Denison H S

Denison Isd · Grayson County · High school

Denison H S enrolled 1,351 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 31% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~9 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Denison H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 8% in TX+10.2 vs TX
Denison H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 37% in TX+12.4 vs TX
Denison H S 87.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 19% in TX+11.0 vs TX
Denison H S 55.6%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 22% in TX-18.6 vs TX
Denison H S 62.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+5.5 vs TX
Denison H S 20.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 44% in TX+4.3 vs TX
Denison H S 30.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 39% in TX+5.6 vs TX
Denison H S 60.7%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

7080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248875

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.

2040608020162018202020225645

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

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080201220152018202120248163

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.

010203040201220152018202120242015

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.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark451434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark492457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1516171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

15161718201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

17181920201320162019202220242017

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

2040602017201920222024202530

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080201720192022202420256049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

204060201720192022202420255144

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

204060201420172020202320246155

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0102030402015201720192021202320243513

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0510152025201220152018202120241715

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

020406080100201220152018202120245636

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336125

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.3%100%96.2%98.6%98.3%
College/career/military ready202488.6%87.5%89.3%90.6%86.4%
Algebra I proficiency202541.5%30.3%40.8%45.6%34.2%
Biology proficiency202570.1%60%63.9%75%61.8%
English II proficiency202550.3%51.3%37.9%55.3%41.1%
Advanced course completion202468.5%60.7%66%71.3%63.6%
Took an AP/IB course202437%12.5%37.3%44.9%29.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202430.3%15%22.7%38.6%21.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202455.4%55.6%56.3%55.9%52%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).