Denison High School serves 738 learners in grade levels 9-12. Denison High School landed in the upper 50% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 80-84% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 75-79% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year. The learner:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Iowa state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 60% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Denison High School learner population of 738 learners has grown by 6% over five school years. The teacher population of 42 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: Denison High School is ranked within the upper 50% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The equity score of Denison High School is 0.55, which is more than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The School equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Denison High School is Denison Alternative High School (1.7 miles away) The closest middle school and elementary school is Denison Middle School (0.1 miles away)