Joe Dale Sparks Campus
Public high school, grades 5 to 12 · Denton, Texas
Joe Dale Sparks Campus in Denton, Texas enrolled 73 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 4.9 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
62 students in 2022-23, 72 students in 2023-24, 73 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.9 to 14.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 62 | 14.9 | 4.1 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 15.0 | 4.8 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 14.9 | 4.9 |
4.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joe Dale Sparks Campus enrolled 49 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent12.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
37.0% of students were Hispanic, 30.1% White, 23.3% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic37.0%
- White30.1%
- Black23.3%
- Two or more races6.8%
- Asian2.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Joe Dale Sparks Campus scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 0‑50% | 53% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 36% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Denton
9 public high schools in Denton report 2024-25 enrollment; Joe Dale Sparks Campus is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyer High School | 2,577 | 15.1 | 19.7% |
| Denton High School | 2,083 | 14.5 | 45.2% |
| Ryan High School | 2,051 | 12.7 | 47.1% |
| The Lagrone Academy | 212 | 12.5 | 30.7% |
| Joe Dale Sparks Campus | 73 | 4.9 | 39.7% |
| Fred Moore High School | 67 | 10.1 | 56.7% |
| Denton Co J J a E P | 16 | 1.9 | 75.0% |
| Denton Co J J a E P | 10 | not reported | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Joe Dale Sparks Campus
- Denton County JJAEP Cfb CampusThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 2 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Denton Co J J a E PThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 10 students (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Joe Dale Sparks Campus with Denton County JJAEP Cfb CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Denton ISD spends per student$11,484 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,484
- The largest public schools in TexasJoe Dale Sparks Campus is the number 1,645 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,645 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher4.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.4.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Joe Dale Sparks Campus
How many students attend Joe Dale Sparks Campus?
73 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 62 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Denton, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Dale Sparks Campus?
4.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Joe Dale Sparks Campus a Title I school?
Joe Dale Sparks Campus was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Joe Dale Sparks Campus do on state tests?
The students tested at Joe Dale Sparks Campus scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Joe Dale Sparks Campus in?
Denton ISD, NCES district ID 4816740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481674003735 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.