📍 305 W Salisbury Street, Denton, Davidson County, 27239
Denton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denton, Davidson County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Davidson County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denton Elementary enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 353 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 385 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Denton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 29, state house district 80.
Denton Elementary is one of 36 schools in Davidson County Schools, based in Lexington, North Carolina. The district serves 17,985 students district-wide and employs 1,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Denton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant