Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Texas State Board Of Education Chair Keven Ellis (2024) | twitter.com/KevenEllisDC
Of the 167,030 students enrolled in Denton County schools, 34.6% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is a 4.6% increase over the previous school year.
Denton County enrolled the 11th highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years
Top 50 Denton County Schools With Most Economically Disadvantaged Students in 2022-23 School Year
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lewisville High School | 2,859 | 4,240 |
| Ryan High School | 1,333 | 2,194 |
| Little Elm High School | 1,304 | 2,514 |
| Ray Braswell High School | 1,187 | 2,767 |
| Denton High School | 1,051 | 2,024 |
| Hebron High School | 957 | 3,678 |
| Creekview High School | 894 | 1,610 |
| The Colony High School | 851 | 1,895 |
| Northwest High School | 735 | 2,264 |
| Hedrick Middle School | 675 | 850 |
| Strickland Middle School | 631 | 940 |
| McWhorter Elementary School | 619 | 698 |
| Delay Middle School | 614 | 690 |
| Guyer High School | 590 | 2,554 |
| Rivera Elementary School | 572 | 642 |
| Marshall Durham Middle School | 559 | 715 |
| Lakeland Elementary School | 550 | 620 |
| Jerry R. Walker Middle School | 526 | 932 |
| Calhoun Middle School | 522 | 757 |
| Southridge Elementary School | 518 | 619 |
| Mill Street Elementary School | 518 | 613 |
| Long Middle School | 514 | 626 |
| Bettye Myers Middle School | 513 | 821 |
| Hodge Elementary School | 508 | 634 |
| Rodriguez Middle School | 499 | 973 |
| Navo Middle School | 498 | 1,051 |
| Rockbrook Elementary School | 496 | 655 |
| Marjory Vickery Elementary School | 487 | 622 |
| Central Elementary School | 479 | 519 |
| Ginnings Elementary School | 478 | 617 |
| Blalack Middle School | 468 | 888 |
| Oak Point Elementary School | 467 | 952 |
| Evers Park Elementary School | 463 | 659 |
| Byron Nelson High School | 463 | 2,809 |
| Lake Dallas High School | 446 | 1,293 |
| Huffines Middle School | 443 | 679 |
| Lowell High Strike Middle School | 442 | 992 |
| Lewisville Elementary School | 440 | 512 |
| Alice Moore Alexander | 437 | 599 |
| McKamy Elementary School | 435 | 533 |
| Sheffield Elementary School | 433 | 486 |
| Davis Elementary School | 425 | 518 |
| McMath Middle School | 420 | 761 |
| D. H. Brent Elementary School | 406 | 670 |
| Griffin Middle School | 395 | 755 |
| Clara Love Elementary School | 385 | 766 |
| Lake Dallas Middle School | 374 | 902 |
| Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center | 370 | 464 |
| Newton Rayzor Elementary School | 366 | 641 |
| Independence Elementary School | 366 | 799 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary• Cobb Middle• B.b. Owen Elementary• McNair Elementary• Leadership Prep School Secondary• Central Elementary• Providence Elementary• Borman Elementary• Lake Dallas Elementary• Hosp Elementary• Shadow Ridge Middle• Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound• W.r. Hatfield Elementary• Mrs. Jerry Bryant Elementary School• North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus• Trivium Academy• Lakeview Elementary• McKamy Elementary• Hebron Valley Elementary• Liberty Elementary• Union Park Elementary School• Bridlewood Elementary• Fisher Elementary• Garden Ridge Elementary• Medlin Middle• Cesar Chavez Elementary• The Lagrone Academy• Hackberry Elementary• Reedy High School• Lester Davis• Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton• Catherine Bell Elementary• Byron Nelson High School• Castle Hills Elementary• Prestwick Elementary School• Lewisville High School• Flower Mound High School• Sanger High School• Flower Mound Elementary• Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton• Marjory Vickery Elementary• Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas• Aubrey Middle• Linda Tutt High School• STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary• Sanger Sixth Grade