Denton Independent School District

School district in Texas, United States

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Denton Independent School District

Address

1307 N. Locust Street

Denton

, Texas, 76201
United States
District information
Type| Public
Motto| Denton ISD: Empowering lifelong learners to be engaged citizens who positively impact their local and global community.
Grades| Pre-K–12
Established| 1882; 141 years ago (1882)
President| Mia Price
Vice-president| Barbara Burns
Superintendent| Jamie Wilson[1]
Schools| Four comprehensive high schools, eight middle schools, 24 elementary schools, two early childhood centers, an alternative high school, and an advanced technology complex[2]
Other information
Website| www.dentonisd.org

Denton Independent School District, sometimes shortened to Denton ISD, is a school district based in Denton, Texas. DISD's superintendent is Jamie Wilson.

During the 2021-2022 school year, the District served 31,951 students.[3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

## Attendance area[edit]

The district covers the following:[5]

* The majority of Denton
* Most of Cross Roads, Shady Shores
* Portions of: Aubrey, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Double Oak, Flower Mound, Little Elm, Oak Point, Prosper, Providence Village

It also covers the census-designated places of Lantana, Paloma Creek, Paloma Creek South, and Savannah.

It also includes the former Lincoln Park,[6] now a part of Little Elm.

The district also serves the housing developments of Cross Oak Ranch, and Savannah, all located in unincorporated portions of Denton County. The district encompasses about 180 square miles (470 km2).[citation needed]

## List of facilities[edit]

### Athletic facilities[edit]

* Bill Carrico Athletic Complex
* C. H. Collins Athletic Complex
* DISD Natatorium

### Secondary schools[edit]

Secondary schools are divided into two separate levels, middle and high schools. Middle School campuses serve students in grades 6–8 while Comprehensive High Schools serve students in grades 9–12.

#### Comprehensive high schools[edit]

John H. Guyer High School

* Braswell High School
* Denton High School
* John H. Guyer High School
* Billy Ryan High School
* Fred Moore High School
* LaGrone Academy[7]

#### Middle schools[edit]

Calhoun Middle School

* Cheek Middle School - named after Pat Hagen Cheek, retired Denton ISD teacher.[8]
* Calhoun Middle School
* Crownover Middle School – named after Ronny Crownover, businessman and politician[9]
* Harpool Middle School – located in Lantana; mascot Longhorns; colors orange and white
* McMath Middle School – named after Carroll McMath, a Denton ISD teacher and band director from Lubbock, Texas and alumnus of Texas Tech University.[10]
* Navo Middle School - named after a small farming community in Little Elm, TX.[11]
* Rodriguez Middle School
* Strickland Middle School – 1994–96 National Blue Ribbon School[12]
* Myers Middle School \- Named after Bettye Myers, a public education advocate and community leader. This school was scheduled to open in August 2013.

#### Alternative school (DAEP)[edit]

* Lester Davis School (formerly Touchstone)

#### Joe Sparks Campus (Denton County Juvenile Detention System)[edit]

* Sparks Campus - students who encountered legal and disciplinary issues to continue their education.[13] Named after former Denton ISD teacher Joe Dale Sparks.

### Primary schools[edit]

#### Elementary schools[edit]

* Alice Moore Alexander Elementary School \- Named after a local education pioneer in Denton, TX.
* Dr. Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School \- Named after Annie Webb, the first woman in Texas elected to a state office.
* Catherine Coleman Bell Elementary School \- Named after longtime Denton community member Catherine Bell, who was instrumental in the desegregation of Denton schools in the 1960s.[14]
* Cross Oaks Elementary School
* Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary School \- Named after former longtime Denton ISD teacher and school board member Dorothy P. Adkins, who was instrumental in the desegregation of Denton schools in the 1960s.[15]
* Eugenia Porter Rayzor Elementary School \- Named after Eugenia Porter Rayzor, the wife of the late J. Newton Rayzor a well-known attorney and developer, and previous owner of the land where the school sits.[16]
* Eva Swan Hodge Elementary School \- Named after a teacher at Fred Moore High School in the area of Home Economics.[17]
* Evers Park Elementary School
* Frank Borman Elementary School \- Named after Frank F. Borman, US Astronaut on Gemini 7 and Apollo 8 missions.[18]
* Ginnings Elementary School \- Named after J.L. Ginnings, a local resident home builder whose family donated the land on which the campus stands.[19]
* L. A. Nelson Elementary School \- Named after L.A. Nelson Jr., a Denton City Councilmember.[20]
* Ronald McNair Elementary School \- Named after Ronald McNair, who was a mission specialist with NASA who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.[21]
* Mildred Hawk Elementary School \- Named for Mildred Hawk, a local philanthropist and educational supporter.[22]
* Nette Schultz Elementary School \- Named after Ms. Nette Shultz, an educator at Texas Woman's University
* Newton Rayzor Elementary School \- Named for J. Newton Rayzor, a well-known attorney and businessman who lived in Denton and whose family donated the land on which the campus stands.[23]
* Olive Stephens Elementary School \- Named after Olive Stephens, the former mayor of Shady Shores who led the town for nearly four decades.[24]
* Paloma Creek Elementary School
* Pecan Creek Elementary School
* Providence Elementary School
* Sam Houston Elementary School \- Named after Sam Houston, who helped secure Texas’ independence and eventually was elected as the first President of the Republic of Texas.
* Sandbrock Ranch (In construction, expected to open 2022)[25]
* Savannah Elementary School
* Tomàs Rivera Elementary School \- Named after Tomás Rivera, a Mexican-American scholar, author, and poet.
* Union Park Elementary School
* Wayne Stuart Ryan Elementary School \- Named after a successful businessman, rancher, and community leader.[26]

