Denton Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8

Elementary and middle schools for Denton.

At a glance

43Students enrolled

2Schools

$21,878Spent per student

6:1Student–teacher ratio

44%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Denton

Grades PK–5

Denton School36 students · DentonThis district

Grades 6–8

Denton 6-87 students · DentonThis district

Grades 9–12

Denton High School16 students · DentonDenton High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MT

Math proficiency69.5%

State average 34.6% · reported as a range, 60–79% (a small group)

Reading / language arts69.5%

State average 46.2% · reported as a range, 60–79% (a small group)

Graduation rate 75% at Denton High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$21,878

per student each year · 61% above the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration34%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State25%

Federal23%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

31’20

31’21

35’22

41’23

43’24

Students

White · 93%40

Hispanic · 5%2

Black · 2%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools2 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Denton SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 36 students · Denton

A+Public 📚

Denton 6-8Middle · Grades 6–8 · 7 students · Denton

Public

Where students go next · Denton High School District

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Denton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 16 students · Denton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.