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]
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.
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]
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
Ann Windle
Gonzalez
Denton ISD television channel
Homes in the Denton ISD area get the Denton ISD channel on cable
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.