#### Early childhood centers[edit]

* Ann Windle
* Gonzalez

## Denton ISD television channel[edit]

Homes in the Denton ISD area get the Denton ISD channel on cable

* Channel 31 on Charter Communications
* Channel 40 on Frontier FiOS
* Channel 88 on AT&T U-verse

## See also[edit]

* Texas portal
* Schools portal

* List of school districts in Texas

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Superintendent / Dr. Jamie Wilson".
2. ^ "About Denton ISD / About Denton ISD".
3. ^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for DENTON ISD". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
4. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
5. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
6. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
7. ^ "LaGrone Academy / Home". www.dentonisd.org. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
8. ^ "About Us / Bio". www.dentonisd.org. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
9. ^ "Ronny Crownover Biography" Archived 2009-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, www.dentonisd.org, accessed July 9, 2008
10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 28, 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. ^ "Navo Middle School / Home". www.dentonisd.org. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
12. ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)
13. ^ "About Us / Overview". www.dentonisd.org. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
14. ^ "Bell Elementary School / Homepage".
15. ^ "Adkins Elementary School / Homepage".
16. ^ "About Us / About Us".
17. ^ "About Eva Swan Hodge / Overview".
18. ^ "Dr. Ronald e. McNair / Dr. Ronald e. McNair".
19. ^ "About Us / About Ginnings Elementary".
20. ^ "About L.A. Nelson Jr. / About Mr. Nelson".
21. ^ "Dr. Ronald e. McNair / Dr. Ronald e. McNair".
22. ^ "About Us / Overview".
23. ^ "About Us / Overview".
24. ^ "Who is Olive Stephens? / Who is Olive Stephens?".
25. ^ "District opens with Newest School at Capacity, Celebrates Replacement Campuses".
26. ^ "Mr. Wayne Stuart Ryan / Mr. & MRS. Ryan".

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Denton Independent School District

Comprehensive High Schools|

* Denton High School
* Billy Ryan High School
* John H. Guyer High School
* Braswell High School

Athletic Venues|

* C. H. Collins Athletic Complex

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Education in Denton County, Texas

Public high schools

Argyle ISD|

* Argyle High

Aubrey ISD|

* Aubrey High

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD|

* Creekview (Other high schools are in Dallas County)

Denton ISD|

* See template

Frisco ISD|

* Lone Star
* Justin Wakeland
* Reedy (Other high schools are in Collin County)

Krum ISD|

* Krum High

Lake Dallas ISD|

* Lake Dallas High

Lewisville ISD|

* Flower Mound
* Lewisville (Killough Campus and Harmon Campus)
* Edward S. Marcus
* The Colony
* Hebron

Little Elm ISD|

* Little Elm High

Northwest ISD|

* Byron Nelson
* Northwest High
* Other schools are in Tarrant County

Pilot Point ISD|

* Pilot Point High

Ponder ISD|

* Ponder High

Sanger ISD|

* Sanger High
* Linda Tutt High

Statewide|

* Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

Private high schools

Secular|

* Selwyn School
* Selwyn College Preparatory School

Religious|

* Coram Deo Academy Flower Mound Campus
* Denton Calvary Academy
* Grace Christian School
* Lakeland Christian School
* Liberty Christian School
* Prestonwood Christian Academy

Tertiary

Universities|

* University of North Texas
* Template
* Texas Woman's University
* Template

Community colleges|

* Collin College
* North Central Texas College (Flower Mound Campus)

Portions of some school districts extend into other counties.
Some school districts serving Denton County (Celina ISD, Era ISD, Prosper ISD, and Slidell ISD) do not operate high schools in the county.

