Harpool Middle School
Public middle school in Lantana, Texas · Denton ISD · Grades 6–8
Harpool Middle School serves 860 students in grades 6–8 in Lantana (Denton County). It is one of 46 schools in Denton ISD. By enrollment it is the 466th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Denton ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481674011881 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Denton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 860 | 33,329 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 48.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harpool Middle School in context
Size
Of the 9 middle schools in Denton ISD, Harpool Middle School is the 4th largest, with 2.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 814; Harpool Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 314 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 270, against an average of 287 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (276 against 314). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65% here and 32% across Denton ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 19.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.1% across Denton ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 860 students, Harpool Middle School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 860 students would have about 59.7 teachers, so Harpool Middle School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harpool Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Crownover Middle School, 3.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other middle schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65% |
| Hispanic | 19.1% |
| Black | 7% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 314 |
| Grade 7 | 270 |
| Grade 8 | 276 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9601 Stacee Ln, Lantana, TX 76266
Phone: (940)369-1700
Website: dentonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harpool Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crownover Middle School | Denton ISD | 3.2 mi | 891 | 14.6 | 31% |
| Argyle Middle School | Argyle ISD | 3.6 mi | 969 | 18.6 | – |
| Argyle 6th Grade Center | Argyle ISD | 3.7 mi | 492 | 17.9 | – |
| STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 4.1 mi | 531 | 14.2 | 6.8% |
| Briarhill Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 4.4 mi | 801 | 15.5 | 9.6% |
| McMath Middle School | Denton ISD | 5.0 mi | 644 | 11.6 | 55% |
| Lake Dallas Middle School | Lake Dallas ISD | 5.7 mi | 843 | 13.6 | 41.4% |
| Bettye Myers Middle School | Denton ISD | 5.7 mi | 827 | 13.1 | 62% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.