Denton High School is a public high school located in the city of

Denton, Texas Denton is a city in and the county seat of Denton County, Texas, United States. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 27th-most populous city in Texas, the 197th-most populous city in the United States, and the 12th-most populous ...

and classified as a 5A school by the UIL. It is a part of the

Denton Independent School District Denton Independent School District, sometimes shortened to Denton ISD, is a school district based in Denton, Texas. DISD's superintendent is Jamie Wilson. In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Educatio ...

located in central

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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 its current location on Fulton Street. In the 1990s, DHS yielded grades 10–12 to the newly opened Ryan High School until 1995. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

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. 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.

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Its boundary includes sections of Denton. Previously the boundary included Paloma Creek South and sections of Paloma Creek and

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, and small sections of Cross Roads,

Little Elm Little Elm is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States, and a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is an extended suburb of Denton; its population was 46,453 as of the 2020 census. In 2000, the census population was at 3,646. By the ...

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Athletics

The Denton Broncos compete in these sports Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Water Polo, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track and Field, Baseball, and Softball.

State Titles

''Denton (UIL)'' *Boys Basketball **1930(All), 1935(All) *Girls Soccer **2003(4A) **2004(4A) *Girls Golf **1984(5A) Buffy Klein *Boys Swimming **1981(All) Chuck Ponthier (50-Yard Freestyle) *Boys Cross Country **2020 State 3rd Place (5A) **2021 State Runner Up (5A)

Alumni

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References

External links

Denton Independent School District WebsiteDenton High School''The Horseshoe'' NewspaperDenton High School Athletics - THE Denton HighBronco TennisDenton ISD FFA Alumni Association
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