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Best Denton County �� Elementary Schools (2026)

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Denton County �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

Primrose School Of Old Orchard (Closed 2026)

Daycare / Preschool

1253 W Round Grove Rd
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 315-9495

Gr: NS-K | 29 students

Explorations Preparatory School (Closed 2025)

2160 Edmonds Ln
Lewisville, TX 75067
(972) 539-0601

Gr: PK-8 | 82 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition listed

First Baptist Carrollton Weekday Preschool (Closed 2020)

Daycare / Preschool (Baptist)

1401 Carrollton Parkway
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972) 512-3855

Gr: NS-PK | 90 students Avg. class size: 9 students Acceptance rate listed

Temple Christian Academy (Closed 2010)

(Baptist)

2501 Northshore Blvd.
Flower Mound, TX 75028
(972) 874-8700

Gr: K-12 | 163 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Overview

This County (Denton County)

This State (TX)

# Schools

32 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� Elementary Schools
Year	Denton County Total Schools
2025	32
2024	33
2023	30
2022	30
2021	27
2020	27
2019	27
2018	28
2017	27
2016	31
2015	21

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Student Body:

# Students

7,958 Students

267,973 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� Elementary School
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	257	214	199
2024	255	208	192
2023	287	208	193
2022	289	216	205
2021	303	211	201
2020	306	203	188
2019	276	211	193
2018	271	208	190
2017	290	215	199
2016	245	213	196
2015	324	203	183

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% Average Students of Color

26%

41%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	26%	41%	33%
2024	22%	40%	32%
2023	19%	40%	32%
2022	20%	39%	32%
2021	17%	39%	31%
2020	16%	39%	31%
2019	24%	39%	31%
2018	19%	39%	30%
2017	19%	40%	31%
2016	20%	41%	31%
2015	19%	42%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

651 Teachers

27,403 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	10:1	11:1
2020	11:1	10:1	11:1
2019	9:1	10:1	11:1
2018	9:1	10:1	11:1
2017	10:1	10:1	11:1
2016	12:1	11:1	12:1
2015	13:1	11:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

47%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	57%	47%	54%
2024	55%	46%	54%
2023	55%	45%	53%
2022	52%	45%	53%
2021	52%	45%	53%
2020	46%	44%	53%
2019	47%	44%	52%
2018	44%	44%	52%
2017	44%	44%	51%
2016	42%	43%	51%
2015	39%	41%	50%

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Average Class Size

20 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	20	15	16
2024	20	14	15
2023	20	14	15
2022	20	14	15
2021	20	14	15
2020	14	14	15
2019	14	14	15
2018	14	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	17	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	12	11	12
2024	12	10	11
2023	12	10	10
2022	13	10	10
2021	13	10	10
2020	13	10	10
2019	13	10	10
2018	11	10	10
2017	11	10	10
2016	12	10	9
2015	13	9	9

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Average SAT score

1278

(Out of 1600)

1236

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	1,278	1,236	1,236
2024	1,254	1,236	1,233
2023	1,254	1,231	1,231
2022	1,266	1,230	1,232
2021	1,208	1,228	1,232
2020	1,225	1,226	1,229
2019	1,244	1,228	1,230
2018	1,224	1,220	1,227
2017	1,224	1,219	1,232
2016	1,137	1,274	1,292
2015	1,070	1,260	1,244

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	30	26	26
2024	29	26	26
2023	29	26	26
2022	28	26	26
2021	25	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	27	26	26
2018	27	26	25
2017	27	26	25
2016	27	26	25
2015	26	25	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,988

$13,216

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	$14,988	$13,349	$14,043
2024	$13,572	$10,919	$12,357
2023	$13,423	$10,415	$11,693
2022	$12,420	$10,055	$11,199
2021	$11,409	$9,626	$10,824
2020	$10,773	$9,478	$10,496
2019	$11,083	$9,146	$10,300
2018	$9,675	$8,570	$10,056
2017	$7,806	$8,296	$9,712
2016	$8,558	$7,985	$9,307
2015	$6,200	$7,438	$8,903

