Elementary Schools in Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Denton Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is home to 27 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 5th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 530 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out in the district, including Blanton Elementary, which is ranked 343 out of 4,651 elementary schools in Texas and has a 5-star rating. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in reading, math, and science among the Denton ISD schools. Other high-performing schools include Hawk Elementary, Ep Rayzor Elementary, and Dorothy P Adkins Elementary, all of which have 4- or 5-star ratings and strong academic performance across multiple subjects.

In contrast, some schools in the district struggle with lower proficiency rates, particularly those with higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, such as Rivera Elementary and Ginnings Elementary. The district as a whole faces challenges in keeping up with state averages in many subject areas, suggesting room for improvement in the overall quality of education across Denton ISD.

District Detail

1307 N Locust St
Denton, TX 76201

(940) 369-0000

SchoolDigger Rank:
530^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 33,329

Primary Schools: 26
Middle Schools: 9
High Schools: 8
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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	523	46	11.3	76.9%	78 (14.9%)	74 (14.1%)	318 (60.8%)	17 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	21.2	3960^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%		23.3	3877^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.7%	83	15.4	25.0	11.1	14.3	30.0	0.0	0.0	40.3	34.4	40.0	30.9	27.1	25.8	14.8	$12,098
Ginnings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Yellowstone	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-2700	614	47	12.9	60.3%	110 (17.9%)	87 (14.2%)	384 (62.5%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	21.1	3967^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	4311^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.5%	344	42.9	25.0	12.5		16.7	20.0	0.0	55.6	33.3	34.3	39.6	12.1	14.7	2.9	$10,030
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	573	47	12.1	67.2%	94 (16.4%)	72 (12.6%)	379 (66.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	16.7	4197^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.9	4325^th of 4710 public elementary schools	8.2%	128	0.0	9.1		0.0	0.0			43.5	27.2	37.2	30.2	19.2	24.4	5.8	$10,662
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	674	48	14.0	50.4%	266 (39.5%)	57 (8.5%)	284 (42.1%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	51.2	2068^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%		50.4	2157^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.2%	89	13.3	0.0		20.0	0.0			56.2	57.4	66.3	39.3	31.7	42.2	26.5	$10,388
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	748	52	14.3	46.8%	336 (44.9%)	67 (9.0%)	276 (36.9%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.8%)	73.6	978^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.0%		80.9	720^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.7%	258	0.0	54.6	28.6	10.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	61.8	62.6	68.7	58.9	60.4	56.4	29.1	$9,233
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	537	41	13.1	44.3%	246 (45.8%)	87 (16.2%)	126 (23.5%)	37 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	37 (6.9%)	59.7	1595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.7%		62.6	1467^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.9%	128								50.0	67.1	69.8	44.2	52.9	37.2	27.9	$9,805
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	732	51	14.4	61.7%	155 (21.2%)	149 (20.4%)	346 (47.3%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.5%)	38	2922^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%		38.3	2940^th of 4710 public elementary schools	37.6%	18	4.2	14.3	62.5	35.0	8.3	20.0	10.0	50.0	36.9	53.9	32.2	33.9	42.6	27.7	$9,403
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	660	52	12.8	83.9%	87 (13.2%)	48 (7.3%)	504 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.2%)	22.9	3857^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%		26.1	3707^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.3%	150	19.0	38.2	46.7	11.8	0.0	0.0	12.5	44.6	32.0	47.6	28.3	28.2	21.9	16.7	$10,983
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	599	43	13.9	53.1%	206 (34.4%)	41 (6.8%)	314 (52.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	75.7	911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.3	858^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	53	0.0	38.9	30.0	25.0	40.0	25.0	0.0	62.8	62.2	59.6	55.7	61.4	63.4	41.6	$8,985
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	604	51	11.8	79.8%	80 (13.2%)	187 (31.0%)	302 (50.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	14.9	4297^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.1	4564^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.1%	267	26.9	45.5	28.6	30.0	55.6	42.9	14.3	25.8	33.7	26.9	25.3	38.3	9.0	3.0	$9,820
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	551	43	12.7	47.2%	194 (35.2%)	42 (7.6%)	246 (44.6%)	52 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	67.7	1226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.6%		72.7	1032^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.1%	194	16.7	40.0	40.0	16.7	20.0	20.0		50.0	77.3	57.7	47.1	65.2	50.6	37.2	$8,786
Ep Rayzor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	377 Rayzor Rd	Lantana	76226	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4100	510	35	14.6	10.0%	334 (65.5%)	16 (3.1%)	91 (17.8%)	29 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	77.2	873^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.8	464^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.1%	409								54.9	78.8	79.3	45.1	57.6	63.4	42.7	$11,275
