Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Denison

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+

Denison High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

819 N 16th St, Denison, IA 51442 · (712) 263-3101 · Part of Denison Community School District

Denison’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
777
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Denison High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state

On the path

Where Denison kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Denison Middle School502 students
9–12Denison High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

819 N 16th St, Denison

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9178
Grade 10211
Grade 11198
Grade 12190
Enrollment over time
783’20
789’21
786’22
773’23
777’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 30%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Denison High School from Denison families.

Other schools in Denison Community School District

The district →
Denison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Denison
D−
691 students12:1
Broadway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Denison
C+
288 students15:1
Denison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Denison
B−
502 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Denison’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.