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Denton, TX
Public School Ratings




Denton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Denton Isd School District details

Denton Isd School District
1307 N Locust St
Denton, TX 76201

32,866 Students enrolled in District

50 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Denton Isd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Texas

5

(10 is best)

Better than 49.7% of all TX school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
46%
52%
52%
35%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alice Moore Alexander School
800 Mack Pl
Denton, TX, 76209
PK-05
Bettye Myers Middle School
131 Garza Rd
Shady Shores, TX, 76208
06-08
Blanton Elementary School
9501 Stacee Ln
Lantana, TX, 76266
PK-05
Borman Elementary School
1201 Parvin St
Denton, TX, 76205
PK-05
Calhoun Middle School
709 W Congress St
Denton, TX, 76201
06-08
Catherine Bell Elementary School
601 Villa Paloma Blvd
Little Elm, TX, 75068
PK-05
Community Ed School
1400 Malone St Portable 53
Denton, TX, 76201
M-M
Cross Oaks Elementary School
600 Liberty Blvd
Cross Roads, TX, 76227
PK-05
Crownover Middle School
1901 Creekside Dr
Corinth, TX, 76210
06-08
Denton Co J A E P School
210 S Woodrow Ln
Denton, TX, 76205
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 35.5% 26.7%
Black 22.5% 13.3%
Hispanic 36.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.6% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 50.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 43.1% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,681 $219,572,000 34.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $662 $21,749,000 3.5%
Staff $548 $18,012,000 2.9%
General Administration $84 $2,776,000 0.4%
School Administration $570 $18,749,000 3.0%
Operation $1,000 $32,877,000 5.2%
Transportation $232 $7,622,000 1.2%
Other $553 $18,167,000 2.9%
Total Support $3,650 $119,952,000 19.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,815 $289,729,000 46.0%
Total Expenditures $19,146 $629,253,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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