Morningside Elementary School
Public elementary school in The Colony, Texas · Lewisville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Morningside Elementary School serves 338 students in grades Pre-K–5 in The Colony (Denton County). It is one of 62 schools in Lewisville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3906th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lewisville ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482730003752 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lewisville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 338 | 47,876 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.1% | 36.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Morningside Elementary School in context
Size
Morningside Elementary School is the 36th largest of Lewisville ISD's 39 elementary schools; its 338 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 581 students, so Morningside Elementary School is smaller 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 4 with 65 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (55 against 50). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 38.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lewisville ISD (32.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 26%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.3% across Lewisville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
Morningside Elementary School has 28.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 338 students would have about 22.8 teachers, so Morningside Elementary School has 5.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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 elementary school is Peters Colony Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 134 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 38.2% |
| Hispanic | 26% |
| Black | 17.5% |
| Asian | 11.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 50 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6350 Paige Rd, The Colony, TX 75056
Phone: (469)713-5970
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Morningside Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peters Colony Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 0.4 mi | 610 | 12.9 | 63.9% |
| Camey Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 1.1 mi | 426 | 12.1 | 54% |
| B B Owen Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 1.1 mi | 274 | 10.5 | 55.5% |
| Hosp Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 2.1 mi | 666 | 16 | 11.6% |
| Tom Hicks Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 2.1 mi | 552 | 13.8 | 8.2% |
| Ethridge Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 2.1 mi | 329 | 11.7 | 37.1% |
| STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary School | Lewisville ISD | 2.5 mi | 742 | 16 | 21% |
| Bledsoe Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 2.7 mi | 663 | 14.9 | 7.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.