📍 3001 Bronco Way, Denton, Denton County, 76207
Denton H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Denton, Denton County. The school has 2,024 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joel Hays. It is part of the Denton Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 140.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denton H S enrolls 2,024 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 140.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 844 | 42% |
| White | 765 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 271 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 57 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,051 of the school's 2,024 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 915 qualify for free lunch and 136 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 H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 64.
Denton H S is one of 45 schools in DENTON ISD, based in DENTON, Texas. The district serves 33,329 students district-wide and employs 2,416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,024 students, Denton H S is larger than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize