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Calhoun Middle

Q: Is Calhoun Middle a good school?

Calhoun Middle ranks 1590 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Calhoun Middle is a public middle school located in Denton, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 738 students. It is part of the Denton Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 530 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calhoun Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Denton ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades at Calhoun Middle was 43.97%, 43.6%, and 51.4%, respectively, compared to the Denton ISD averages of 55.75%, 51.14%, and 59.6%, and the Texas state averages of 54.21%, 51.69%, and 56.39%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students in reading and math.

However, Calhoun Middle stands out for its strong performance on the STAAR Algebra I End-of-Course exam, with 89.58% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the Denton ISD and Texas state averages. While Calhoun Middle lags behind the performance of nearby schools like Harpool Middle and Crownover Middle, it performs better than some other Denton ISD schools, such as Strickland Middle and McMath Middle.

852

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,476

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1225 Crescent St
Denton, TX 76201-4098

(940) 369-2400

District: Denton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Calhoun Middle usually attend:

High:

Denton High School

Feeder schools for Calhoun Middle:

Elementary:	Evers Park Elementary
	Newton Rayzor Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.1%

White:

27.2%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 45% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

Texas avg45%

1,590^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Middle 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	33.9	1590 of 2344	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1312 of 2372	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1607 of 2330	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1510 of 2254	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1410 of 2252	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	1021 of 2193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	1276 of 2080	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	1195 of 2027	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	1339 of 1987	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.0	1432 of 2043	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	1369 of 1987	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	1340 of 1973	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	1236 of 1951	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.3	1316 of 1895	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1255 of 1803	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.3	1153 of 1763	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	1307 of 1718	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	1272 of 1684	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.7	874 of 1585	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	876 of 1582	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	748 of 1573	52.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	868 of 997	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1034 of 1280	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	975 of 1273	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1000 of 1251	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	731 of 1213	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	909 of 1193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	913 of 1167	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	156 of 505	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	218 of 617	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	437 of 616	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	496 of 606	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	90.9	13 of 594	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	91 of 587	84.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1706 of 2182	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1174 of 2118	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1024 of 2058	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1324 of 2008	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1093 of 1428	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1177 of 1770	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1307 of 1720	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1320 of 1643	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.6	678 of 1592	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	830 of 1445	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1135 of 1376	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	1305 of 1825	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1287 of 2242	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1655 of 2241	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1511 of 2221	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1305 of 2151	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	880 of 2047	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	1195 of 2008	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	703 of 1230	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	907 of 1481	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1035 of 1488	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	885 of 1501	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	850 of 1446	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	864 of 1430	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1434 of 1731	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1495 of 2119	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1665 of 2116	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1822 of 2077	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1468 of 2043	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	1337 of 1935	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1554 of 1895	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1477 of 1820	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1549 of 2235	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1822 of 2251	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1741 of 2220	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	1350 of 2172	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1296 of 2073	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1534 of 2039	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1254 of 1818	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1237 of 2246	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1430 of 2245	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1524 of 2228	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	1366 of 2168	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	1084 of 2069	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1318 of 2030	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	40.2	433 of 743	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	310 of 753	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1490 of 1568	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1219 of 1891	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1003 of 1815	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	1084 of 1757	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	1316 of 1712	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1079 of 1626	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1345 of 1597	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	730 of 1439	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	850 of 1733	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	1075 of 1749	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	914 of 1723	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1111 of 1700	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	484 of 1684	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	731 of 1673	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)69th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)13th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I90%+43 vs state

Reading46%-8 vs state

Science30%-16 vs state

Social Studies28%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	1225 Crescent St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	852	64	13.3	64.8%	232 (27.2%)	125 (14.7%)	452 (53.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	33.9	1590^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.2%		43	1312^th of 2372 public middle schools	44.7%	278	89.6	44.0	43.6	51.4	23.3	16.3	33.0	29.8	27.7	$11,476
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	956	70	13.7	65.7%	269 (28.1%)	118 (12.3%)	524 (54.8%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	31.2	1689^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.9%		33.8	1620^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.7%	69	73.2	44.9	47.3	47.5	25.0	16.0	35.3	25.9	16.9	$9,740
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	644	56	11.5	55.0%	210 (32.6%)	111 (17.2%)	275 (42.7%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	46.4	1185^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.4%		36.2	1529^th of 2372 public middle schools	35.5%	344	72.4	58.4	42.8	63.9	34.6	15.0	39.3	36.8	30.1	$10,137
Krum Middle	Public	6-8	805 E McCart	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2602	569	37	15.4	39.7%	316 (55.5%)	19 (3.3%)	204 (35.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.3%)	51.5	1034^th of 2344 public middle schools	55.9%		49.3	1091^st of 2372 public middle schools	54.0%	57	93.0	55.9	59.7	61.1	35.4	32.7	19.1	36.7	31.8	$7,277
Crownover Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Creekside Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4700	891	61	14.5	31.0%	426 (47.8%)	82 (9.2%)	282 (31.6%)	65 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.6%)	69	560^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.1%		68.2	584^th of 2372 public middle schools	75.4%	24	93.9	67.2	66.9	73.8	36.5	20.0	57.5	59.0	32.0	$9,942
Argyle 6th Grade Center	Public	6	800 Eagle Dr	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 464-5100	492	27	17.8		270 (54.9%)	16 (3.3%)	63 (12.8%)	115 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.9%)								(n/a)		78.4			63.6	97.7				$6,595
Bettye Myers Middle	Public	6-8	131 Garza Rd	Shady Shores	76208	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1500	827	63	13.0	62.0%	208 (25.2%)	225 (27.2%)	333 (40.3%)	29 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.5%)	30.8	1704^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.3%		27.1	1820^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.3%	116	95.1	43.4	39.5	52.0	22.6	10.9	32.5	35.0	20.4	$10,175
Harpool Middle	Public	6-8	9601 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1700	860	58	14.8	14.9%	559 (65.0%)	60 (7.0%)	164 (19.1%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	88.7	174^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.6%		90.6	141^st of 2372 public middle schools	94.1%	33	93.3	81.7	77.9	73.6	61.3	44.5	71.8	67.4	55.0	$10,817
Ponder J H	Public	6-8	300 W Bailey St	Ponder	76259	Denton County	Ponder Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 479-8220	389	29	13.3	43.7%	220 (56.6%)	4 (1.0%)	152 (39.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51	1047^th of 2344 public middle schools	55.3%		53.7	959^th of 2372 public middle schools	59.6%	88	97.0	46.5	42.0	61.2	29.2	34.8	56.9	44.8	33.6	$8,976
Rodriguez Middle	Public	6-8	8650 Martop Rd	Oak Point	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7050	612	56	10.8	56.2%	147 (24.0%)	246 (40.2%)	156 (25.5%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.5%)	35.6	1541^st of 2344 public middle schools	34.3%		35.8	1544^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.9%	3	93.6	50.0	45.1	54.9	26.2	8.0	29.2	32.9	25.2	$12,138

Frequently Asked Questions about Calhoun Middle

How many students attend Calhoun Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 852 students attended Calhoun Middle.

Is Calhoun Middle a good school?

Calhoun Middle ranks 1590^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Calhoun Middle in?

Denton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Calhoun Middle?

Students at Calhoun Middle are 53% Hispanic, 27% White, 15% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Calhoun Middle attend?

Students who attend Calhoun Middle usually go on to attend Denton High School

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