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Enrollment
2,083
High
DISTRICT 1,236 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674000657
Denton High School
3001 BRONCO WAY, DENTON, TX 76207 · (940) 369-2000 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,083 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
1,122 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 549 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 535 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 532 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 467 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 41.0% | 18.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 41.0% | 19.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 High School
Denton High School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denton High School this school | 2,083 | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| Tascosa High School AMARILLO | 2,176 | 53.2% | 57.3% |
| Bell High School HURST | 2,411 | 51.0% | 60.3% |
| Copperas Cove High School COPPERAS COVE | 2,247 | 50.7% | 57.1% |
| Brewer High School FORT WORTH | 2,113 | 54.8% | 47.3% |
| Richland High School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 2,063 | 49.5% | 62.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #806 of 1,385 | #21 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #806 of 1,425 ▼ 17 | #22 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #932 of 1,425 ▲ 49 | #24 of 29 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #273 of 1,184 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,083 | #295 of 2,107 | #12 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #645 of 1,344 | #10 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #163 of 1,346 | #10 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #931 of 1,522 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #586 of 672 | #13 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,083
+60 (+3%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 1,826
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 2,083 | 143.4 | 14.5:1 | 54% (1,122) |
| 2023-24 | 2,054 | 152.3 | 13.5:1 | 55% (1,130) |
| 2022-23 | 2,024 | 140.7 | 14.4:1 | 52% (1,051) |
| 2020-21 | 2,023 | 151 | 13.4:1 | 52% (1,062) |
| 2017-18 | 2,030 | 146.8 | 13.8:1 | 47% (958) |
| 2015-16 | 2,324 | 152 | 15.3:1 | 39% (903) |
| 2010-11 | 1,725 | 132 | 13.1:1 | 45% (780) |
| 2000-01 | 1,826 | 126 | 14.5:1 | 16% (294) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (2,030 to 2,083); teachers down 2% (146.8 to 143.4).
About Denton High School
Denton High School is a large high school with an address in DENTON, Texas. The school enrolls 2,083 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
A total of 46 schools make up DENTON ISD, with 33,329 students enrolled.
The student body at Denton High School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 40%. Other groups make up 36% White, 16% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Denton High School reported 143.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Roughly 54% of students at Denton High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Denton County average 35%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Denton High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 50.6% actual against 50.7% predicted.
The county, Denton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $111,498 a year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Denton County has 267 public schools with about 175,222 students, including Denton High School.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus, is the closest to Denton High School. Denton High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Denton High School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Denton High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 2,083, up from 2,023 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.5 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Denton High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
- Pat Hagan Cheek Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
Other schools in DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
- Evers Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 732 students
Other Denton High schools
One other US public school is named Denton High. Denton High School is the largest of the 2.
- Denton High SchoolDenton, MT · 16 students
Nearby schools
- North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus1.0 mi · 237
- Ki Charter - Denton1.4 mi · 24
- Newton Rayzor Elementary School1.8 mi · 674
- Evers Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 732
- Calhoun Middle School2.2 mi · 852
- Strickland Middle School2.3 mi · 956
Frequently asked questions
About Denton High SchoolHow many students attend Denton High School?
Denton High School enrolls approximately 2,083 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Denton High School serve?
Denton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denton High School is approximately 14.5:1 (143 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denton High School?
At Denton High School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 40% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Denton High School public or private?
Denton High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.