Campus• North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus• Blanton Elementary• Creekview High School• Windsong Ranch Elementary• Stem Academy - Lewisville• Independence Elementary• Clara Love Elementary• Delay Middle• Blanche Dodd Intermediate• Southridge Elementary• Ponder Elementary• Sanger Middle• Degan Elementary• McKamy Middle• Robertson Elementary• Homestead Elementary• Premier High School Online• Forestwood Middle• Rosemeade Elementary• D.h. Brent Elementary• Bluebonnet Elementary• Davis Elementary• Pecan Creek Elementary• Morningside Elementary• Hebron High School• Hawk Elementary• Ryan High School• The Ann Windle School for Young Children• Pilot Point Elementary• Wilson Elementary• Harpool Middle• Rodriguez Middle School• Timber Creek Elementary• Navo Middle• Huffines Middle• Stephens Elementary• Peters Colony Elementary• Denton County Jjaep• Gene Pike Middle• Pink Elementary• Krum Early Education Center• Cross Oaks Elementary• Hilltop Elementary• Lakeland Elementary• Polser Elementary• Winfree Academy Charter School (lewisville)• Wayne A. Cox Elementary• Furneaux Elementary• Denton Classical Academy• Wellington Elementary• Paloma Creek Elementary• Bettye Myers Middle• Ponder High School• Crownover Middle• Corbell Elementary• Blalack Middle• Argyle West• Pioneer Heritage Middle• James A. Monaco• Savannah Elementary• Tom Hicks Elementary• Marcus High School• Alice Moore Alexander• McMath Middle• Newman Elementary• Evers Park Elementary• Long Middle• Argyle Middle• McWhorter Elementary• Rivera Elementary• Marshall Durham Middle• Chisholm Trail Elementary• Krum High School• Mill Street Elementary• Phillips Elementary• Pilot Point Selz Middle• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• Houston Elementary• Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center• Jerry R. Walker Middle• North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus• Bledsoe Elementary• Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School• Valley Ridge Elementary• Creekside Elementary• Ep Rayzor Elementary• Argyle High School• Roanoke Elementary• Lakeview Elementary• Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center• Jackie Fuller Elementary School• Hodge Elementary• Leadership Prep School• Shady Shores Elementary School• Dyer Elementary• Ray Braswell High School• Nichols Elementary• The Colony High School• Krum Middle• Coyote Ridge Elementary• Lance Thompson Elementary• Lakeview Middle• Lake Dallas Middle• Boals Elementary• Pilot Point High School• Purefoy Elementary• Founders Classical Academy• Corinth Classical Upper School• Creek Valley Middle• Prairie Trail Elementary• Ryan Elementary• Lewisville Elementary• Corinth Elementary School• Arbor Creek Middle• Sheffield Elementary• Allen Elementary• Forest Vista Elementary• Indian Creek Elementary• Clear Creek Intermediate• Justin Elementary• Lowell H. Strike Middle• Old Settlers Elementary• Calhoun Middle• Guyer High School• Vaughn Elementary• Highland Village Elementary• Trent Middle• Newton Rayzor Elementary• Fred Moore High School• Hedrick Middle• Thompson Elementary• Learning Center• Denton High School• Ponder Junior High• William Rushing Middle School• Northwest High School• Griffin Middle• Ethridge Elementary• Oak Point Elementary• Pilot Point Intermediate• Parkway Elementary• Stafford Middle• Butterfield Elementary• Carroll Elementary• Little Elm High School• Miller Elementary• Donald Elementary• Strickland Middle• Joe Dale Sparks Campus• Killian Middle• Ischool High - Lewisville• Wakeland High School• Sparks Elementary• Rockbrook Elementary• McAuliffe Elementary• Hl Brockett• Griffin Middle• Samuel Beck Elementary• Nelson Elementary• Ginnings Elementary• Camey Elementary• Heritage Elementary• Rainwater Elementary• James M. Steele High School• Lamar Middle• Kent Elementary• Pearson Middle• Clayton Downing Middle• Briarhill Middle• Lake Dallas High School
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