Calhoun, photo by Eric Coulston

Calhoun Middle School is a middle school, part of Denton ISD.

The site of A.O. Calhoun Middle School was originally the site of the John B. Denton College. In 1912, the college, which was the forerunner of Abilene Christian University, was moved to that west Texas city. The Board of Trustees of the Denton Independent School District acquired the property and Denton's first high school began operation on this site. In 1923, the campus expanded northward to occupy the site of the present main building facing Congress Street. Through the years, the school district has acquired several small parcels of land along the west side of Denton Street and now owns all of the land bounded by Gregg, Mounts, Denton, and Congress streets. The block bounded by Alice, Congress, Egan, and Denton streets also is property of the school district and serves as a parking area and sports practice field. The corner lot at the northwest corner of Congress and Mounts streets houses the tennis courts of Calhoun Middle School.