Denison High School
819 North 16th St
Denison IA, 51442, Crawford County
Phone: 712-263-3101
Ranking: 
(171 out of 205, bottom 17%)*
(171 out of 205, bottom 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Denison Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 712 | 773 | 741 | 691 | 680 | 677 | 664 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 165 | 23.2% | 185 | 23.9% | 198 | 26.7% | 179 | 25.9% | 197 | 29.0% | 154 | 22.7% | 164 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 182 | 25.6% | 207 | 26.8% | 183 | 24.7% | 201 | 29.1% | 156 | 22.9% | 170 | 25.1% | 174 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 193 | 27.1% | 180 | 23.3% | 204 | 27.5% | 157 | 22.7% | 156 | 22.9% | 170 | 25.1% | 187 | 28.2% |
| Grade 12: | 172 | 24.2% | 201 | 26.0% | 156 | 21.1% | 154 | 22.3% | 171 | 25.1% | 183 | 27.0% | 139 | 20.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 386 | 54.2% | 399 | 51.6% | 372 | 50.2% | 343 | 49.6% | 341 | 50.1% | 347 | 51.3% | 341 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 326 | 45.8% | 374 | 48.4% | 369 | 49.8% | 348 | 50.4% | 339 | 49.9% | 322 | 47.6% | 319 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 17 | 2.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 338 | 47.5% | 361 | 46.7% | 317 | 42.8% | 291 | 42.1% | 250 | 36.8% | 222 | 32.8% | 207 | 31.2% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% |
| White: | 343 | 48.2% | 382 | 49.4% | 397 | 53.6% | 376 | 54.4% | 411 | 60.4% | 435 | 64.3% | 437 | 65.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 366 | 51.4% | 383 | 49.5% | 353 | 47.6% | 319 | 46.2% | 294 | 43.2% | 272 | 40.2% | 255 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 11.0% | 76 | 9.8% | 74 | 10.0% | 65 | 9.4% | 64 | 9.4% | 63 | 9.3% | 61 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.48 | 17.51 | 17.44 | 17.50 | 15.63 | 16.80 | 15.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.35% | 77.35% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.81% | 68.94% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.32% | 82.32% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.50% | 76.54% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.3% | 51.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.7% | 48.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 13.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 86.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,328.0 | $46,199.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,958.0 | $33,147.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,899.0 | $48,287.0 |
* Denison High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.