STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School
Public middle school in Flower Mound, Texas · Lewisville ISD · Grades 6–8
STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School serves 531 students in grades 6–8 in Flower Mound (Denton County). It is one of 62 schools in Lewisville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1044th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 37.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 482730009208 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 531 | 47,876 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 6.8% | 36.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School in context
Size
STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School is the 14th largest of Lewisville ISD's 15 middle schools; its 531 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 737 students, so STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle 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 7 with 186 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 165, against an average of 177 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 165 in grade 6 and 180 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 64% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lewisville ISD (32.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
6.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.3% across Lewisville 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
STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School has 37.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 531 students would have about 36.9 teachers, so STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School has about as many as that.
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 Briarhill Middle School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 24 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64% |
| Hispanic | 14.1% |
| Asian | 13.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |
| Black | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 165 |
| Grade 7 | 186 |
| Grade 8 | 180 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5555 Bridlewood Blvd, Flower Mound, TX 75028
Phone: (469)713-5962
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briarhill Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 1.9 mi | 801 | 15.5 | 9.6% |
| Lamar Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 2.4 mi | 716 | 14.5 | 24% |
| McKamy Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 3.1 mi | 757 | 15.2 | 5.5% |
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 3.5 mi | 894 | 14.2 | 15.2% |
| Huffines Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 3.7 mi | 612 | 11.6 | 67.5% |
| Harpool Middle School | Denton ISD | 4.1 mi | 860 | 14.8 | 14.9% |
| Delay Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 4.5 mi | 598 | 10.7 | 89.5% |
| Shadow Ridge Middle School | Lewisville ISD | 4.6 mi | 623 | 14.9 | 7.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.