In 2022-23 school year, white students had highest representation in Denton County schools

Texas State Board Of Education Vice Chair Pam Little (2024) | pamlittle.com

By North Texas News

Oct 29, 2024

White students made up the largest ethnic group in Denton County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 167,029 students attending Denton County schools, 39.6% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 29.1% of the total enrollment.

In the previous school year, white students also made up the largest ethnic group in Denton County, comprising 41.3% of the student body.

Degan Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 27.7% Black students, 26.1% Hispanic students, 22.1% white students, 14.6% Asian students, 9.1% multiracial students, 0.2% American Indian students, and 0.2% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, total public school enrollment in the county increased by 0.3% when compared to the previous year.

Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.

“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students…dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools…gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.

Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in 2022-23 Enrollment in Denton County

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Denton County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Alice Moore Alexander	Hispanic	66.6%	599
Allen Elementary School	Asian	43.1%	808
Arbor Creek Middle School	White	40.2%	887
Argyle High School	White	71%	1,477
Argyle Middle School	White	68.2%	1,168
Argyle West	White	66.9%	845
Aubrey High School	White	55.9%	923
Aubrey Middle School	White	52%	814
B. B. Owen Elementary School	White	41.8%	263
Bettye Myers Middle School	Hispanic	39.3%	821
Blalack Middle School	Hispanic	48.1%	888
Blanche Dodd Elementary School	White	61.5%	312
Blanton Elementary School	White	69.1%	530
Bledsoe Elementary School	White	42.7%	708
Bluebonnet Elementary School	Asian	47.5%	632
Boals Elementary School	White	37.9%	692
Borman Elementary School	Hispanic	63.4%	429
Briarhill Middle School	White	74.6%	799
Butterfield Elementary School	White	57%	600
Byron Nelson High School	White	60.3%	2,809
Calhoun Middle School	Hispanic	45.3%	757
Camey Elementary School	Hispanic	45.3%	490
Carroll Elementary School	Hispanic	57.3%	508
Castle Hills Elementary School	White	46%	706
Catherine Bell Elementary School	Black	48.2%	650
Central Elementary School	Hispanic	85.2%	519
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	White	36.9%	491
Chisholm Trail Elementary School	White	56.2%	409
Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School	White	38.3%	832
Clara Love Elementary School	White	45.6%	766
Clayton Downing Middle School	White	65.8%	511
Clear Creek Intermediate School	White	64%	339
Cobb Middle School	White	42.4%	905
Corbell Elementary School	Asian	37.8%	572
Corinth Elementary School	White	46.6%	580
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Asian	34.1%	540
Creek Valley Middle School	Asian	37.2%	600
Creekside Elementary School	Hispanic	46.4%	420
Creekview High School	Hispanic	52.5%	1,610
Cross Oaks Elementary School	Hispanic	30.8%	699
Crownover Middle School	White	50.2%	840
D. H. Brent Elementary School	Hispanic	47.8%	670
Davis Elementary School	Hispanic	78%	518
Degan Elementary School	Black	27.7%	452
Delay Middle School	Hispanic	75.9%	690
Denton Classical Academy	White	60.8%	189
Denton County JJAEP	Hispanic	56.5%	46
Denton County JJAEP	Hispanic	33.3%	6
Denton High School	Hispanic	41.7%	2,024
Dorothy P. Adkins Elementary School	White	63.4%	448
Dyer Elementary School	White	55.6%	329
Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center	Hispanic	54.2%	249
