Originally established as the Touchstone Academy in 1996, the Touchstone Academy disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) was housed at Fred Moore High School through the 2003-04 school year. In 2004, the district moved the original DAEP school, Touchstone Academy, to its current location, when it was renamed the Lester Davis School after Lester Davis. 

Mr. Davis donated the land on which the school is built and even moved his own house to accommodate this. He instilled in all of his children the value of getting an exceptional education.  When he moved his growing family to Denton in 1924, there were no public schools in their area, which was to the east of the county courthouse.  All children who lived in this area had to risk crossing the railroad tracks twice a day to attend class. He felt that was frightening and many times a dangerous thing, especially for young children.

Not long after settling in Denton, Mr. Davis began requesting that School Trustees build a school in the area to serve the town's growing population. When his children were grown and there was no school east of Denton County Courthouse, Mr. Davis remained concerned about the young children. In 1950, the new elementary school east of the courthouse opened its doors with the name Jeff Davis School. 
 
Eventually, the school was remodeled to accommodate students needing an alternative education and was renamed - The Lester Davis School, in honor of his donation. 

Davis School is a disciplinary alternative campus designed to serve students in grades K – 12 who have been removed from their home campuses for a specific period of time due to severe or repeated violations of the Denton Independent School District Code of Conduct or reasons defined in Chapter 37 of Senate Bill 1.

These students are withdrawn from their home campus and assigned to Davis School in order to maintain their academic progress and address individual behavior concerns. 

Students receive instruction in four core classes: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, History, and Science. The district curriculum is followed in these core subject areas. In addition to these four classes, students receive instruction in social skills, character education, electives provided by the home campus and P.E.