Enrollment
212
High
DISTRICT 1,236 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674014213
THE LAGRONE ACADEMY
1504 LONG RD, DENTON, TX 76207 · (940) 369-4850 · Denton County
GRADES 11–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
80 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2021.
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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
About THE LAGRONE ACADEMY
THE LAGRONE ACADEMY is a rural-scale secondary school in DENTON, Texas, one of the schools within DENTON ISD. The school serves 212 students in grades 11 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so THE LAGRONE ACADEMY sits 73% below that benchmark.
DENTON ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 33,329 students; THE LAGRONE ACADEMY is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, THE LAGRONE ACADEMY records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 30% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Denton County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, THE LAGRONE ACADEMY has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting THE LAGRONE ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, THE LAGRONE ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.4%, the actual is 54.4%, a residual of -3.0 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Denton County shows median household earnings sit near $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Denton County runs 267 public schools (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students), of which THE LAGRONE ACADEMY is one.
The closest other public school is EMILIO & GUADALUPE GONZALEZ PRE-K CENTER, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THE LAGRONE ACADEMY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
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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 H SHigh · 2,812 students
- GUYER H SHigh · 2,577 students
- DENTON H SHigh · 2,083 students
- RYAN H SHigh · 2,051 students
- STRICKLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 956 students
- CROWNOVER MIDDLEMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- GUYER H SHigh · 2,577 students
- DENTON H SHigh · 2,083 students
- RYAN H SHigh · 2,051 students
- STRICKLAND MIDDLEMiddle · 956 students
- CALHOUN MIDDLEMiddle · 852 students
- NETTE SHULTZElementary · 748 students
Nearby schools
- EMILIO & GUADALUPE GONZALEZ PRE-K CENTER0.1 mi · 255
- GINNINGS EL0.7 mi · 614
- EVERS PARK EL1.4 mi · 732
- NETTE SHULTZ1.4 mi · 748
- STRICKLAND MIDDLE1.4 mi · 956
- HODGE EL1.8 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About THE LAGRONE ACADEMYHow many students attend THE LAGRONE ACADEMY?
THE LAGRONE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 212 students in grades 11-12.
What grades does THE LAGRONE ACADEMY serve?
THE LAGRONE ACADEMY serves grades 11-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at THE LAGRONE ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at THE LAGRONE ACADEMY is approximately 12.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at THE LAGRONE ACADEMY?
Student demographics at THE LAGRONE ACADEMY are roughly 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is THE LAGRONE ACADEMY public or private?
THE LAGRONE ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by DENTON ISD.
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