 The school opened in 1952 as David T. Denny Junior High School at 8401 30th Avenue SW.The facility was designed for 900 students but in 1959-1963 enrollment was over 1,600.In 1982–83, Denny went to 7–8 configuration, in 1989–90 to a 6-8 configuration, and in 2010 it was renamed Denny International Middle School to reflect its focus on international focus studies and foreign languages.