Denton Independent School District Explained

Denton Independent School District
Motto:	Denton ISD: Empowering lifelong learners to be engaged citizens who positively impact their local and global community.
Address:	1307 N. Locust Street
State:	Texas
Zipcode:	76201
Country:	United States
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]

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

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 180sqmi.

List of facilities

Athletic facilities

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

Secondary schools

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

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

Middle schools

• 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)

• Lester Davis School (formerly Touchstone)

Joe Sparks Campus (Denton County Juvenile Detention System)

• 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

Elementary schools

• 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]
• Martinez Elementary School - Named after a local educator and board trustee Dorothy Martinez. It is planned to open in August of 2024.
• 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

• Ann Windle
• Gonzalez

Denton ISD television channel

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

• List of school districts in Texas

Notes and References

1. Web site: Superintendent / Dr. Jamie Wilson.
2. Web site: About Denton ISD / About Denton ISD.
3. Web site: Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for DENTON ISD . 2023-12-12 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
4. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 2015-10-25.
5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Denton County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-03.
6. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Denton County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-03.
7. Web site: LaGrone Academy / Home . 2023-12-12 . www.dentonisd.org . en.
8. Web site: About Us / Bio . 2023-12-12 . www.dentonisd.org . en.
9. http://www.dentonisd.org/5126083114026/site/default.asp "Ronny Crownover Biography"
10. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425120131/http://www.giffords.org/genealogy/mcmath/obit0004.htm . 2012-04-25 . dead .
11. Web site: Navo Middle School / Home . 2023-12-12 . www.dentonisd.org . en.
12. http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)
13. Web site: About Us / Overview . 2023-12-12 . www.dentonisd.org . en.
14. Web site: Bell Elementary School / Homepage.
15. Web site: Adkins Elementary School / Homepage.
16. Web site: About Us / About Us.
17. Web site: About Eva Swan Hodge / Overview.
18. Web site: Dr. Ronald e. McNair / Dr. Ronald e. McNair.
19. Web site: About Us / About Ginnings Elementary.
20. Web site: About L.A. Nelson Jr. / About Mr. Nelson.
21. Web site: Dr. Ronald e. McNair / Dr. Ronald e. McNair.
22. Web site: About Us / Overview.
23. Web site: About Us / Overview.
24. Web site: Who is Olive Stephens? / Who is Olive Stephens?.
25. Web site: District opens with Newest School at Capacity, Celebrates Replacement Campuses.
26. Web site: Mr. Wayne Stuart Ryan / Mr. & MRS. Ryan.