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The highest-performing public schools in science in Denton, Texas

21 public schools in Denton, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Guyer High School leads the list at 77.0%, against a median of 32.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Denton, Texas

Top % Proficient (Science)

77.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

32.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DENTON, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Guyer High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,577	77.0%	no change
2	Denton High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,083	65.0%	no change
3	Ryan High School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	High	2,051	64.0%	no change
4	Ryan Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	551	56.0%	▲ 3
5	Houston Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	537	44.0%	▲ 5
6	Calhoun Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	852	43.0%	▲ 2
7	Strickland Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	956	43.0%	▲ 5
8	McMath Middle School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Middle	644	43.0%	▼ 2
9	McNair Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	599	41.0%	▼ 5
10	Pecan Creek Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	656	39.0%	▲ 3
11	Nelson Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	527	32.0%	▼ 6
12	Nette Shultz	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	748	30.0%	▼ 3
13	Hodge Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	660	28.0%	▲ 4
14	Denton Classical Academy	DENTON, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	Elementary	190	22.0%	▲ 7
15	Newton Rayzor Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	674	21.0%	▼ 1
16	North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	DENTON, TX	NORTH TEXAS COLLEGIATE ACADEMY	Elementary	237	18.0%	▼ 1
17	Rivera Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	604	15.0%	▲ 3
18	Alice Moore Alexander	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	573	14.0%	▲ 1
19	Evers Park Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	732	14.0%	▼ 8
20	Borman Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	523	10.0%	▼ 4
21	Ginnings Elementary School	DENTON, TX	DENTON ISD	Elementary	614	4.0%	▼ 3

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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