📍 1125 Davis St, Denton, Denton County, 76209
Lester Davis is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Denton, Denton County. The school has 92 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chuks Orabuchi. It is part of the Denton Isd school district. It serves grades 2–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.7:1. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lester Davis enrolls 92 students across grades 2–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 32 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 33% |
| White | 21 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 92 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 74 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Lester Davis 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.
Lester Davis 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 92 students, Lester Davis is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize