (41.8%)	43 (10.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.2%)	53.2	1953^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	57.8%		40.1	2763^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.6%	810	0.0		0.0	20.0		0.0	39.0	50.9	67.1	40.7	60.4	43.8	$10,084
B B Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5640 Squires Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5950	274	26	10.5	55.5%	99 (36.1%)	49 (17.9%)	88 (32.1%)	16 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)								(n/a)													$13,459
Ethridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Ethridge Dr	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5954	329	28	11.6	37.1%	153 (46.5%)	52 (15.8%)	93 (28.3%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	49.1	2169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		59.8	1588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.9%	581							43.6	46.8	67.2	44.4	37.1	50.0	$10,709
Hosp Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 Lone Star Ranch Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4050	666	42	15.9	11.6%	143 (21.5%)	63 (9.5%)	73 (11.0%)	343 (51.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	85.9	545^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.2%		77.9	841^st of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	296							70.2	72.4	76.4	64.3	56.8	69.1	$6,844
Tom Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3651 Compass Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5981	552	40	13.7	8.2%	231 (41.8%)	39 (7.1%)	127 (23.0%)	113 (20.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.1%)	92.1	288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.8%		88.8	415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.1%	127							82.8	77.0	86.3	67.1	70.1	65.6	$7,905
Bledsoe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Timber Rdg Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3600	663	44	14.9	7.2%	230 (34.7%)	41 (6.2%)	78 (11.8%)	271 (40.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	90.6	341^st of 4627 public elementary schools	92.6%		93.8	238^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.9%	103							75.5	78.2	83.9	57.5	67.2	73.2	$6,786
Prestwick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Stonefield	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9450	451	29	15.5	6.7%	222 (49.2%)	37 (8.2%)	75 (16.6%)	87 (19.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	80.7	736^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		79.3	779^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%	43							69.6	68.7	60.3	59.4	63.2	67.2	$8,763
Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Legacy Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-3800	677	41	16.4	9.9%	197 (29.1%)	55 (8.1%)	70 (10.3%)	297 (43.9%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.7%)	86.2	535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.4%		91.1	327^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.0%	208							67.3	58.0	90.4	65.0	62.0	78.5	$6,480

Frequently Asked Questions about Peters Colony Elementary

What schools do graduates of Peters Colony Elementary attend?

Students who attend Peters Colony Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stem Academy At Griffin Middle
High : The Colony High School

What is the racial makeup of Peters Colony Elementary?

Students at Peters Colony Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Peters Colony Elementary in?

Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Peters Colony Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Peters Colony Elementary.

Is Peters Colony Elementary a good school?

Peters Colony Elementary ranks 3153^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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