Little Elm High School
Public high school in Little Elm, Texas · Little Elm ISD · Grades 9–12
Little Elm High School serves 2,519 students in grades 9–12 in Little Elm (Denton County). It is one of 10 schools in Little Elm ISD. By enrollment it is the 167th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 157.93 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Little Elm ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482772003111 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Little Elm ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,519 | 8,036 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.7% | 45% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Little Elm High School in context
Size
Little Elm High School is the only high school in Little Elm ISD. Its 2,519 students are 31.3% of the district's 8,036. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 1,995 students, so Little Elm High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 670 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 594, against an average of 630 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (594 against 657). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 41.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Little Elm ISD (38.4%). White students are next, at 27.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45% across Little Elm ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Little Elm High School has 157.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,519 students would have about 179.9 teachers, so Little Elm High School has 22 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Lone Star High School, 2.4 miles away in Frisco ISD. There are 7 high schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 41.5% |
| White | 27.7% |
| Black | 21.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 657 |
| Grade 10 | 670 |
| Grade 11 | 598 |
| Grade 12 | 594 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1900 Walker Ln, Little Elm, TX 75068
Phone: (972)947-9443
Website: littleelmisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Little Elm High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star High School | Frisco ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,004 | 15.2 | 15.6% |
| Ray Braswell High School | Denton ISD | 2.9 mi | 2,812 | 15.5 | 45.5% |
| Panther Creek High School | Frisco ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,253 | 13.7 | 16.1% |
| Leadership Prep School Secondary | Leadership Prep School | 3.5 mi | 891 | 23.9 | – |
| Wakeland High School | Frisco ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,230 | 16.9 | 5.3% |
| Reedy High School | Frisco ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,201 | 17 | 5.7% |
| Memorial High School | Frisco ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,439 | 13.3 | 19.7% |
| Frisco High School | Frisco ISD | 6.0 mi | 1,985 | 15.4 | 22.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Little Elm ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 |
| D H Brent Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 541 |
| Hackberry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 601 |
| Jerry R Walker Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 885 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 531 |
| Lowell H Strike Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 881 |
| Oak Point Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 998 |
| Prestwick Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 451 |
| Zellars Early Childhood Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 205 |