Harpool Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Denton ISD
- Argyle, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating
Met standard
Denton ISD: B
Total students
990
Avg. teacher experience
13.6 years
Denton ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Denton ISD: 94.7%
Statewide: 89.7%
Harpool Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Argyle, TX, in the Denton ISD school district. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 990 students. The school received an accountability rating of Met standard. 12.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $56,634, which is $3,300 more than the state average.
Contact information
Principal
- Jeff Smith
- jsmith@dentonisd.org
- (940) 369-1700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Harpool Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
990
African American
65 (6.6%)
Denton ISD: 15.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
4 (0.4%)
Denton ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
42 (4.2%)
Denton ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
168 (17%)
Denton ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
687 (69.4%)
Denton ISD: 48.3%
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
24 (2.4%)
Denton ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 2.3%
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
12.4 %
Denton ISD: 31.7%
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
11.9 %
Denton ISD: 43.4%
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
3.1 %
Denton ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
3 %
Denton ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
22.3 %
Denton ISD: 29.8%
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
18.2 %
Denton ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
8.1 %
Denton ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Met standard
Denton ISD: B
Student achievement
N/A
Denton ISD: B
School progress
N/A
Denton ISD: B
Closing the gaps
N/A
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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
67.7
African American
1 (1.5%)
Denton ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
1.8 (2.7%)
Denton ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
29.3 (43.3%)
Denton ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 0.4%
White
34.6 (51.1%)
Denton ISD: 59.3%
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
1 (1.5%)
Denton ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
50.9 (75.2%)
Denton ISD: 67.2%
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
16.8 (24.8%)
Denton ISD: 26.4%
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
0.1 (0.1%)
Denton ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
14.6
Denton ISD: 13.3
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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
13.6 years
Denton ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$56,634
Denton ISD: $56,117
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$52,000
Denton ISD: $51,926
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$52,552
Denton ISD: $52,971
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$54,519
Denton ISD: $54,923
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$57,029
Denton ISD: $57,032
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$60,820
Denton ISD: $63,564
Statewide: $61,428