Best Public Schools in Denton, Texas

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2021)			STAAR Spanish Writing (2021)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2021)			STAAR Spanish Science (2021)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2021)	STAAR EOC Biology (2021)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2021)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2021)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2021)	STAAR Reading (2021)						STAAR Writing (2021)		STAAR Mathematics (2021)						STAAR Science (2021)		STAAR Social Studies (2021)	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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Writing 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Writing 4th Grade	STAAR Writing 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denton High School	Public	9-12	1007 Fulton	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2000	2,023	152	13.3	52.5%	853 (42.2%)	246 (12.2%)	794 (39.2%)	65 (3.2%)	14 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.3%)	49.7	895^th of 1861 public high schools	51.9%		43	1055^th of 1857 public high schools	43.2%	160									33.0	55.0	53.0	55.0	66.0																		$9,820	$282	$9,538
Borman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Parvin St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2500	434	41	10.5	77.6%	108 (24.9%)	32 (7.4%)	272 (62.7%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	21.5	3747^th of 4578 public elementary schools	18.2%		35.9	2969^th of 4479 public elementary schools	33.7%	778	18.0	0.0		0.0										23.0	17.0	25.0				17.0		12.0	13.0	24.0				13.0			$11,564	$651	$10,913
Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	709 W Congress St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	664	60	11.0	67.9%	234 (35.2%)	83 (12.5%)	314 (47.3%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	36	1410^th of 2252 public middle schools	37.4%		49.1	1021^st of 2193 public middle schools	53.4%	389									50.0								23.0	33.0	42.0		28.0				25.0	29.0	18.0		24.0	14.0	$11,022	$264	$10,758
Ginnings Elementary	Public	K-5	2525 Yellowstone	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2700	583	51	11.4	77.0%	160 (27.4%)	82 (14.1%)	323 (55.4%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	30.9	3112^th of 4578 public elementary schools	32.0%		44.8	2362^nd of 4479 public elementary schools	47.3%	750	38.0	0.0	60.0	0.0			20.0							29.0	25.0	31.0				12.0		18.0	29.0	31.0				13.0			$9,870	$669	$9,201
Alice Moore Alexander	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Mack Pl	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3500	582	53	11.0	76.6%	128 (22.0%)	63 (10.8%)	371 (63.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	24.9	3504^th of 4578 public elementary schools	23.5%		46.1	2281^st of 4479 public elementary schools	49.1%	1223	33.0													26.0	11.0	34.0				7.0		21.0	14.0	26.0				21.0			$10,134	$620	$9,514
Newton Rayzor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Malone	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3700	615	54	11.3	55.6%	262 (42.6%)	47 (7.6%)	262 (42.6%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	43.7	2365^th of 4578 public elementary schools	48.3%		63.7	1325^th of 4479 public elementary schools	70.4%	1040	13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	17.0							32.0	32.0	47.0				29.0		14.0	17.0	38.0				26.0			$9,475	$579	$8,897
Strickland Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Windsor St	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4200	901	75	12.0	67.5%	315 (35.0%)	87 (9.7%)	468 (51.9%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	41.5	1259^th of 2252 public middle schools	44.1%		42.6	1218^th of 2193 public middle schools	44.5%	41									22.0								31.0	44.0	39.0		24.0				27.0	22.0	8.0		34.0	20.0	$9,988	$342	$9,646
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 E Windsor St	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4500	567	45	12.6	46.2%	287 (50.6%)	56 (9.9%)	205 (36.2%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	85	576^th of 4578 public elementary schools	87.4%		75.8	848^th of 4479 public elementary schools	81.1%	272	20.0	40.0		10.0										52.0	60.0	62.0				49.0		42.0	50.0	53.0				51.0			$9,485	$540	$8,944
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	7-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	46	15	2.9	50.0%	17 (37.0%)	11 (23.9%)	13 (28.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	14	1626^th of 1861 public high schools	12.6%		16.8	1574^th of 1857 public high schools	15.2%	52									0.0	13.0	38.0	33.0						20.0	0.0								17.0		0.0	0.0	$27,271	$3,339	$23,932
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Teasley	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2900	530	46	11.6	38.7%	273 (51.5%)	78 (14.7%)	117 (22.1%)	45 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	65.9	1308^th of 4578 public elementary schools	71.4%		71.7	998^th of 4479 public elementary schools	77.7%	310														40.0	36.0	53.0				27.0		31.0	49.0	60.0				32.0			$8,998	$463	$8,534
Evers Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Evers Pkwy	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2600	542	49	10.9	72.9%	165 (30.4%)	107 (19.7%)	244 (45.0%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	34	2898^th of 4578 public elementary schools	36.7%		51.7	1937^th of 4479 public elementary schools	56.8%	961	22.0	9.0	60.0	10.0										38.0	27.0	33.0				18.0		18.0	15.0	24.0				25.0			$10,268	$635	$9,632
Hodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Grant Pkwy	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2800	616	55	11.2	83.0%	129 (20.9%)	53 (8.6%)	423 (68.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	44.6	2312^th of 4578 public elementary schools	49.5%		44.5	2394^th of 4479 public elementary schools	46.6%	82	26.0	26.0	63.0	12.0	29.0	38.0		0.0						41.0	22.0	38.0				24.0		22.0	23.0	40.0				31.0			$9,781	$672	$9,109
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Hickory Creek Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3600	533	42	12.7	54.6%	230 (43.2%)	47 (8.8%)	232 (43.5%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	66.1	1301^st of 4578 public elementary schools	71.6%		77.8	783^rd of 4479 public elementary schools	82.5%	518	56.0	33.0		22.0										45.0	30.0	49.0				32.0		37.0	39.0	56.0				38.0			$8,942	$580	$8,361
Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Newton St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3800	540	51	10.5	88.3%	92 (17.0%)	162 (30.0%)	258 (47.8%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	42.3	2429^th of 4578 public elementary schools	46.9%		49.1	2096^th of 4479 public elementary schools	53.2%	333	0.0	0.0	58.0	10.0	0.0		0.0	14.0						28.0	37.0	40.0				19.0		19.0	30.0	33.0				27.0			$9,696	$643	$9,053
Ryan High School	Public	9-12	5101 E McKinney	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3000	2,197	164	13.3	59.7%	730 (33.2%)	404 (18.4%)	948 (43.1%)	46 (2.1%)	21 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	41 (1.9%)	39.9	1126^th of 1861 public high schools	39.5%		46.2	961^st of 1857 public high schools	48.2%	165									31.0	47.0	43.0	47.0	66.0																		$10,136	$318	$9,818
Lester Davis	Public	7-12	1125 Davis St	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4050	12	13	.8	75.0%	2 (16.7%)	4 (33.3%)	6 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$42,761	$228	$42,532
Denton County J J A E P	Public	7-12	210 S Woodrow Ln	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 898-5840	2				2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	804	63	12.6	53.4%	332 (41.3%)	117 (14.6%)	305 (37.9%)	25 (3.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.4%)	45.7	1135^th of 2252 public middle schools	49.6%		64.4	600^th of 2193 public middle schools	72.6%	535									48.0								33.0	41.0	41.0		28.0				33.0	16.0	16.0		36.0	30.0	$10,252	$245	$10,007
The Ann Windle School For Young Children	Public	PK	901 Audra	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3900	255	19	13.4	93.3%	32 (12.5%)	71 (27.8%)	133 (52.2%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)																															$11,776	$4,768	$7,007
Pecan Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Lakeview Blvd	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4400	643	51	12.4	40.9%	272 (42.3%)	73 (11.4%)	234 (36.4%)	51 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	58.6	1592^nd of 4578 public elementary schools	65.2%		69.1	1115^th of 4479 public elementary schools	75.1%	477	8.0	21.0	40.0	0.0										44.0	28.0	43.0				27.0		38.0	53.0	49.0				15.0			$9,397	$399	$8,998
