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Schools in Denison

Denison’s public schools

Holton Unified School District 336 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Denison. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 15% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
1,066 students on the public path
In brief

Denison’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Denison’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Holton Middle places highest (better than 63%); Holton Elementary School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Denison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Holton Elementary Schoolin HoltonB−
6–8Holton Middlein HoltonB
9–12Holton Highin HoltonB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Holton Unified School District 336.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Holton Unified School District 336Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,067 students, down 7% since 2022–23 · 13.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$17,138KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 32.5% · 523 students tested
Math26%
State average 29.4% · 527 students tested

Denison vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Denison’s borders.

Schools next door
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Denison—Holton Unified School District 336

Every school in Denison

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Denisonin other towns
Holton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holton
B−
511 students13:1Rate it →
Holton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holton
B
220 students12:1Rate it →
Holton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Holton
B
335 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Denison’s schools

Are Denison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Denison. Holton Unified School District 336 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Denison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Denison in?

Holton Unified School District 336.

Where do Denison kids go to high school?

Holton High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.