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Welcome!
LaGrone Academy, formerly known as the Advanced Technology Complex, is dedicated to providing students of Denton County with an outstanding career and technical educational opportunity. We have over 30 pathways designed to help students enter the work force and/or prepare them for their future education at college. We are passionate and dedicated to providing students with a hands-on experience that will lead them to nationally recognized credentials and certifications.
Our instructors are certified and professionals in their career field, work with state-of-the-art equipment and provide a unique and safe environment for students. We look forward to working with you and your students in the future!
History
To keep pace in the rapidly changing world, Denton ISD opened the state-of-the-art LaGrone Advanced Technology Complex in 2006. It is a professional training facility to prepare high school students for today’s and tomorrow’s high-demand careers and as of Fall 2021, also houses a full-time high school of choice, LaGrone Academy.
The academy’s main purpose is to provide high school sophomores, juniors and seniors with professional training and/or pre-college courses. Students also have the opportunity to earn university or community college credit and/or the necessary preparation to attain certifications or licenses in certain technical fields.
Core Beliefs
Parent Testimonials
"The small class sizes and lower enrollment numbers were a big reason my daughter wanted to attend LaGrone and it has been the experience she wanted. She is seen by her teachers and the other staff on a personal level that is not possible at larger high schools.
When she was at her previous high school, her stories were typically about her friends more than her academics. Since attending LaGrone she comes home with stories about her learning experiences, her teachers, other staff members, and classmates without even being asked about her day.
Our family has been extremely pleased with our experience at LaGrone."
-Sarah Turnage, LaGrone Parent
"We have absolutely no regrets. Our son loved it so much he went full time his junior year. I think that says so much about a school environment. Most kids wouldn’t choose to start over new in their junior year, but ours did and never looked back. He never seems stressed when he comes home from school now. I think the violence and lock downs truly got to him in an overly crowded school. He loves his new school and as he says, ‘Mom, it’s still school, but I am happy now.'"
-Melissa Hatch, LaGrone Parent
"LaGrone is an amazing campus, with an amazing culture of learning. LaGrone strives to create the best active learning environments for all their students. We have been truly blessed for our daughter to attend and achieve all her goals her Senior year at LaGrone. We’re forever grateful. Thank you to all the staff and students at LaGrone Academy."
-Crystal Cunningham, LaGrone Parent
"We love it. The smaller classes and minimal amount of students makes learning better. There’s not all the drama and lock downs we saw elsewhere. My son is so happy he transferred and is thriving. He has teachers that care and that makes him care. Having career courses is really getting him to look to the future and prepare for what he wants to do."
-Kelly Harper, LaGrone Parent