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Average % on Financial Aid

11%

23%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	11%	23%	34%
2024	11%	22%	33%
2023	11%	23%	33%
2022	12%	23%	32%
2021	12%	23%	32%
2020	14%	23%	31%
2019	14%	23%	30%
2018	10%	22%	29%
2017	9%	21%	29%
2016	8%	20%	28%
2015	7%	20%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$3,457

$5,105

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	$3,457	$4,272	$6,227
2024	$3,455	$4,569	$6,113
2023	$3,036	$4,046	$5,785
2022	$3,273	$3,924	$5,514
2021	$3,273	$3,744	$5,269
2020	$3,273	$3,621	$5,141
2019	$3,273	$3,282	$5,007
2018	$3,219	$3,172	$4,752
2017	$2,375	$3,092	$4,582
2016	$2,333	$2,962	$4,396
2015	$1,800	$3,143	$4,230

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Average Acceptance Rate

84%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	87%	82%	81%
2024	84%	84%	85%
2023	84%	85%	85%
2022	85%	85%	85%
2021	86%	84%	86%
2020	88%	84%	86%
2019	88%	83%	85%
2018	86%	83%	85%
2017	86%	83%	86%
2016	85%	82%	85%
2015	85%	81%	86%

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.56

0.70

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	0.56	0.70	0.64
2024	0.57	0.70	0.64
2023	0.57	0.70	0.63
2022	0.57	0.69	0.62
2021	0.54	0.69	0.62
2020	0.55	0.69	0.62
2019	0.58	0.69	0.61
2018	0.59	0.69	0.60
2017	0.59	0.68	0.59
2016	0.59	0.68	0.59
2015	0.57	0.69	0.58

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# American Indian Students

26 Students

896 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

310 Students

18,132 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	5%	8%	5%
2024	5%	7%	5%
2023	4%	6%	5%
2022	5%	6%	5%
2021	4%	6%	5%
2020	4%	6%	5%
2019	3%	5%	4%
2018	4%	6%	4%
2017	4%	5%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	2%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

462 Students

45,287 Students

% Hispanic Students

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	6%	17%	9%
2024	6%	17%	9%
2023	5%	17%	9%
2022	5%	17%	8%
2021	5%	17%	9%
2020	5%	18%	9%
2019	4%	18%	8%
2018	4%	18%	8%
2017	3%	17%	8%
2016	3%	17%	8%
2015	3%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

177 Students

13,693 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	2%	5%	8%
2024	2%	5%	8%
2023	2%	5%	8%
2022	2%	5%	7%
2021	2%	5%	8%
2020	2%	5%	8%
2019	2%	5%	8%
2018	2%	5%	8%
2017	2%	5%	7%
2016	2%	5%	8%
2015	2%	5%	8%

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# White Students

4,568 Students

119,199 Students

% White Students

61%

45%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	60%	45%	55%
2024	60%	46%	55%
2023	57%	46%	55%
2022	59%	47%	57%
2021	62%	47%	57%
2020	61%	47%	58%
2019	52%	47%	59%
2018	52%	47%	59%
2017	51%	47%	61%
2016	52%	47%	61%
2015	51%	47%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

417 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,001 Students

66,346 Students

% of Others Students

27%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Denton County Average	Texas (TX) Average	National Average
2025	27%	25%	22%
2024	27%	25%	22%
2023	32%	26%	22%
2022	29%	25%	22%
2021	27%	25%	20%
2020	28%	24%	19%
2019	39%	25%	20%
2018	38%	24%	20%
2017	39%	26%	19%
2016	38%	26%	18%
2015	42%	25%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private elementary schools in Denton County, TX?

The private elementary schools in Denton County, TX include Wonderland Montessori of Trophy Club, E.A. Young Academy, and Liberty Christian School.

How many private elementary schools are located in Denton County?

30 private elementary schools are located in Denton County.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Denton County?

The average tuition cost is $14,988, which is higher than the Texas private school average tuition cost of $13,216.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Denton County?

Denton County private elementary schools are approximately 26% minority students, which is lower than the Texas private school average of 41%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Denton County?

53% of private elementary schools in Denton County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private elementary schools in Denton County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Denton County include: King Arthur Montessori Academy vs. Castle Hills Montessori, St. Philip's Academy vs. Legacy Christian Academy, Blossom Valley Academy vs. Alden Montessori School, Llc

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