Impact of COVID-19 on Denton High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 1055th of 1857 High schools | Ranks 1204th of 1961 High schools | 4.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
End of Course Algebra I (Denton High School) | 49 | 22 | 27% |
End of Course Algebra I (Denton Independent School District (Isd)) | 65 | 43 | 22% |
End of Course Algebra I (Texas) | 62 | 45 | 17% |
End of Course Biology (Denton High School) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
End of Course Biology (Denton Independent School District (Isd)) | 65 | 54 | 11% |
End of Course Biology (Texas) | 63 | 57 | 6% |
End of Course English I Reading (Denton High School) | 42 | 50 | 8% |
End of Course English I Reading (Denton Independent School District (Isd)) | 57 | 58 | 1% |
End of Course English I Reading (Texas) | 49 | 54 | 5% |
End of Course English II Reading (Denton High School) | 46 | 50 | 4% |
End of Course English II Reading (Denton Independent School District (Isd)) | 52 | 58 | 6% |
End of Course English II Reading (Texas) | 51 | 56 | 5% |
End of Course U.S. History (Denton High School) | 74 | 70 | 4% |
End of Course U.S. History (Denton Independent School District (Isd)) | 77 | 74 | 3% |
End of Course U.S. History (Texas) | 75 | 71 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 2005 | 2024 | 0.9% |
African American | 265 | 271 | 2.3% |
American Indian | 21 | 8 | 61.9% |
Asian | 66 | 57 | 13.6% |
Hispanic | 711 | 844 | 18.7% |
Pacific Islander | 6 | 4 | 33.3% |
White | 920 | 765 | 16.8% |
Two or More Races | 16 | 75 | 368.8% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 50% | 51.9% | 1.9% |