Denver City High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Total students

511

Avg. teacher experience

18.6 years

Denver City ISD: 14.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

97 %

Denver City ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

Denver City High School is a high school in Denver City, TX, in the Denver City ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 511 students. 60.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 19.2% 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.

In the Class of 2023, 97% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Denver City High School was 1048 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.5.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,071, which is $1,597 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 18.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.dcisd.org

Address

601 Mustang Ave
Denver City, TX 79323-2797

Office phone number

(806) 592-5950

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Denver City High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 17. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 20.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 17.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

511

African American

5 (1%)

Denver City ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.6%)

Denver City ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

436 (85.3%)

Denver City ISD: 86%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

64 (12.5%)

Denver City ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

3 (0.6%)

Denver City ISD: 1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

1.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.6%

Hispanic

85.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

12.5%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

60.1 %

Denver City ISD: 59.4%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

53 %

Denver City ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

19.4 %

Denver City ISD: 24.9%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

60.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

53.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

19.4%

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

19.2 %

Denver City ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Denver City ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.2 %

Denver City ISD: 11%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

19.2%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

10.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Denver City 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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

97 %

Denver City ISD: 97%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

96.6 %

Denver City ISD: 96.6%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Denver City ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

96.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.7%

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

13.7 %

Denver City ISD: 14%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

40 %

Denver City ISD: 25%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

Masked

Denver City ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

14 %

Denver City ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.1 %

Denver City ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Denver City ISD: 13.3%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Denver City ISD: Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Denver City ISD: N/A

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1048

Denver City ISD: 1048

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

21.5

Denver City ISD: 21.5

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

88.8 %

Denver City ISD: 88.8%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

85.8 %

Denver City ISD: 85.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

84.3 %

Denver City ISD: 84.3%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

88.8%

Math

85.8%

Reading + Math

84.3%

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

36.8

African American

1 (2.6%)

Denver City ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

6.9 (18.7%)

Denver City ISD: 31.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

28 (76%)

Denver City ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.6%)

Denver City ISD: 0.9%

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 (2.6%)

Denver City ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

23.8 (64.7%)

Denver City ISD: 74.1%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

12 (32.6%)

Denver City ISD: 23.3%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Denver City ISD: 0%

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

13.9

Denver City ISD: 13.2

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

18.6 years

Denver City ISD: 14.6 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

$64,071

Denver City ISD: $60,269

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$45,202

Denver City ISD: $45,172

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$48,827

Denver City ISD: $50,369

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$55,358

Denver City ISD: $54,011

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$61,026

Denver City ISD: $60,817

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$76,460

Denver City ISD: $73,242

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$76,986

Denver City ISD: $76,767

Statewide: $74,014

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