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Enrollment
2,051
High
DISTRICT 1,236 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674006976
Ryan High School
5101 E MCKINNEY, DENTON, TX 76208 · (940) 369-3000 · Denton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,051 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
162 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
1,188 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 | 541 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 548 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 453 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 509 | 25% |
Student demographics
67%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 43.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 27.0% | 43.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ryan High School
Ryan High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan High School this school | 2,051 | 57.9% | 47.3% |
| Pine Tree High School LONGVIEW | 1,257 | 58.6% | 51.9% |
| Cooper High School ABILENE | 1,570 | 61.4% | 48.9% |
| Denton High School DENTON | 2,083 | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| Crandall High School CRANDALL | 1,999 | 55.0% | 45.9% |
| Abilene High School ABILENE | 1,798 | 63.3% | 51.3% |
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 Ryan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #919 of 1,385 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #934 of 1,425 ▼ 282 | #24 of 29 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,002 of 1,425 ▼ 43 | #27 of 29 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #561 of 1,184 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,051 | #307 of 2,107 | #13 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #371 of 1,344 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #183 of 1,346 | #11 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #852 of 1,522 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #672 of 672 | #19 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
2,051
-146 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 2000-01, when it was 1,751
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
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 | 2,051 | 161.6 | 12.7:1 | 58% (1,188) |
| 2023-24 | 2,156 | 161.3 | 13.4:1 | 62% (1,331) |
| 2022-23 | 2,194 | 162.3 | 13.5:1 | 61% (1,333) |
| 2020-21 | 2,197 | 164 | 13.4:1 | 60% (1,311) |
| 2017-18 | 2,048 | 160.7 | 12.7:1 | 55% (1,128) |
| 2015-16 | 2,460 | 176 | 14.0:1 | 48% (1,182) |
| 2010-11 | 2,011 | 153 | 13.1:1 | 46% (926) |
| 2000-01 | 1,751 | 132 | 13.3:1 | 23% (400) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryan High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (2,048 to 2,051); teachers up 1% (160.7 to 161.6).
About Ryan High School
Students in DENTON, Texas, attend Ryan High School, a large high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,051 students enrolled. That is 158% above the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
DENTON ISD oversees Ryan High School and 45 other schools, with 33,329 students in total.
The student body at Ryan High School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. Other groups make up 28% White, 20% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Denton County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Ryan High School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ryan High School is 12.7:1, based on 161.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Ryan High School counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 35% for public schools in Denton County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Ryan High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 47.3% actual against 49.0% predicted.
In Denton County, home to about 979,561 people, the median household earns about $111,498 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Denton County number 267, with about 175,222 students.
Of the public schools around it, Ryan High School is closest to Alice Moore Alexander, about 1.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Ryan High School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 7% across 4 years, from 2,197 in 2020-21 to 2,051 in 2024-25.
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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
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 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
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
- Evers Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 732 students
Other Ryan High schools
One other US public school is named Ryan High. Ryan High School is the largest of the 2.
- Ryan High SchoolRyan, OK · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Moore Alexander1.8 mi · 573
- The Ann Windle School for Young Children2.1 mi · 274
- Joe Dale Sparks Campus2.1 mi · 73
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program2.2 mi · 3
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program2.2 mi · 1
- Denton Co J J Alternative Education Program2.2 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Ryan High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ryan High School?
Ryan High School enrolls approximately 2,051 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ryan High School serve?
Ryan High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ryan High School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Ryan High School.
What is the student diversity at Ryan High School?
Student demographics at Ryan High School are roughly 28% White, 46% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Ryan High School public or private?
Ryan 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.