Denton Independent School District
Denton Independent School District, sometimes shortened to Denton ISD, is a school district based in Denton, Texas. The district covers all or parts of the following cities – Denton, Bartonville, Copper Canyon, Corinth, Cross Roads, Double Oak, Lincoln Park, Oak Point, and Shady Shores. The district also serves the housing developments of Providence, Cross Oak Ranch, Paloma Creek, Savannah, and Lantana all located in unincorporated portions of Denton County. The district encompasses about 180 square miles (470 km2). DISD's superintendent is Ray Braswell.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]
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[edit] List of facilities
[edit] Athletic facilities
- C. H. Collins Athletic Complex
- DISD Natatorium
[edit] 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.
[edit] Comprehensive high schools
[edit] Alternative high school
[edit] Middle schools
- Calhoun Middle School
- Crownover Middle School – named after Ronny Crownover, businessman and politician[2]
- 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.[3]
- Navo Middle School
- Strickland Middle School – 1994–96 National Blue Ribbon School[4]
[edit] Alternative school (DAEP)
- Lester Davis School (formerly Touchstone)
[edit] Primary schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- Blanton
- Borman
- Cross Oaks
- Evers
- Ginnings
- Hawk
- Hodge
- L.A. Nelson
- Lee
- E. P. Rayzor
- N. Rayzor
- Paloma Creek
- Pecan Creek
- Providence
- Rivera
- Ronald E. McNair
- Sam Houston
- Savannah
- Stephens
- W.S. Ryan Elementary
- Woodrow Wilson
[edit] Early childhood centers
- Ann Windle
- Popo & Lupe Gonzalez
[edit] 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 Verizon FiOS TV
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html.
- ^ "Ronny Crownover Biography", www.dentonisd.org, accessed July 9, 2008
- ^ http://www.giffords.org/genealogy/mcmath/obit0004.htm
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)
[edit] External links
- Denton ISD Homepage
- 380Guide.com – Community website for the U.S. 380 corridor in the Denton ISD
- LantanaLinks.com – Community website for the southern portion of the Denton ISD
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