HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE

HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE, a moderately sized middle school in DENISON, Texas, operated by DENISON ISD, enrolls 733 students, covering grades 7 through 8.

DENISON ISD comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 4,977 students; HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grayson County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE is one.

PATHWAYS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HENRY SCOTT MIDDLE has expanded 3%, going from 714 students in 2018 to 733 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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