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City of Denton

* Denton County
* John B. Denton

Culture and history|

* Timeline
* Denton Arts and Jazz Festival
* Thin Line Fest
* Little Chapel in the Woods
* North Texas State Fair and Rodeo
* 35 Denton

Industry and
Infrastructure|

* Acme Brick
* Ben E. Keith Company
* Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square
* Denton Regional Medical Center
* Golden Triangle Mall
* Morrison Milling
* Peterbilt Motors
* Precision Pattern, Inc
* Rayzor Ranch
* Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton
* United Copper Industries

Geography|

* Lake Ray Roberts
* Lewisville Lake

Education|

| Primary and
secondary schools|

* Denton ISD
* Braswell High
* Denton High
* Guyer
* Billy Ryan

* Argyle ISD
* Krum ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Ponder ISD
* Sanger ISD
* Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science

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Colleges and universities|

* North Central Texas College
* Texas Woman's University
* University of North Texas & (Discovery Park)

Transportation|

* Denton County Transportation Authority (A-Train)
* Downtown Denton Transit Center
* Medpark
* Denton Municipal Airport
* Interstate 35 (I-35W, I-35E)
* U.S. Route 380

Media|

* Denton Record-Chronicle
* North Texas Daily

People|

* Mayors
* Musicians from Denton, Texas

Sports|

* C. H. Collins Athletic Complex
* Denton Diablos FC

* Category
* Commons

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School districts in Texas served by Region 11 Education Service Center

Cooke County|

* Callisburg ISD
* Era ISD
* Gainesville ISD
* Lindsay ISD
* Muenster ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Sivells Bend ISD
* Valley View ISD
* Walnut Bend ISD
* Some districts are in Region 9 ESC and Region 10 ESC

Denton County|

* Argyle ISD
* Aubrey ISD
* Denton ISD
* Era ISD
* Krum ISD
* Lake Dallas ISD
* Lewisville ISD
* Little Elm ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Pilot Point ISD
* Ponder ISD
* Sanger ISD
* Slidell ISD
* Some districts are in Region 10 ESC

Erath County|

* Bluff Dale ISD
* Dublin ISD
* Gordon ISD
* Huckabay ISD
* Lingleville ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Morgan Mill ISD
* Santo ISD
* Stephenville ISD
* Three Way ISD
* Some districts are in Region 12 ESC and Region 14 ESC

Hood County|

* Bluff Dale ISD
* Glen Rose ISD
* Godley ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Tolar ISD

Johnson County|

* Alvarado ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Cleburne ISD
* Crowley ISD
* Godley ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Grandview ISD
* Joshua ISD
* Keene ISD
* Mansfield ISD
* Rio Vista ISD
* Venus ISD

Palo Pinto County|

* Gordon ISD
* Graford ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Millsap ISD
* Mineral Wells ISD
* Palo Pinto ISD
* Santo ISD
* Strawn ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Parker County|

* Aledo ISD
* Azle ISD
* Brock ISD
* Garner ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Lipan ISD
* Millsap ISD
* Mineral Wells ISD
* Peaster ISD
* Poolville ISD
* Springtown ISD
* Weatherford ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

Somervell County|

* Glen Rose ISD
* Granbury ISD
* Three Way ISD
* One other district is in Region 12 ESC

Tarrant County|

* Aledo ISD
* Arlington ISD
* Azle ISD
* Birdville ISD
* Burleson ISD
* Carroll ISD
* Castleberry ISD
* Crowley ISD
* Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD
* Everman ISD
* Fort Worth ISD
* Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
* Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
* Keller ISD
* Kennedale ISD
* Lake Worth ISD
* Lewisville ISD
* Mansfield ISD
* Northwest ISD
* White Settlement ISD

| Consolidated|

* Masonic Home ISD

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Wise County|

* Alvord ISD
* Azle ISD
* Boyd ISD
* Bridgeport ISD
* Chico ISD
* Decatur ISD
* Krum ISD
* Northwest ISD
* Paradise ISD
* Poolville ISD
* Slidell ISD
* Springtown ISD
* One other district is in Region 9 ESC

This list is incomplete
Some districts extend into counties which mostly have districts in other ESCs
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