Campus Profile

Denison High School

4200 N. State Hwy. 91

Denison, Texas 75020

Phone: (903) 462 -7125

Fax: (903) 462 -7207

www.denisonisd.net

CEEB# 441930

CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBERS 96

CAMPUS LEADERSHIP

Principal

Dr. Cavin Boettger

Assistant Principals

Holly Bach

Mike Green

Caleb Noble

Counselors

Yalonda Ivers (Class of 2028)

Phone: 903 -462 -7087

Email: yivers@denisonisd.net

Kelli Kempson (Class of 2027)

Phone: 903 -462 -7984

Email: kkempson@denisonisd.net

Angie Guymon (Class of 2026)

Phone: 903 -462 -7271

Email: aguymon@denisonisd.net

Rhonda Scofield (Class of 2025)

Phone: 903 -462 -7086

Email: rschofield@denisonisd.net

Tonya Crump (CTE/ CTC)

Phone: 903 -462 -7088

Email: tcrump@denisonisd.net

DISD COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT

Denison, celebrating 150 years in 2022, continues to honor the past while keeping an eye toward the future. Denison is currently experiencing steady growth in a community full of some of the friendliest people. The city has a population of 26,494 with five elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, one alternative high school, and one high school. Denison is located north of Dallas near the Texas/Oklahoma state line and popular Lake Texoma.

NOTABLE ALUMNUS

SCHEDULING

GRADING

ACCREDITATION

CAMPUS ETHNIC DIVERSITY

ENROLLMENT 2024 -25 (as of 8/29/2024)

SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

FHSP: Foundation High School Program

	_^FHSP	_^FHSP _{^{+ Endorsement(s)}}	_{^{Distinguished}}
_^Discipline	_^Credits	_^Credits	_^Credits
_^English	_⁴
_^Math	_³	_¹	_{^{Algebra II}}
_^Science	_³	_¹
_{^{Social Studies}}	_³
_^LOTE	_²
_{^{Physical Ed}}	_²
_{^{Fine Arts}}	_²
_^Electives	_⁵	_²
_{^{Total Credits for Graduation:}}	_²²	_²⁶	_²⁶

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT

GRADE POINT SYSTEM

The objectives of our grade point system are to provide a method of rewarding academic success; to select valedictorian, salutatorian, and honor graduates; to determine class rank; and to reward students for achievement in advanced classes. This system is divided into three levels:

Level 3

Honors and AP Courses:

_{Eng 1 & 2 Honors}

_{Eng 3 (Eng Lang) AP}

_{Eng 4 (Eng Lit) AP}

_{Pre-Calculus AP}

_{Calculus AP}

_{Statistics AP}

_{Biology Honors & AP}

_{Chemistry Honors & AP}

_{Physics I & II AP}

_{World History AP}

_{U.S. History AP}

_{U.S. Gov’t & Politics AP}

_{Macroeconomics AP}

_{Spanish IV Honors}

_{Computer Sci. Principles AP}

_{Human Geography AP}

_{Environmental Science AP}

_{(16 AP COURSES)}

Level 2

_{Spanish III}

_{Pre Calculus}

_{Dual Credit Courses:}

_{-English (ENGL 1301/1302)}

_{-Government (GOVT 2305)}

_{-Economics (ECON 2301)}

_{-College Alg (MATH 1314)}

_{-Elem Stat (MATH 1342)}

_{-On Ramps U.S. History}

_{and Biology}

_{-Online Dual Credit}

_{Psychology, Sociology,}

_{Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation}

Level 1

_{Other Regular Education Courses}

SOCRATES PROGRAM

The Socrates program is a local initiative to encourage each student to achieve his or her maximum potential. The program will honor Denison HS students who have completed four years of English, science, mathematics, and social studies. The following is the criteria:

16 credits – 4 from each core area
Minimum of 8 credits from Honors and AP core courses
Minimum GPA 3.5

EPLANATION OF TRANSCRIPT CODES

WEIGHTED GRADING SYSTEM

	^6.0	^5.9-5.0	^4.9-4.0	^3.9-3.0	^2.9-2.0	^1.9-1.0
^{LEVEL 3}	¹⁰⁰	^99-90	^89-90	^79-70
^{LEVEL 2}		¹⁰⁰	^99-90	^89-80	^79-70
^{LEVEL 1}			¹⁰⁰	^99-90	^89-80	^79-70

Example:

A grade of 87 in level 3=4.7

A grade of 87 in level 2=3.7

A grade of 87 in level 1=2.7

CLASS RANK: * All courses

GRADE POINT AVERAGE: *All courses **Exception: credit by exams, local credits, credits earned in middle school, correspondence courses, and summer school courses

DISTRIBUTION OF GRADES

FIVE YEAR AP SCORE SUMMARY — Denison High School 441930

	²⁰²⁰	²⁰²¹	²⁰²²	²⁰²³	²⁰²⁴
^{Total AP Students}	²⁷⁰	³¹⁶	³⁰⁰	³⁰²	³⁴⁸
^{Number of Exams}	⁵²⁹	⁵⁸¹	⁵⁶³	⁶¹⁵	⁷⁴⁸
^{AP Students w/ Scores 3+}	¹²⁸	¹²⁶	¹⁵²	¹³⁸	¹⁵⁰
^{% of Total AP Students w/ Scores 3+}	^47.41	^39.87	^50.67	^45.70	^43.10

GRADUATE FOLLOW-UP

^{Graduate Follow-Up}	^{Class of 2024}	^{Class of 2023}
^{4 year college}	^40%	^40%
^{2 year college}	^41%	^36%
^{Trade/Tech School}	^2%	^3%
^Military	^3%	^3%
^{Full-Time Employment}	^14%	^18%

SAT SCORES

^{SAT SCORES}	^STATE	^NATIONAL	^DHS
²⁰²⁴	⁹⁷⁸	¹⁰²⁸	¹⁰⁰⁵
²⁰²³	¹⁰⁰¹	¹⁰⁵⁰	¹⁰³⁸
²⁰²²	¹⁰⁰³	¹⁰⁶⁰	¹⁰⁹¹

ACT SCORES

^{ACT SCORES}	^STATE	^NATIONAL	^DHS
^{CLASS OF 2024}	^19.3	^21.0	^20.6
^{CLASS OF 2023}	^19.8	^19.5	^19.2
^{CLASS OF 2022}	^20.2	^20.6	^20.4

STATE ASSESSMENTS

^STAAR	^YEAR	^STATE	^DHS
^{ENGLISH I}	²⁰²⁴	^67%	^66%
^{ENGLISH II}	²⁰²⁴	^74%	^79%
^{ALGEBRA I}	²⁰²⁴	^79%	^75%
^BIOLOGY	²⁰²⁴	^91%	^95%
^{US HISTORY}	²⁰²⁴	^95%	^98%

5.0 Scale	Rank in Class
5.51 – 3.39	1—72
3.38 – 2.85	73—144
2.85 – 2.24	145—216
2.23 – .96	217—289

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