Ginnings Elementary School
- Elementary school in Denton ISD
- Denton, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Total students
621
Avg. teacher experience
9.1 years
Denton ISD: 11 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Denton ISD: 97.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Ginnings Elementary School is an elementary school in Denton, TX, in the Denton ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 621 students. 63.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 39.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,992, which is $482 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.1 years of experience.
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Website
Address
2525 YellowstoneDenton, TX 76209
Office phone number
Principal
- Marlen Velasquez
- mvelasquez@dentonisd.org
- (940) 369-2700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ginnings Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 11. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 11.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
621
African American
89 (14.3%)
Denton ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
14 (2.3%)
Denton ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
385 (62%)
Denton ISD: 35.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
117 (18.8%)
Denton ISD: 33.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
16 (2.6%)
Denton ISD: 5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
63.6 %
Denton ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
81.3 %
Denton ISD: 50.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
39.1 %
Denton ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
39.6 %
Denton ISD: 19.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.5 %
Denton ISD: 10%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
13.5 %
Denton ISD: 14.5%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Denton ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.3 %
Denton ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
7.9 %
Denton ISD: 19%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Denton ISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Denton ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11.8 %
Denton ISD: 15%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Denton ISD: 15.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.5 %
Denton ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
9.1 %
Denton ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
49
African American
6 (12.2%)
Denton ISD: 10.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (2%)
Denton ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2%)
Denton ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
15 (30.6%)
Denton ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
25.9 (52.9%)
Denton ISD: 70%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0.1 (0.2%)
Denton ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1 (2%)
Denton ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
34.9 (71.3%)
Denton ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
13.1 (26.7%)
Denton ISD: 30.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Denton ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
12.7
Denton ISD: 13.1
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.1 years
Denton ISD: 11 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$61,992
Denton ISD: $63,469
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$52,435
Denton ISD: $50,410
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,990
Denton ISD: $60,454
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,019
Denton ISD: $62,552
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$66,635
Denton ISD: $66,578
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$68,737
Denton ISD: $69,564
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$74,442
Denton ISD: $74,283
Statewide: $74,014