Total enrollment
4,977
+386 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in DENISON ISD
Texas · 4,977 students · 1 city
For families inside DENISON ISD, public-school options total 10 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 4,977 (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in DENISON ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DENISON ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #329 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,977 | #213 of 760 | #1,940 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #165 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #338 of 758 | #3,975 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 60.6% | #384 of 750 | #2,798 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #101 of 557 | #935 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DENISON ISD
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Denison High School at 57.3% proficient to Terrell Elementary School at 37.6%, a gap of 19.8 points. That is the 226th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 4,658 to 4,976 students (up 7%) and from 331 to 362 full-time teachers (up 9%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISON H S | Denison | High | 09-12 | 1,351 |
| HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE | Denison | Middle | 07-08 | 733 |
| B MCDANIEL INT | Denison | Middle | 05-06 | 708 |
| MAYES EL | Denison | Elementary | PK-04 | 508 |
| HYDE PARK EL | Denison | Elementary | PK-04 | 502 |
| TERRELL EL | Denison | Elementary | PK-04 | 432 |
| LAMAR EL | Denison | Elementary | PK-04 | 425 |
| HOUSTON EL | Denison | Elementary | PK-04 | 255 |
| PATHWAYS H S | Denison | High | 09-12 | 62 |
| GRAYSON COUNTY JJAEP - DENISON | Denison | High | 09-09 | 1 |
About DENISON ISD
As a sparse district in Texas, DENISON ISD hosts 4,977 students across 10 schools.
In terms of grade levels, DENISON ISD is made up of 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in DENISON ISD is about 498, lower than the Texas average of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,977 students, grew 8% from the 4,591 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, DENISON ISD opened 1 school, going from 9 to 10.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for DENISON ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.