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Denton High School

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Denton High School ranks 1073 rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1073^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 46% of Texas high schools

Summary

Denton High School is a public high school serving 2,054 students in grades 9-12 in Denton, Texas. The school is part of the Denton Independent School District, which is ranked 530 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Denton High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.2% to 97.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is mixed compared to the district and state averages, with the school performing better in subjects like Biology and U.S. History but lagging behind in Algebra I and English I/II Reading. The school's statewide ranking has been steadily declining over the past several years, dropping from a high of 814 in 2016-2017 to its current rank of 1073, suggesting that it is not keeping pace with improvements in other Texas high schools.

Denton High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and Native American students tending to perform better, while Hispanic, African American, and economically disadvantaged students struggle, often ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas high schools. The school's per-student spending is relatively high compared to the state average, suggesting that it may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning and achievement. Compared to nearby schools, such as Ponder High School and Sanger High School, Denton High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below its neighboring schools within the Denton Independent School District.

2,083

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,107

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 Bronco Way
Denton, TX 76207

(940) 369-2000

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Denton High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

36.4%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Algebra I scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Texas avg56%

1,073^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd)

530^th of 961Denton Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	1073 of 1974	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	1176 of 1990	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	1204 of 1961	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1181 of 1876	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	895 of 1861	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.0	1055 of 1857	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	882 of 1797	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.0	814 of 1777	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	896 of 1762	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	938 of 1743	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.8	912 of 1734	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	685 of 1652	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	945 of 1603	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	842 of 1672	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	741 of 1568	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.3	788 of 1539	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	760 of 1510	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.6	858 of 1497	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.2	883 of 1430	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.9	671 of 1429	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.0	608 of 1427	57.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	546 of 834	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	727 of 1065	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	776 of 1069	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	687 of 1031	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	503 of 1020	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	662 of 1024	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	759 of 1013	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	225 of 428	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	406 of 530	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.8	244 of 525	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	288 of 507	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	149 of 488	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	243 of 487	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	100 of 486	79.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.9	1363 of 1837	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1386 of 1829	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1366 of 1810	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1496 of 1784	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	723 of 1153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	990 of 1437	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	963 of 1371	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	702 of 1278	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	564 of 1195	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	734 of 1136	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	656 of 1113	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	846 of 1504	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1141 of 1880	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1192 of 1891	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1200 of 1841	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	889 of 1815	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	1038 of 1798	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	815 of 1781	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	0.2	956 of 964	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	662 of 1182	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	708 of 1172	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	600 of 1177	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	744 of 1145	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	746 of 1137	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1023 of 1453	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1310 of 1805	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1360 of 1820	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1277 of 1762	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1102 of 1743	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1243 of 1714	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1051 of 1691	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	1113 of 1513	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1348 of 1884	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1448 of 1897	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1395 of 1847	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1271 of 1848	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1328 of 1818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1220 of 1794	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	898 of 1515	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1194 of 1891	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1191 of 1913	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1160 of 1853	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	906 of 1840	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	1138 of 1824	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1112 of 1803	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	55 of 107	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	42 of 101	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.3	88 of 106	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	70 of 105	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	80 of 122	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	917 of 1299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1079 of 1548	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	935 of 1478	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	765 of 1418	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	728 of 1382	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	936 of 1357	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	914 of 1347	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	614 of 1294	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	794 of 1556	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	778 of 1576	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	897 of 1525	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	627 of 1510	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	737 of 1526	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	677 of 1539	56.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)35th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)29th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History68%~ state avg

Biology61%~ state avg

English II Reading49%-7 vs state

English I Reading46%-5 vs state

Algebra I35%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Denton High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Mathematics (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 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
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	2,083	143	14.5	53.9%	758 (36.4%)	342 (16.4%)	831 (39.9%)	69 (3.3%)	14 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	64 (3.1%)	43.6	1073^rd of 1974 public high schools	45.6%		40	1176^th of 1990 public high schools	40.9%	103	35.4	61.4	45.8	49.1	68.1		$10,107
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	212	17	12.5	37.7%	96 (45.3%)	39 (18.4%)	64 (30.2%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)								(n/a)					77.1		$8,038
Krum High School	Public	9-12	700-A Bobcat Blvd	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2601	776	54	14.2	31.2%	444 (57.2%)	29 (3.7%)	261 (33.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.6%)	48.7	945^th of 1974 public high schools	52.1%		54.9	819^th of 1990 public high schools	58.8%	126	22.7	64.1	53.5	58.9	67.3		$8,578
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	67	7	10.1	61.2%	16 (23.9%)	11 (16.4%)	36 (53.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	12.2	1742^nd of 1974 public high schools	11.8%		14.7	1706^th of 1990 public high schools	14.3%	36	14.3	46.2	19.1	26.9	35.0		$19,487
Denton County J J A E P	Public	8-12	210 S Woodrow Ln	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 898-5840	10				1 (10.0%)	2 (20.0%)	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	3.8	1886^th of 1974 public high schools	4.5%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0	20.0
Denton County J J A E P	Public	5-12	214 S Woodrow Ln	Denton	76205	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2500	16	8	1.8	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	9 (56.3%)	4 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)							$134,869
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	73	15	4.8	41.1%	22 (30.1%)	17 (23.3%)	27 (37.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	4.2	1877^th of 1974 public high schools	4.9%		5.3	1883^rd of 1990 public high schools	5.4%	6	0.0	5.6	17.9	10.7	18.2	0.0	$26,415
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	2,051	162	12.6	57.9%	575 (28.0%)	410 (20.0%)	936 (45.6%)	42 (2.0%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.7%)	42	1107^th of 1974 public high schools	43.9%		34.4	1319^th of 1990 public high schools	33.7%	212	42.5	60.3	48.1	50.2	56.2		$10,239
Linda Tutt High School	Public	9-12	404 Hughes St	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-5701	21	4	5.3	52.4%	16 (76.2%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)					42.9		$37,123
Sanger High School	Public	9-12	100 Indian Ln	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7497	827	60	13.7	37.1%	454 (54.9%)	27 (3.3%)	295 (35.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	59.9	673^rd of 1974 public high schools	65.9%		62.6	616^th of 1990 public high schools	69.0%	57	49.4	58.9	63.3	64.0	74.1		$9,325

Frequently Asked Questions about Denton High School

What district is Denton High School in?

Denton Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into 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

What is the racial makeup of Denton High School?

Students at Denton High School are 40% Hispanic, 36% White, 16% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Denton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,083 students attended Denton High School.

Is Denton High School a good school?

Denton High School ranks 1073^rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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