📍 709 W Congress St, Denton, Denton County, 76201
Calhoun Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Denton, Denton County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacqueline Miguel. It is part of the Denton Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Calhoun Middle enrolls 757 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 58.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 45% |
| White | 258 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 15% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
522 of the school's 757 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 455 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
Calhoun Middle 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.
Calhoun Middle 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 757 students, Calhoun Middle is close to the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize