Best Public Schools in Denton, Texas & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2023)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2023)			STAAR Spanish Science (2023)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2023)	STAAR EOC Biology (2023)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2023)	STAAR Reading (2023)						STAAR Mathematics (2023)						STAAR Science (2023)		STAAR Social Studies (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th 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 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 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	192	17	11.2	24.0%	125 (65.1%)	15 (7.8%)	27 (14.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.4%)	50.4	2155^th of 4647 public elementary schools	53.6%		67.4	1251^st of 4581 public elementary schools	72.7%	904													55.0	47.0	65.0				35.0	12.0	47.0				41.0			$11,362	$1,021	$10,341
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	209	13	16.4	96.2%	80 (38.3%)	73 (34.9%)	43 (20.6%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	57.5	1729^th of 4647 public elementary schools	62.8%		64.2	1414^th of 4581 public elementary schools	69.1%	315													57.0	35.0	53.0	65.0	78.0	55.0	48.0	53.0	65.0	44.0	38.0	73.0	12.0	55.0	73.0	$8,056	$1,007	$7,049
Ki Charter - Denton	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	2026 W University Dr	Denton	76201	Denton County	Ki Charter Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 376-7929	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Denton High School	Public	9-12	3001 Bronco Way	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2000	1,916	145	13.2	54.9%	760 (39.7%)	238 (12.4%)	797 (41.6%)	54 (2.8%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (2.9%)	38.7	1204^th of 1961 public high schools	38.6%		37.3	1181^st of 1876 public high schools	37.0%	23								22.0	51.0	50.0	50.0	70.0																$10,682	$563	$10,119
Borman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Parvin St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2500	440	43	10.1	77.5%	118 (26.8%)	37 (8.4%)	262 (59.5%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	24.2	3751^st of 4647 public elementary schools	19.3%		28.8	3443^rd of 4581 public elementary schools	24.8%	308	41.0	50.0											43.0	29.0	36.0				21.0	27.0	42.0				21.0			$14,102	$1,930	$12,172
Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	709 W Congress St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	695	63	11.0	68.1%	253 (36.4%)	96 (13.8%)	306 (44.0%)	13 (1.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	33.8	1607^th of 2330 public middle schools	31.0%		34	1510^th of 2254 public middle schools	33.0%	97								84.0								42.0	46.0	51.0				23.0	39.0	18.0		30.0	19.0	$13,123	$840	$12,283
Ginnings Elementary	Public	K-5	2525 Yellowstone	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2700	652	51	12.8	76.1%	147 (22.5%)	111 (17.0%)	366 (56.1%)	12 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	18.8	4074^th of 4647 public elementary schools	12.3%		30.1	3365^th of 4581 public elementary schools	26.5%	709	25.0	0.0	44.0			0.0	0.0						38.0	28.0	38.0				25.0	18.0	24.0				21.0			$11,439	$1,505	$9,934
Alice Moore Alexander	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Mack Pl	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3500	598	52	11.6	74.6%	109 (18.2%)	79 (13.2%)	388 (64.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	20.9	3949^th of 4647 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.7	4257^th of 4581 public elementary schools	7.1%	308	8.0		40.0										34.0	27.0	40.0				28.0	23.0	33.0				22.0			$11,520	$1,585	$9,935
Newton Rayzor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Malone	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3700	632	52	12.0	57.3%	273 (43.2%)	47 (7.4%)	264 (41.8%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	46.8	2358^th of 4647 public elementary schools	49.3%		37.1	2923^rd of 4581 public elementary schools	36.2%	565	10.0	13.0	27.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	21.0						45.0	49.0	59.0				32.0	45.0	42.0				27.0			$11,418	$1,472	$9,946
