The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in Science. The lowest is 0% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cooke/fannin/grayson Co Juvenile Post Ajud Fac
This is a juvenile justice placement facility serving students in grades six through twelve across a three-county region in North Texas. The school operates as an alternative program within the Sherman ISD framework, serving youth who are adjudicated through the criminal justice system and placed by county authorities.
The student body is small, with about a handful of dozen students total at the time of the most recent data. Hispanic students make up roughly half the enrollment, with white and Black students each representing a meaningful share. The enrollment skews heavily toward high school grades, particularly ninth and tenth grade, with only a handful of middle school students present. This grade distribution reflects the typical profile of youth in juvenile justice facilities.
Academic performance is substantially below typical district and state benchmarks. In reading and English language arts, roughly a third of students demonstrated grade-level proficiency. In mathematics, no students met proficiency standards across the grades tested, with median scale scores in the low range. Science showed one student approaching proficiency out of a very small tested group. The available data comes from a single school year and is limited by the tiny cohort sizes tested; some grades show only a handful of students, which can produce volatile results and makes trend analysis unreliable. State testing data was available only for grades seven and eight in most subjects, reflecting the relatively recent enrollment or assessment participation of other grade bands.
Compared to other districts in Grayson County, this facility's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. Four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data were not available, which is typical for alternative and specialized placements outside the comprehensive district pathway. A reader may want to ask the facility and Sherman ISD directly about post-placement outcomes, credential completion rates, and reentry services, as these metrics often matter more than state test scores in evaluating juvenile justice education settings.
The facility sits in Denison, a small city on the Red River anchoring the region's civic and commercial life. Denison is experiencing rapid growth driven by proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and lakefront development, with master-planned communities and major infrastructure projects reshaping the area. The broader Sherman ISD has undergone substantial expansion through a recent bond program funding new elementary schools, a substantial high school expansion, and a new stadium, all reflecting rapid population inflow to the area. Property tax rates have held steady despite this growth, supported by industrial expansion and debt paydown.
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