Denton High School

Summary:

Denton High School is a public high school in Denton, Texas, serving 2,024 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Denton Independent School District, which is ranked 565 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Denton High School has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (41.7%) and African American (13.39%) students compared to nearby schools. The school maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.3% to 97.5% over the past 5 years, which is higher than the state average. However, Denton High School's test scores on the STAAR End-of-Course exams are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in Algebra I, English I Reading, and English II Reading. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students (around 52%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

When compared to nearby schools like Ponder High School and Sanger High School, which are in higher-performing districts, Denton High School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and graduation rates. The school's diverse student population and higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students may present unique challenges that the district and school leadership will need to address to improve the school's performance and outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3001 Bronco Way
       Denton, TX  76207


(940) 369-2000

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1174th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,682 Help


Feeder schools for Denton High School:

Elementary:    Borman Elementary
    Evers Park Elementary
    Houston Elementary
    Newton Rayzor Elementary
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Middle:    Calhoun Middle
    McMath Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  2,024

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
41.7%
White:
37.8%
African American:
13.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Denton High School ranks worse than 59.1% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked high schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Denton High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Denton High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.7%), White (37.8%), African American (13.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Denton High School is 14.3. 4 high schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Denton High School employs 140.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Denton High School is $10,682, which is the 3rd highest among 6 high schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Denton High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Denton High School 1174th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Denton High School in the ranking list.)

Denton Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Denton Independent School District (Isd) 565th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Denton High School

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Rank History for all students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.03 608th 1427 57.4%
2005 58.88 671st 1429 53.0%
2006 50.16 883rd 1430 38.3%
2007 53.62 858th 1497 42.7%
2008 57.54 760th 1510 49.7%
2009 57.33 788th 1539 48.8%
2010 60.15 741st 1568 52.7%
2011 58.60 842nd 1672 49.6%
2012 45.62 945th 1603 41.0%
2013 57.28 685th 1652 58.5%
2014 50.76 912th 1734 47.4%
2015 51.60 938th 1743 46.2%
2016 52.47 896th 1762 49.1%
2017 47.95 814th 1777 54.2%
2018 46.27 882nd 1797 50.9%
2019 42.97 1055th 1857 43.2%
2021 49.65 895th 1861 51.9%
2022 37.34 1181st 1876 37.0%
2023 38.65 1204th 1961 38.6%
2024 40.00 1174th 1987 40.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.56 656th 1113 41.1%
2019 33.79 734th 1136 35.4%
2021 42.38 564th 1195 52.8%
2022 36.48 702nd 1278 45.1%
2023 27.89 963rd 1371 29.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.12 914th 1347 32.1%
2019 33.21 936th 1357 31.0%
2021 41.76 728th 1382 47.3%
2022 40.23 765th 1418 46.1%
2023 35.20 935th 1478 36.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.08 1220th 1794 32.0%
2019 32.38 1328th 1818 27.0%
2021 33.45 1271st 1848 31.2%
2022 27.44 1395th 1847 24.5%
2023 26.49 1448th 1897 23.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.30 815th 1781 54.2%
2019 44.69 1038th 1798 42.3%
2021 49.91 889th 1815 51.0%
2022 35.38 1200th 1841 34.8%
2023 37.32 1192nd 1891 37.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.28 746th 1137 34.4%
2019 51.43 744th 1145 35.0%
2021 61.43 600th 1177 49.0%
2022 54.81 708th 1172 39.6%
2023 58.94 662nd 1182 44.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.78 1496th 1784 16.1%
2019 29.96 1366th 1810 24.5%
2021 27.23 1386th 1829 24.2%
2022 27.90 1363rd 1837 25.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.14 1112th 1803 38.3%
2019 37.46 1138th 1824 37.6%
2021 46.88 906th 1840 50.8%
2022 36.05 1160th 1853 37.4%
2023 36.62 1191st 1913 37.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.63 100th 486 79.4%
2019 55.55 243rd 487 50.1%
2021 65.98 149th 488 69.5%
2022 49.37 288th 507 43.2%
2023 57.79 244th 525 53.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.53 759th 1013 25.1%
2019 32.50 662nd 1024 35.4%
2021 43.31 503rd 1020 50.7%
2022 30.36 687th 1031 33.4%
2023 27.05 776th 1069 27.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.27 1051st 1691 37.8%
2019 31.15 1243rd 1714 27.5%
2021 36.56 1102nd 1743 36.8%
2022 28.84 1277th 1762 27.5%
2023 27.18 1360th 1820 25.3%
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Rank History for Native American students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.36 80th 122 34.4%
2019 37.27 70th 105 33.3%
2021 8.69 94th 95 1.1%
2022 26.27 88th 106 17.0%
2023 60.54 42nd 101 58.4%
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Rank History for White students at Denton High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.01 677th 1539 56.0%
2019 50.29 737th 1526 51.7%
2021 55.10 627th 1510 58.5%
2022 41.35 897th 1525 41.2%
2023 49.77 778th 1576 50.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Denton High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1993 574 61 9 87 4 n/a n/a 0 735
1994 591 87 9 88 4 n/a n/a 0 779
1995 743 112 17 113 5 n/a n/a 0 990
1996 743 112 17 113 5 n/a n/a 0 990
1997 997 154 32 149 5 n/a n/a 0 1337
1998 1143 128 38 161 7 n/a n/a 0 1477
1999 1229 159 28 180 5 n/a n/a 0 1601
2000 1248 195 32 177 4 n/a n/a 0 1656
2001 1343 207 42 227 7 n/a n/a 0 1826
2002 1270 210 50 362 14 n/a n/a 0 1906
2003 1270 210 50 362 14 n/a n/a 0 1906
2004 1195 224 54 427 12 n/a n/a 0 1912
2005 1153 216 55 465 16 n/a n/a 0 1905
2006 836 232 48 418 17 n/a n/a 0 1551
2007 777 219 48 468 16 n/a n/a 0 1528
2008 719 218 46 477 13 n/a n/a 0 1473
2009 655 254 41 455 9 n/a n/a 0 1414
2010 751 269 45 507 15 n/a n/a 0 1587
2011 783 278 59 573 20 1 11 0 1725
2012 850 283 61 598 17 0 21 0 1830
2013 923 309 60 644 19 3 36 0 1994
2014 977 322 64 655 14 6 43 0 2081
2015 1014 352 66 674 13 6 41 0 2166
2016 1081 394 76 717 12 5 39 0 2324
2017 944 297 63 705 10 5 28 0 2052
2018 937 263 65 730 16 4 15 0 2030
2019 920 265 66 711 21 6 16 0 2005
2020 869 259 69 780 20 3 25 0 2025
2021 853 246 65 794 14 4 47 0 2023
2022 760 238 54 797 11 0 56 0 1916
2023 765 271 57 844 8 4 75 0 2024

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Denton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 735 43.0 17.1 16.2
1994 779 47.7 16.3 20.3
1995 990 76.0 13.0 18.8
1996 990 76.0 13.0 18.8
1997 1337 99.5 13.4 18.3
1998 1477 104.9 14.1 14.8
1999 1601 119.4 13.4 20.5
2000 1656 118.8 13.9 15.8
2001 1826 126.7 14.4 16.1
2002 1906 142.7 13.4 21
2003 1906 142.7 13.4 21
2004 1912 145.8 13.1 25.7
2005 1905 145.0 13.1 29.7
2006 1551 130.3 11.9 35.1
2007 1528 129.1 11.8 39.7
2008 1473 130.2 11.3 42.1
2009 1414 133.6 10.6 41.5
2010 1587 139.7 11.3 43.9
2011 1725 132.4 13.0 45.2
2012 1830 126.9 14.4 43.3
2013 1994 130.4 15.2 43
2014 2081 131.7 15.7 41.4
2015 2166 141.0 15.3 40.2
2016 2324 153.0 15.1 38.9
2017 2052 147.8 13.8 43.4
2018 2030 146.7 13.8 47.2
2019 2005 147.8 13.5 50
2020 2025 146.9 13.7 49.2
2021 2023 151.5 13.3 52.5
2022 1916 145.0 13.2 54.9
2023 2024 140.7 14.3 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Denton High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1993 735 43.0 17.1 16.2
1994 779 47.7 16.3 20.3
1995 990 76.0 13.0 18.8
1996 990 76.0 13.0 18.8
1997 1337 99.5 13.4 18.3
1998 1477 104.9 14.1 14.8
1999 1601 119.4 13.4 20.5
2000 1656 118.8 13.9 15.8
2001 1826 126.7 14.4 16.1
2002 1906 142.7 13.4 21
2003 1906 142.7 13.4 21
2004 1912 145.8 13.1 25.7
2005 1905 145.0 13.1 29.7
2006 1551 130.3 11.9 35.1
2007 1528 129.1 11.8 39.7
2008 1473 130.2 11.3 42.1
2009 1414 133.6 10.6 41.5
2010 1587 139.7 11.3 43.9
2011 1725 132.4 13.0 45.2
2012 1830 126.9 14.4 43.3
2013 1994 130.4 15.2 43
2014 2081 131.7 15.7 41.4
2015 2166 141.0 15.3 40.2
2016 2324 153.0 15.1 38.9
2017 2052 147.8 13.8 43.4
2018 2030 146.7 13.8 47.2
2019 2005 147.8 13.5 50
2020 2025 146.9 13.7 49.2
2021 2023 151.5 13.3 52.5
2022 1916 145.0 13.2 54.9
2023 2024 140.7 14.3 51.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Denton High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $282 (2.9%) $9,538 (97.1%) $9,820
2020 $160 (1.6%) $9,667 (98.4%) $9,827
2021 $563 (5.3%) $10,119 (94.7%) $10,682

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Denton High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1055th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 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)4922
 27%
   End of Course Algebra I (Denton Independent School District (Isd))6543
 22%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Denton High School)5551
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Denton Independent School District (Isd))6554
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Denton High School)4250
 8%
   End of Course English I Reading (Denton Independent School District (Isd))5758
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Denton High School)4650
 4%
   End of Course English II Reading (Denton Independent School District (Isd))5258
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Denton High School)7470
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Denton Independent School District (Isd))7774
 3%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20052024
 0.9%
African American265271
 2.3%
American Indian218
 61.9%
Asian6657
 13.6%
Hispanic711844
 18.7%
Pacific Islander64
 33.3%
White920765
 16.8%
Two or More Races1675
 368.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50%51.9%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Denton High School

Denton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Borman Elementary
Elementary : Evers Park Elementary
Elementary : Houston Elementary
Elementary : Newton Rayzor Elementary
Elementary : Ryan Elementary
Middle : Calhoun Middle
Middle : McMath Middle

Students at Denton High School are 42% Hispanic, 38% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Denton High School ranks 1174th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,024 students attended Denton High School.


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