Guyer High School	Public	9-12	7501 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1000	2,621	181	14.4	22.6%	1,491 (56.9%)	223 (8.5%)	712 (27.2%)	104 (4.0%)	18 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	69 (2.6%)	76.6	283^rd of 1861 public high schools	84.8%		77.2	242^nd of 1857 public high schools	87.0%	41									57.0	71.0	72.0	70.0	83.0																		$8,791	$262	$8,529
Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1400	577	41	14.0	40.9%	283 (49.0%)	68 (11.8%)	172 (29.8%)	25 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	57.7	1628^th of 4578 public elementary schools	64.4%		69.8	1077^th of 4479 public elementary schools	76.0%	551														32.0	34.0	48.0				32.0		26.0	39.0	44.0				31.0			$8,792	$388	$8,404
Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center	Public	PK	1212 Long Rd	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4360	250	20	12.5	88.4%	54 (21.6%)	38 (15.2%)	129 (51.6%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)								(n/a)																															$8,967	$262	$8,706
Fred Moore High School	Public	9-12	815 Cross Timber St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4000	66	9	7.3	57.6%	31 (47.0%)	15 (22.7%)	19 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	57.1	720^th of 1861 public high schools	61.3%		27.4	1392^nd of 1857 public high schools	25.0%	672										50.0	60.0	40.0	74.0																		$15,477	$873	$14,604
Denton County J J A E P	Public, Alternative	9-10	301 E McKinney	Denton	76201	Denton County	Krum Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2601	2				1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$9,447	$74	$9,373
Denton County J J A E P	Public, Alternative	9-11	210 S Woodrow Ln	Denton	76205	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2500	3	8	.3		1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$57,139	$500	$56,640
Denton County J J A E P	Public, Alternative	9	301 E McKinney	Denton	76201	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 898-5840	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Denton Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4420 Country Club Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	172	15	11.4	25.0%	102 (59.3%)	17 (9.9%)	27 (15.7%)	9 (5.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.3%)	69.6	1132^nd of 4578 public elementary schools	75.3%		47	2218^th of 4479 public elementary schools	50.5%	1086														28.0	53.0	58.0				25.0		17.0	61.0	53.0				42.0			$10,988	$902	$10,086
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4601 Ih 35 N	Denton	76207	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 383-1972	183	13	14.5	88.5%	64 (35.0%)	54 (29.5%)	55 (30.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	66.7	1275^th of 4578 public elementary schools	72.1%		22	3804^th of 4479 public elementary schools	15.1%	2529														67.0	64.0	53.0	26.0	25.0	50.0	36.0	11.0	42.0	50.0	33.0	32.0	13.0	31.0	33.0	31.0	56.0	$8,530	$1,223	$7,307
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Ryan Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4600	544	44	12.3	43.8%	242 (44.5%)	49 (9.0%)	213 (39.2%)	28 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	77.3	839^th of 4578 public elementary schools	81.7%		68.8	1122^nd of 4479 public elementary schools	74.9%	283														45.0	47.0	50.0				41.0		41.0	60.0	66.0				31.0			$9,448	$695	$8,754

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aubrey	1.91 mi	12	409^th
Justin	1.91 mi	7	265^th
Little Elm	1.91 mi	14	459^th
Krum	4.86 mi	5	266^th
Corinth	6.13 mi	6	178^th

Best Public Schools in Denton, TX

Wilson Elementary

Ryan Elementary

Guyer High School

Denton Classical Academy

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus

McNair Elementary

Houston Elementary

Pecan Creek Elementary

Nelson Elementary

Fred Moore High School

Denton High School

McMath Middle

Hodge Elementary

Newton Rayzor Elementary

Rivera Elementary

Strickland Middle

Ryan High School

Calhoun Middle

Evers Park Elementary

Ginnings Elementary

Alice Moore Alexander

Borman Elementary

Joe Dale Sparks Campus

Denton County J J A E P

Denton County J J A E P

Denton County J J A E P

Denton County J J A E P

Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center

Lester Davis

The Ann Windle School For Young Children

Cities Near Denton