Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Denton ISD: B

Total students

1,916

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Denton ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.8 %

Denton ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90%

Denton High School is a high school in Denton, TX, in the Denton ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,916 students. 38.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 18.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Denton High School was 956 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.2.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,587, which is $3,700 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3001 Bronco Way
Denton, TX 76207

Office phone number

(940) 369-2000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Denton High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,916

African American

238 (12.4%)

Denton ISD: 20.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

11 (0.6%)

Denton ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

54 (2.8%)

Denton ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

797 (41.6%)

Denton ISD: 33.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

760 (39.7%)

Denton ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

56 (2.9%)

Denton ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

12.4%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

2.8%

Hispanic

41.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

39.7%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

38.7 %

Denton ISD: 35.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

54.9 %

Denton ISD: 49.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

18.5 %

Denton ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

38.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

18.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

18.3 %

Denton ISD: 17.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

14 %

Denton ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

14.2 %

Denton ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

18.3%

Gifted and talented

14.0%

Special education

14.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Denton ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Denton ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Denton ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Denton ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.8 %

Denton ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

91.4 %

Denton ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

100 %

Denton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Denton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.3 %

Denton ISD: 97.3%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Denton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.2 %

Denton ISD: 98.5%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

100 %

Denton ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

91.4%

American Indian

100.0%

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

96.3%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

98.2%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.2 %

Denton ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0.7 %

Denton ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Denton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Denton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.1 %

Denton ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Denton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.2 %

Denton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Denton ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12 %

Denton ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

18.1 %

Denton ISD: 12.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

5.9 %

Denton ISD: 7%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Denton ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

14.3 %

Denton ISD: 9.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Denton ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

9 %

Denton ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

13.5 %

Denton ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

23.4 %

Denton ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

12 %

Denton ISD: 10%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

0 %

Denton ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

53.3 %

Denton ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

18.1 %

Denton ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Denton ISD: 23.1%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.7 %

Denton ISD: 24.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

23.5 %

Denton ISD: 22.7%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

59.9 %

Denton ISD: 55.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

21.4 %

Denton ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Denton ISD: 20%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

68.8 %

Denton ISD: 58.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

64.7 %

Denton ISD: 55%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denton ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

60.8 %

Denton ISD: 58.5%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Denton ISD: 45%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

956

Denton ISD: 987

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.2

Denton ISD: 22.0

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

50 %

Denton ISD: 54.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

32.4 %

Denton ISD: 37.8%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

30.2 %

Denton ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

50.0%

Math

32.4%

Reading + Math

30.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

145

African American

9.2 (6.4%)

Denton ISD: 8.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1.1 (0.7%)

Denton ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.2 (0.1%)

Denton ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

20.2 (13.9%)

Denton ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denton ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

106.5 (73.4%)

Denton ISD: 73.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

7.9 (5.4%)

Denton ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

4.5 (3.1%)

Denton ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

88.7 (61.1%)

Denton ISD: 67.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

47.1 (32.5%)

Denton ISD: 30.6%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

4.7 (3.3%)

Denton ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.2

Denton ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

11.2 years

Denton ISD: 11.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,587

Denton ISD: $61,517

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,656

Denton ISD: $56,759

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,543

Denton ISD: $57,708

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$60,830

Denton ISD: $59,895

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,914

Denton ISD: $63,370

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,329

Denton ISD: $66,510

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$72,325

Denton ISD: $73,147

Statewide: $71,111

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