Ep Rayzor Elementary School	White	72.7%	322
Ethridge Elementary School	White	48.6%	368
Evers Park Elementary School	Hispanic	40.2%	659
Fisher Elementary School	White	44.5%	665
Flower Mound Elementary School	White	56.3%	584
Flower Mound High School	White	55.7%	3,542
Forest Vista Elementary School	White	51.1%	569
Forestwood Middle School	White	55.8%	892
Founders Classical Academy	White	45%	934
Founders Classical Academy Corinth	White	56.6%	475
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	White	63.2%	514
Founders Classical Academy of Flower Mound	White	52.3%	953
Fred Moore High School	White	35.6%	59
Furneaux Elementary School	Hispanic	45.6%	425
Garden Ridge Elementary School	White	52.1%	380
Gene Pike Middle School	White	56.8%	1,150
Ginnings Elementary School	Hispanic	58.8%	617
Griffin Middle School	White	56.4%	830
Griffin Middle School	Hispanic	40.4%	755
Guyer High School	White	54.8%	2,554
Hackberry Elementary School	Hispanic	38.9%	732
Harmony School of Innovation - Carrollton	Hispanic	35.3%	419
Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Hispanic	42.6%	578
Harpool Middle School	White	67.4%	820
Hawk Elementary School	White	58%	635
Hebron High School	Asian	30.6%	3,678
Hebron Valley Elementary School	Asian	30.6%	415
Hedrick Middle School	Hispanic	65.4%	850
Heritage Elementary School	White	67.1%	511
Highland Village Elementary School	White	69.8%	358
Hilltop Elementary School	White	81.3%	636
Hl Brockett	White	66.7%	529
Hodge Elementary School	Hispanic	74.1%	634
Homestead Elementary School	White	44.8%	462
Hosp Elementary School	Asian	52%	725
Houston Elementary School	White	45%	502
Huffines Middle School	Hispanic	48.9%	679
Independence Elementary School	Hispanic	55.4%	799
Indian Creek Elementary School	White	31.6%	535
Ischool Lewisville (6-12 Campus)	White	35.2%	338
Ischool Lewisville (K-5 Campus)	Black	30.7%	101
Ischool Virtual Academy of Texas	White	45.7%	956
Jackie Fuller Elementary School	White	34.6%	735
James A. Monaco	White	49.7%	537
James M. Steele High School	White	55.8%	226
Jerry R. Walker Middle School	Hispanic	43.5%	932
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	White	35.5%	62
Justin Elementary School	White	70.2%	605
Kent Elementary School	Hispanic	30.6%	468
Killian Middle School	Asian	35.6%	1,009
Krum Early Education Center	White	52.1%	430
Krum High School	White	62.8%	686
Krum Middle School	White	58%	541
Lake Dallas Elementary School	Hispanic	47.6%	534
Lake Dallas High School	White	48.7%	1,293
Lake Dallas Middle School	White	44.5%	902
Lakeland Elementary School	Hispanic	81.3%	620
Lakeview Elementary School	White	39.8%	585
Lakeview Elementary School	White	70.7%	547
Lakeview Middle School	Hispanic	34.7%	426
Lamar Middle School	White	52.2%	753
Lance Thompson Elementary School	White	59.4%	825
Leadership Prep School	Asian	44.6%	500
Leadership Prep School Secondary	White	33%	851
Learning Center	Hispanic	44.9%	243
Lester Davis	Black	34.8%	92
Lewisville Elementary School	Hispanic	58.6%	512
Lewisville High School	Hispanic	57.2%	4,240
Liberty Elementary School	White	52.4%	593
Lillie J. Jackson Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	58.8%	464
Linda Tutt High School	White	75%	24
Little Elm High School	Hispanic	40.7%	2,514
Lone Star High School	White	38.3%	2,036
Long Middle School	Hispanic	59.9%	626
Lowell High Strike Middle School	Hispanic	35.6%	992
Marcus High School	White	63.7%	3,005
Marjory Vickery Elementary School	Hispanic	67.2%	622
Marshall Durham Middle School	Black	43.2%	715
McAuliffe Elementary School	White	81.4%	539
McKamy Elementary School	Hispanic	52.3%	533
McKamy Middle School	White	48.3%	805
McMath Middle School	White	41.9%	761
McNair Elementary School	Hispanic	46.3%	561
McWhorter Elementary School	Black	48.3%	698
Medlin Middle School	White	65.4%	991