Strickland Middle	Public	6-8	3003 N Bell	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4200	953	71	13.4	66.9%	334 (35.0%)	109 (11.4%)	467 (49.0%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.9%)	39.5	1407^th of 2330 public middle schools	39.6%		42.3	1248^th of 2254 public middle schools	44.6%	159								85.0								50.0	45.0	54.0				29.0	33.0	23.0		32.0	25.0	$11,527	$861	$10,666
Nette Shultz	Public	PK, KG-5	1502 Hanover St	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4500	644	49	13.2	50.6%	302 (46.9%)	64 (9.9%)	235 (36.5%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	79.2	794^th of 4647 public elementary schools	82.9%		76.5	888^th of 4581 public elementary schools	80.6%	94	30.0	50.0											80.0	61.0	61.0				56.0	67.0	63.0				41.0			$11,320	$1,419	$9,901
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	7-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	50	15	3.2	68.0%	17 (34.0%)	15 (30.0%)	14 (28.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	5.3	1843^rd of 1961 public high schools	6.0%		10.3	1702^nd of 1876 public high schools	9.3%	141								0.0	10.0	10.0	14.0	50.0					43.0	0.0					14.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	$39,267	$5,203	$34,063
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Teasley	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2900	529	43	12.4	44.4%	265 (50.1%)	75 (14.2%)	117 (22.1%)	46 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	74.8	965^th of 4647 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.3	867^th of 4581 public elementary schools	81.1%	98													56.0	60.0	75.0				46.0	54.0	68.0				43.0			$11,215	$1,316	$9,899
Evers Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Evers Pkwy	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2600	634	51	12.3	72.4%	179 (28.2%)	145 (22.9%)	265 (41.8%)	13 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	37.4	2958^th of 4647 public elementary schools	36.3%		46.4	2351^st of 4581 public elementary schools	48.7%	607	13.0	38.0	67.0		18.0	57.0	43.0						49.0	40.0	48.0				33.0	38.0	38.0				24.0			$12,079	$1,586	$10,493
Hodge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Grant Pkwy	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2800	651	54	12.0	79.6%	118 (18.1%)	64 (9.8%)	459 (70.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	39.9	2805^th of 4647 public elementary schools	39.6%		37	2942^nd of 4581 public elementary schools	35.8%	137	28.0	8.0	36.0	0.0	0.0	33.0	27.0						47.0	34.0	60.0				30.0	27.0	46.0				32.0			$11,836	$1,613	$10,223
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Hickory Creek Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3600	536	44	12.2	55.4%	231 (43.1%)	49 (9.1%)	227 (42.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	76.3	909^th of 4647 public elementary schools	80.4%		71.9	1077^th of 4581 public elementary schools	76.5%	168	30.0												69.0	60.0	56.0				58.0	65.0	61.0				42.0			$10,149	$1,481	$8,668
Rivera Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Newton St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3800	620	51	12.1	89.0%	107 (17.3%)	180 (29.0%)	287 (46.3%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	20	4005^th of 4647 public elementary schools	13.8%		28.3	3463^rd of 4581 public elementary schools	24.4%	542	11.0	25.0	13.0	20.0	0.0	40.0	0.0						27.0	29.0	41.0				34.0	25.0	33.0				13.0			$12,351	$1,703	$10,649
Ryan High School	Public	9-12	5101 E McKinney	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3000	2,210	159	13.8	61.9%	676 (30.6%)	448 (20.3%)	957 (43.3%)	49 (2.2%)	20 (0.9%)	7 (0.3%)	53 (2.4%)	33.5	1311^th of 1961 public high schools	33.1%		34.2	1244^th of 1876 public high schools	33.7%	67								25.0	42.0	47.0	48.0	67.0																$10,476	$594	$9,883
Lester Davis	Public, Alternative	2-12	1125 Davis St	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4050	85	23	3.7	81.2%	15 (17.6%)	33 (38.8%)	30 (35.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)								(n/a)																												$137,277	$7,320	$129,957
McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	802	64	12.5	53.0%	348 (43.4%)	115 (14.3%)	293 (36.5%)	24 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (2.2%)	37	1499^th of 2330 public middle schools	35.7%		39.1	1355^th of 2254 public middle schools	39.9%	144								70.0								54.0	40.0	49.0				31.0	30.0	28.0		32.0	20.0	$10,733	$677	$10,057
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Ryan Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4600	554	46	12.1	42.6%	254 (45.8%)	51 (9.2%)	211 (38.1%)	21 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	82.2	681^st of 4647 public elementary schools	85.3%		71.1	1101^st of 4581 public elementary schools	76.0%	420	14.0	33.0	33.0		17.0								59.0	56.0	72.0				68.0	70.0	65.0				46.0			$11,017	$1,385	$9,632
Pecan Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Lakeview Blvd	Denton	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4400	665	53	12.6	40.9%	264 (39.7%)	73 (11.0%)	264 (39.7%)	51 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	70.5	1145^th of 4647 public elementary schools	75.4%		72.9	1033^rd of 4581 public elementary schools	77.5%	112	33.0	40.0	38.0										54.0	57.0	66.0				50.0	60.0	54.0				41.0			$10,798	$1,312	$9,486
Guyer High School	Public	9-12	7501 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1000	2,614	176	14.8	24.4%	1,439 (55.0%)	218 (8.3%)	735 (28.1%)	114 (4.4%)	18 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	86 (3.3%)	77.3	263^rd of 1961 public high schools	86.6%		76	271^st of 1876 public high schools	85.6%	8								61.0	76.0	78.0	77.0	86.0																$9,755	$507	$9,248
Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3909 Teasley Ln	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1400	575	43	13.4	41.7%	271 (47.1%)	54 (9.4%)	187 (32.5%)	25 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	68.4	1234^th of 4647 public elementary schools	73.4%		60.5	1571^st of 4581 public elementary schools	65.7%	337													61.0	53.0	58.0				45.0	54.0	55.0				49.0			$10,367	$1,282	$9,085
The Lagrone Academy	Public	11-12	1504 Long Rd	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4850	198	17	11.4	38.4%	95 (48.0%)	25 (12.6%)	70 (35.4%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)								(n/a)											11.0	78.0
Fred Moore High School	Public	9-12	815 Cross Timber St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4000	56	9	6.1	62.5%	21 (37.5%)	16 (28.6%)	17 (30.4%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	18.3	1618^th of 1961 public high schools	17.5%		19.2	1556^th of 1876 public high schools	17.1%	62									29.0	45.0	18.0	50.0																$19,114	$2,315	$16,800
Denton K-8 Virtual Academy	Public	K-8	1307 N Locust St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (ISD)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 369-0345	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	75.2	952^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	79.5%					(n/a)													75.0	92.0	38.0	85.0	73.0	88.0	75.0	85.0	46.0	50.0	55.0	31.0	31.0	47.0	18.0
Denton County J J A E P	Public	6-12	214 S Woodrow Ln	Denton	76205	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (ISD)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2500	25	8	3.1	64.0%	4 (16.0%)	4 (16.0%)	16 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																												$208,910	$506	$208,404

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Aubrey	0.72 mi	13	466^th
Krum	4.86 mi	5	305^th
Flower Mound	5.58 mi	23	40^th
Corinth	6.13 mi	6	228^th
Argyle	6.89 mi	5	20^th

Best Public Schools in Denton, TX

Ryan Elementary

Nette Shultz

Guyer High School

McNair Elementary

Denton K-8 Virtual Academy

Houston Elementary

Pecan Creek Elementary

Nelson Elementary

North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus

Denton Classical Academy

Newton Rayzor Elementary

Hodge Elementary

Strickland Middle

Denton High School

Evers Park Elementary

McMath Middle

Calhoun Middle

Ryan High School

Borman Elementary

Alice Moore Alexander

Rivera Elementary

Ginnings Elementary

Fred Moore High School

Joe Dale Sparks Campus

Denton County J J A E P

Ki Charter - Denton

Lester Davis

The Lagrone Academy

Cities Near Denton