Denton Isd

47 campuses · Denton County

Denton Isd enrolled 9,807 students across 47 campuses in 2025. In the class of 2024, 97.8% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%).

At a glance vs. Texas

Denton Isd Texas
Graduation rate ’24+7.1 vs TX
Denton Isd 96.9%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24-6.5 vs TX
Denton Isd 68.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-6.6 vs TX
Denton Isd 38.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24+5.5 vs TX
Denton Isd 86.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24-2.3 vs TX
Denton Isd 12.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-2.4 vs TX
Denton Isd 23.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24-4.4 vs TX
Denton Isd 50.7%Texas 55.1%

67 of 500 Black graduates in the class of 2024 finished without ever taking the SAT or ACT.

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

9095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

304050607080201720192021202320247569

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

3040506020162018202020224538

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

5060708090201220152018202120248781

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0102030402012201520182021202415

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

203040502017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

3540455055201420172020202320245551

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520201220152018202120241714

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.8%96.9%97.8%98.7%96.6%
College/career/military ready202480.4%68.6%79.6%87%74.2%
Algebra I proficiency202534.8%23.6%32.4%46.8%27.1%
Biology proficiency202562.8%48.4%53.8%80.3%48.2%
English II proficiency202554.4%39.1%45.3%72.4%39.5%
Grade 3 math202343.2%26.6%33.7%58%29.7%
Grade 4 math202346.4%25.2%36%64%30.2%
Grade 5 math202350.1%28.8%44.8%62.9%34.2%
Grade 6 math202334.7%20.2%23.9%50.2%18.1%
Grade 7 math202340.7%20.8%30.5%57.6%23.2%
Grade 8 math202333.5%21.3%28.7%45.7%23.1%
Grade 3 reading202351.3%33.9%42.3%66.8%36.5%
Grade 4 reading202347.8%31.2%35.1%65.8%31.5%
Grade 5 reading202357.7%41.3%49.7%72%40.7%
Grade 6 reading202354.5%42%43.8%68.6%36.7%
Grade 7 reading202354%37%43.7%68.2%36.2%
Grade 8 reading202360.3%46.9%50.4%74.8%45.4%
Advanced course completion202460.2%50.7%53.7%70.4%48.2%
Took an AP/IB course202451.2%39%43.6%63.1%36.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202422.8%14.4%18.6%28.9%14%
Passed an AP/IB exam202459.9%45.4%56.7%64.7%52.8%

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