Welcome to Adkins Elementary

Opened in 2014, Adkins Elementary is the southernmost school in Denton ISD. The campus serves families in Lantana and the Guyer High School attendance zone. 

The school is named after longtime Denton ISD teacher and school board member Dorothy P. Adkins, who was instrumental in the desegregation of Denton schools in the 1960s, breaking down racial barriers in the community. The school’s staff aims to provide a community atmosphere for its students and families, just as its namesake did as a teacher. Before the school even opened, it hosted a joint family picnic with E.P. Rayzor Elementary for both schools’ families, an example of the close-knit environment fostered by Denton ISD’s three Lantana elementary schools, which also includes Blanton Elementary.

School Mission

Adkins is dedicated to creating an inclusive lifelong learning culture where every person is valued, connected, and empowered to collectively serve our communities and beyond.

School Vision

Learn. Connect. Serve.

School Values

In order to achieve our vision, we have made the following commitments:

• We will celebrate our students' learning successes.
• We will provide a school environment that focuses on learning.
• We will model, mentor, teach, and support one another in our professional development.
• We will engage in a positive way.
• We will engage in professional, open, and honest communication that is built on a  foundation of trust.
• We will implement a system of intervention that will promote student success.
• We will honor our students' efforts to serve others and our community as a whole.

Established: 2014
Mascot: Aviators
Colors: Royal Blue and Lime Green