Summary:
Zip code 76226, covering parts of Argyle, Flower Mound, and Lantana, Texas, is home to 10 schools serving elementary through high school grades, dominated by the high-performing Argyle Independent School District (Isd) but also including schools from Northwest Independent School District (Isd) and Denton Independent School District (Isd).
The standout story here is the exceptional performance of Argyle ISD schools, which form a cohesive, top-tier feeder pattern. Argyle West is the top-ranked elementary, followed closely by consistent 5-star performers like Argyle South Elementary. These feed into Argyle 6th Grade Center, which boasts a remarkable 100% proficiency rate for 7th graders taking the Algebra I EOC exam, and then to Argyle High School, which has a 98.8% graduation rate and test scores far above state averages. In contrast, the two Denton ISD schools, Ep Rayzor Elementary and Dorothy P Adkins Elementary, are 4-star schools that outperform their district's low 2-star rating, making them "pockets of excellence." The area is affluent, with very low free/reduced lunch rates (3.9% to 12.4%), and student-teacher ratios are favorable, averaging 15.9:1.
A key takeaway is that spending does not equal performance: Ep Rayzor Elementary spends the most per student ($13,144) but has the lowest test scores among elementary schools, while Argyle West spends the least ($8,466) and is the top-ranked. This creates a "micro-market" where a family's choice of district dramatically impacts school quality, from top-5% Argyle ISD schools to lower-ranked Denton ISD options, all within the same zip code.
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