Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000464
Denton Elementary
305 W Salisbury Street, Denton, NC 27239 · (336) 242-5708 · Davidson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
366 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
46.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
62.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denton Elementary
Denton Elementary's state test result (56.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Elementary this school | 369 | 99.2% | 56.9% |
| North Brook Elementary Vale | 344 | 99.1% | 62.7% |
| Baton Elementary Granite Falls | 357 | 99.2% | 60.9% |
| Rosman Elementary Rosman | 344 | 99.1% | 63.9% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary Burnsville | 382 | 98.4% | 54.1% |
| Union Elementary Vale | 342 | 99.1% | 67.7% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #605 of 1,297 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #542 of 1,296 | #9 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #732 of 1,300 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,000 of 1,485 | #17 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,072 of 1,377 | #16 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #1,333 of 1,379 | #25 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #515 of 1,414 | #10 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #230 of 369 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 369 | 22.7 | 16.3:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 27.6 | 14.2:1 | 99% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 30.1 | 12.8:1 | 67% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 52% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 59% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 35% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 26 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (346 to 369); teachers down 1% (23 to 22.7).
About Denton Elementary
Federal records list Denton Elementary as an elementary school in Denton, North Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 369 students. That puts enrollment 21% below the 467-student average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Davidson County Schools, has 17,936 students enrolled across 35 schools.
Roughly 87% of students at Denton Elementary are White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 78% of Davidson County residents are White. The diversity index for Denton Elementary is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Davidson County averages 76%, lower than here.
Denton Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
In North Carolina, Denton Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.9% actual against a predicted 48.5%.
Looking at the county, Davidson County, median household income comes to about $64,172, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 49 public schools and about 23,696 students.
South Davidson Middle and High sits about 3.0 miles from Denton Elementary. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Denton Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Denton Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Denton Elementary was 366 in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.3:1.
The discussion board for Denton Elementary is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other Denton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Denton Elementary. Denton Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Denton ElementaryVisalia, CA · 648 students
- Denton Elementary SchoolDenton, MD · 596 students
Nearby schools
- South Davidson Middle and High3.0 mi · 640
- Silver Valley Elementary7.0 mi · 221
- Farmer Elementary School8.3 mi · 230
- Southmont Elementary8.9 mi · 281
- Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve9.3 mi · 409
- Central Davidson High9.4 mi · 897
Frequently asked questions
About Denton ElementaryHow many students attend Denton Elementary?
Denton Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Denton Elementary serve?
Denton Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Denton Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Denton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denton Elementary?
At Denton Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Denton Elementary public or private?
Denton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
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