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Best Elementary Schools
in DENTON ISD

This page covers 24 elementary schools in DENTON ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
EP RAYZOR EL
Grades PK–05322 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
72
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
2
rank
DOROTHY P ADKINS EL
Grades PK–05448 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
3
rank
HAWK EL
Grades PK–05635 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,694/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
4
rank
NELSON EL
Grades PK–05520 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.7:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
64
/100
Student:Teacher
12.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
RYAN EL
Grades PK–05612 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,694/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
MCNAIR EL
Grades PK–05561 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
BLANTON EL
Grades PK–05530 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,694/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
8
rank
PECAN CREEK EL
Grades PK–05671 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
NETTE SHULTZ
Grades PK–05690 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,694/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
46%
Near nat'l 52.2%
10
rank
STEPHENS EL
Grades PK–05464 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($19,694/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,694
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
59%
Near nat'l 52.2%
14 more elementary schools in DENTON ISD not shown here.
View all schools in DENTON ISD
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
24
Elementary Schools
43
Total Schools
72
#1 Score
58
Avg Score
District profileDENTON ISD
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
EP RAYZOR EL
Score: 72/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.