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Denton Elementary

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Denton Elementary ranks 727 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Denton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Denton, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 391 students. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in the state.

Denton Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 630 and 1042 out of around 1,500 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in reading. However, Denton Elementary performs better in science, with 5th-grade science proficiency rates consistently above the district and state averages. The school has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.23% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. In contrast, the school's performance for white students is among the lowest in the state, ranking in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup.

The nearby schools in the Davidson County Schools district, such as Brier Creek Elementary, Davis-Townsend Elementary, and Southwood Elementary, generally perform better than Denton Elementary on state assessments and have higher rankings. However, the nearby schools in other districts, such as Richfield Elementary in Stanly County and Morgan Elementary in Rowan-Salisbury, have similar or even lower performance levels compared to Denton Elementary.

369

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,340

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 W Salisbury Street
Denton, NC 27239

(336) 242-5708

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Denton Elementary usually attend:

High:

South Davidson Middle and High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the North Carolina median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg60%

North Carolina avg57%

727^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Davidson County Schools

90^th of 242Davidson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	727 of 1490	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	915 of 1505	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	852 of 1502	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	900 of 1514	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	630 of 1489	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	775 of 1473	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	795 of 1434	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	903 of 1429	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	802 of 1425	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1042 of 1440	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	1179 of 1390	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	942 of 1403	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.1	1046 of 1388	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.7	874 of 1381	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.1	698 of 1363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	712 of 1354	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.5	778 of 1324	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.4	852 of 1293	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.1	875 of 1276	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	415 of 634	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	604 of 1451	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	772 of 1455	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	765 of 1459	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	794 of 1458	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	586 of 1440	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	686 of 1424	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	688 of 1405	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	607 of 1437	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	943 of 1450	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	875 of 1437	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	940 of 1366	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.4	363 of 1329	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	706 of 1361	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.7	498 of 1332	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	817 of 1450	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	979 of 1464	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	910 of 1461	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	945 of 1464	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.7	614 of 1444	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	824 of 1430	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	891 of 1413	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	160 of 821	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	29.6	610 of 801	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	911 of 1172	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1012 of 1166	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1022 of 1183	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1073 of 1194	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	822 of 1172	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	961 of 1183	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	979 of 1178	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science64%~ state avg

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Reading47%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Salisbury Street	Denton	27239	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5708	369	23	16.2	99.2%	320 (86.7%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	51.2	727^th of 1490 public elementary schools	51.2%		40.9	915^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.2%	188	58.0	64.5	65.8				46.4	53.2	42.1				64.5		$9,340	$1,163	$8,177
Silver Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11161 East Old Hwy 64	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-1576	221	18	12.4	98.6%	184 (83.3%)	4 (1.8%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	34.4	1011^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.1%		34.5	1018^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.4%	7	60.5	50.0	58.1				27.9	46.4	41.9				53.5		$10,227	$1,339	$8,887
Farmer Elementary School	Public	K-5	3557 Grange Hall Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 628-8370	230	16	14.8	98.7%	197 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	36.2	978^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.4%		49.2	759^th of 1505 public elementary schools	49.6%	219	43.8	55.6	59.0				29.2	47.2	46.2				66.7		$11,185	$1,351	$9,834
Southmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	398 Owen Rd	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5800	281	20	14.2	98.9%	235 (83.6%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.0%)	46.2	814^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.4%		53.1	697^th of 1505 public elementary schools	53.7%	117	54.8	77.3	47.2				21.4	68.2	47.2				60.4		$9,403	$977	$8,426
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5850 NC Hwy 8	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 357-2777	616	41	14.9	99.5%	426 (69.2%)	25 (4.1%)	116 (18.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.3%)	63.3	506^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.0%		65.2	486^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.7%	20	61.8	78.4	66.3				39.2	71.6	52.5				74.3		$8,958	$925	$8,033
Tabernacle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4901 Tabernacle School Rd	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 629-3533	333	22	15.1	96.7%	247 (74.2%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (16.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	49.3	754^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.4%		51.2	727^th of 1505 public elementary schools	51.7%	27	81.6	40.0	57.8				52.6	36.4	53.3				75.6		$11,262	$1,885	$9,378
The Virtual Academy at Randolph	Public, Virtual	K-8	4829 Tabernacle School Road	Asheboro	27205	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	Yes	No	(336) 318-0076	99	11	9.0	73.7%	69 (69.7%)	5 (5.1%)	15 (15.2%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	18.4	1311^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.0%		21.8	1253^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.7%	58	27.3		41.2	40.0	17.6	7.7	36.4		35.3	40.0	37.5	15.4	41.2	15.4
Brier Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Watford Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-8200	210	16	13.2	98.6%	172 (81.9%)	3 (1.4%)	25 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	68	426^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.4%		58.2	614^th of 1505 public elementary schools	59.2%	188	78.4	76.0	70.0				52.8	56.0	40.0				75.0		$10,467	$1,149	$9,319
Davis-Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Heath Church Road	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 249-9880	430	26	16.5	99.3%	344 (80.0%)	15 (3.5%)	59 (13.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	61.5	538^th of 1490 public elementary schools	63.9%		62.8	528^th of 1505 public elementary schools	64.9%	10	69.6	51.7	64.6				45.6	50.0	65.8				75.9		$10,132	$1,065	$9,067
Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	275	18	14.9	98.9%	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	29.4	1097^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%		20.7	1273^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	15.4%	176	53.3	47.2	40.8				40.0	54.1	36.7				51.0		$10,627	$1,267	$9,360

Frequently Asked Questions about Denton Elementary

Is Denton Elementary a good school?

Denton Elementary ranks 727^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Denton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Denton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South Davidson Middle and High

What is the racial makeup of Denton Elementary?

Students at Denton Elementary are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Denton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 369 students attended Denton Elementary.

What district is Denton Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

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