Mill Street Elementary School	Hispanic	73.6%	613
Miller Elementary School	Asian	47.7%	602
Morningside Elementary School	White	37.9%	364
Mrs. Jerry Bryant Elementary School	White	34.5%	1,021
Navo Middle School	Black	40.7%	1,051
Nelson Elementary School	White	42.5%	520
Nette Shultz	White	48.3%	690
Newman Elementary School	White	46.6%	622
Newton Rayzor Elementary School	White	42%	641
Nichols Elementary School	Asian	58%	714
North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus	Hispanic	45.5%	253
North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	White	35.9%	231
North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus	Hispanic	86.3%	277
Northwest High School	White	55.7%	2,264
Oak Point Elementary School	Hispanic	47.9%	952
Old Settlers Elementary School	White	59%	480
Paloma Creek Elementary School	Black	44.5%	616
Parkway Elementary School	Hispanic	58.4%	560
Pearson Middle School	Asian	45.2%	997
Pecan Creek Elementary School	Hispanic	41.1%	671
Peters Colony Elementary School	Hispanic	64.1%	532
Phillips Elementary School	Asian	30.8%	694
Pilot Point Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	52.4%	185
Pilot Point Elementary School	Hispanic	49%	516
Pilot Point High School	Hispanic	48%	452
Pilot Point Selz Middle School	Hispanic	54.5%	330
Pink Elementary School	White	43.5%	671
Pioneer Heritage Middle School	Asian	43.3%	1,076
Ponder Elementary School	White	58%	754
Ponder High School	White	60.6%	505
Ponder Junior High School	White	57.2%	381
Prairie Trail Elementary School	White	45.9%	643
Premier High School Online	Hispanic	40.5%	2,107
Prestwick Elementary School	White	52.2%	473
Providence Elementary School	Black	39.7%	655
Purefoy Elementary School	White	50.8%	649
Rainwater Elementary School	Hispanic	31%	336
Ray Braswell High School	Black	39.9%	2,767
Reedy High School	White	43.7%	2,275
Rivera Elementary School	Hispanic	48.8%	642
Roanoke Elementary School	Hispanic	40.2%	677
Robertson Elementary School	White	35.3%	712
Rockbrook Elementary School	Black	55.1%	655
Rodriguez Middle School	Black	42%	973
Rosemeade Elementary School	Hispanic	40.8%	461
Ryan Elementary School	White	44.1%	612
Ryan High School	Hispanic	44.5%	2,194
STEM Academy at Bridlewood Elementary	White	68.8%	573
STEM Academy at Donald Elementary	White	56.3%	570
STEM Academy at Memorial Elementary	Asian	43.5%	632
STEM Academy at Polser Elementary	Asian	28.2%	479
STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary	White	35.3%	524
Samuel Beck Elementary School	White	69.8%	725
Sanger High School	White	60.5%	827
Sanger Middle School	White	54.5%	389
Sanger Sixth Grade Campus	White	59.2%	213
Savannah Elementary School	White	36.1%	740
Shadow Ridge Middle School	White	45.1%	649
Shady Shores Elementary School	White	50.4%	591
Sheffield Elementary School	Hispanic	48.1%	486
Southridge Elementary School	Hispanic	49.6%	619
Sparks Elementary School	White	40%	598
Stafford Middle School	White	31.6%	927
Stephens Elementary School	Black	37.9%	464
Strickland Middle School	Hispanic	49.8%	940
The Ann Windle School for Young Children	Hispanic	46%	309
The Colony High School	Hispanic	38.7%	1,895
The Lagrone Academy	White	48.6%	210
Thompson Elementary School	Hispanic	78.6%	416
Timber Creek Elementary School	White	52.5%	434
Tom Hicks Elementary School	White	48.1%	621
Trent Middle School	White	37.2%	1,115
Trivium Academy	White	43.6%	621
Union Park Elementary School	Black	33.2%	695
Vaughn Elementary School	White	35.8%	729
W. R. Hatfield Elementary School	White	40.3%	613
Wakeland High School	White	63.1%	2,147
Wayne A. Cox Elementary School	White	53.6%	791
Wellington Elementary School	White	53.9%	739
William Rushing Middle School	White	41.5%	1,507
Windsong Ranch Elementary School	White	51.7%	888
Winfree Academy Charter School (Lewisville)	Hispanic	52.1%	146