Denton High School

Denton High School
Address
Map
3001 Bronco Wy

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76207

Coordinates33°15′02″N 97°09′58″W / 33.25065533496818°N 97.16618240732524°W / 33.25065533496818; -97.16618240732524
Information
TypeHigh School
MottoDedication, Honor, Success... We are DHS!
Established1884
School districtDenton Independent School District
PrincipalJoel Hays
Faculty146.98 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,025[2] (2019-2020)
Student to teacher ratio13.78[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)    Purple and gold
MascotBroncos
NewspaperThe Horseshoe
YearbookThe Bronco
WebsiteDenton High School

Denton High School is a public high school located in the city of Denton, Texas and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Denton Independent School District located in central Denton County and was the original high school for Denton.

Denton High School was established in 1884. In 1910 it moved to what is now Calhoun Middle School. In 1957 it moved again to Fulton Street. In the 1990s, DHS yielded grades 10–12 to the newly opened Ryan High School until 1995. In 2022, it was moved northwest to its current location on Bronco Way. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

After voters approved a May 2018 Capital Improvement Plan, Denton ISD purchased land to rebuild Denton High School at a new location and expand the school land size from 35 acres to 150 acres. The site is located north of Windsor Drive, west of North Bonnie Brae Street and south of North Elm Street (U.S. Hwy 77) near the University of North Texas Discovery Park and less than 1.5 miles from the current Denton High location at 1007 Fulton Street.[5]

  1. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
  2. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
  3. ^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for DENTON H S".
  4. ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "DISTRICT SECURES LAND FOR LOCATION OF NEW DENTON HIGH SCHOOL". Denton Independent School District. Retrieved October 12, 2020.