Sloan Creek Intermediate School
Public middle school in Fairview, Texas · Lovejoy ISD · Grades 5–6
Sloan Creek Intermediate School serves 612 students in grades 5–6 in Fairview (Collin County). It is one of 6 schools in Lovejoy ISD. By enrollment it is the 904th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 34.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Lovejoy ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482838012908 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lovejoy ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 612 | 4,019 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 17 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 3.8% | 3.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Sloan Creek Intermediate School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Lovejoy ISD, Sloan Creek Intermediate School is the smallest, with 15.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.5 miles away and have a median of 831 students, so Sloan Creek Intermediate 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 6 with 343 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 269, against an average of 306 per grade. This year grade 6 has 28% more students than grade 5 (343 against 269). 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
White students are the largest group, at 67.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lovejoy ISD (67.1%). Asian students are next, at 13.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
3.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 3.8% across Lovejoy 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
Sloan Creek Intermediate School has 34.44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 612 students would have about 42.5 teachers, so Sloan Creek Intermediate School has 8.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School, 2.3 miles away in Allen ISD. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 34 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67.8% |
| Asian | 13.9% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 269 |
| Grade 6 | 343 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
440 Country Club Rd, Fairview, TX 75002
Phone: (469)742-8400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sloan Creek Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School | Allen ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,323 | 18 | 19.2% |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Lovejoy ISD | 3.6 mi | 688 | 15.5 | – |
| W E Pete Ford Middle School | Allen ISD | 4.0 mi | 702 | 13.8 | 26.2% |
| Faubion Middle School | McKinney ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,033 | 12.5 | 43.8% |
| Mattei Middle School | Princeton ISD | 5.8 mi | 839 | 17.2 | 69.2% |
| Scoggins Middle School | Frisco ISD | 6.0 mi | 809 | 14.8 | 21.4% |
| Wortham Intermediate School | Frisco ISD | 6.2 mi | 823 | 15.2 | 18.5% |
| Dr. Jack Cockrill Middle School | McKinney ISD | 6.3 mi | 1,210 | 14.4 | 22.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lovejoy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe V Hart Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 530 |
| Lovejoy Childhood Development Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 60 |
| Lovejoy High School | High | 9–12 | 1,581 |
| Robert L Puster Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 548 |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 688 |