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	656	51	12.9	47.0%	222 (33.8%)	68 (10.4%)	292 (44.5%)	29 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.4%)	63.1	1430^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.3%		65.8	1302^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	72.4%	128	16.7	16.7	14.3	44.4				53.1	67.7	62.9	45.5	56.1	46.9	28.1	$10,061
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Fm 2931	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-1900	678	44	15.5	53.8%	133 (19.6%)	298 (44.0%)	158 (23.3%)	39 (5.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	22.1	3912^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.9%		18.4	4151^st of 4710 public elementary schools	11.9%	239								43.4	46.5	33.7	30.1	21.6	16.3	14.1	$8,644
Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Oakmont Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1800	610	44	13.9	19.2%	341 (55.9%)	36 (5.9%)	124 (20.3%)	58 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.0%)	85.8	541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.2	647^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.3%	106								75.7	69.9	73.0	54.2	71.1	64.4	48.7	$8,414
Savannah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Cotton Exchange Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7400	728	50	14.5	40.9%	225 (30.9%)	215 (29.5%)	172 (23.6%)	44 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	25.9	3678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.9%		26.6	3679^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.9%	1								44.2	30.6	52.5	29.9	19.1	28.7	19.0	$8,417
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	527	41	12.8	38.7%	213 (40.4%)	65 (12.3%)	181 (34.3%)	25 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	64	1388^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%		63	1457^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.1%	69								64.4	59.6	51.4	52.9	47.2	48.7	37.8	$10,066
Paloma Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Navo Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7300	516	36	14.5	55.2%	77 (14.9%)	215 (41.7%)	100 (19.4%)	87 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.8%)	27.8	3562^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.4%		19.6	4091^st of 4710 public elementary schools	13.1%	529								41.3	40.9	50.8	34.9	33.3	28.6	9.5	$8,441
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-0700	470	37	12.8	5.7%	326 (69.4%)	23 (4.9%)	62 (13.2%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)	90.8	343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	356^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.4%	13								75.0	83.1	82.4	61.8	66.2	65.9	52.9	$9,192
Stephens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Garza Rd	Shady Shores	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-0800	422	37	11.3	63.3%	110 (26.1%)	177 (41.9%)	81 (19.2%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (7.8%)	31.2	3354^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.9%		26.8	3672^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	22.0%	318								51.4	43.1	35.0	39.2	25.9	26.7	21.7	$11,223
Cross Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Liberty Blvd	Cross Roads	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7100	588	41	14.3	53.6%	137 (23.3%)	166 (28.2%)	196 (33.3%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.9%)	25.6	3694^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.6%		28.9	3527^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.1%	167								38.2	44.6	47.4	21.4	31.3	35.8	11.6	$9,582
Dorothy P Adkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Monahan Dr	Lantana	76226	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1300	452	35	13.0	12.4%	280 (61.9%)	19 (4.2%)	82 (18.1%)	44 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	83.5	629^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%		81.5	701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	85.1%	72								67.7	71.2	75.3	63.2	57.6	58.0	46.9	$10,367
Catherine Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Villa Paloma Blvd	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 347-7200	560	42	13.3	57.5%	92 (16.4%)	299 (53.4%)	86 (15.4%)	38 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	22.2	3902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.5	4193^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	11.0%	291								38.9	45.2	45.4	22.2	39.3	14.0	2.3	$9,691
Union Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 Fieldwood Way	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-0900	723	45	15.9	33.5%	137 (18.9%)	216 (29.9%)	210 (29.0%)	120 (16.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.3%)	68.3	1197^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.3%		48.8	2244^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.4%	1047								65.9	68.6	72.3	55.3	50.5	42.2	20.5	$7,790
Sandbrock Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3690 Hunter St	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 347-7452	799	47	16.8	30.3%	198 (24.8%)	265 (33.2%)	175 (21.9%)	89 (11.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.8%)	53.8	1918^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.8%		48.6	2257^th of 4710 public elementary schools	52.1%	339								62.2	57.4	66.0	47.9	28.5	43.1	22.0	$7,347
Dorothy Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Eppright Dr	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 369-3740	541	36	15.1	61.6%	73 (13.5%)	254 (47.0%)	106 (19.6%)	51 (9.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.2%)								(n/a)								24.7	25.9	35.9	24.7	16.1	25.6	12.8	$00

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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