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Desoto High School

Direction600 Eagle Dr, Desoto, TX, 75115

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Desoto High School is located at 600 EAGLE DR, DESOTO, TX, 75115. The school is part of DESOTO ISD.

To contact the school, call (972) 230-0726.
Teachers
Desoto High School employs 105 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 5 years. The teachers average 10 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,936 students with a student to teacher ratio of 18.40 S/T. The special education division has 12 teachers assisting it. Desoto High School also employs 19 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1936
Is Charter
No
Address
600 EAGLE DR, DESOTO, TX, 75115
Principal
DR LEON DARDEN
School District
Phone
(972) 230-0726
County
Dallas County
Website
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Desoto High School

Accountability Ratings

B
Good
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 77
Student Progress 82
Closing Performance Gaps 74
Overall 80

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Desoto High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 1,377 71.13%
Hispanic 455 23.50%
White 32 1.65%
Asian 8 0.41%
Native American 9 0.46%
Two or More Races 55 2.84%
Total Students 1,936 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,215 62.76%
Limited English Proficiency 183 9.45%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 177 9.14%
Gifted & Talented 120 6.20%
Special Education 203 10.49%
Teacher Student Ratio 18.40 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 2 2.09%
20 - 30 years 16 15.09%
10 - 20 years 23 22.20%
6 - 10 years 19 17.93%
1- 5 years 38 35.96%
Beginning Teacher 7 6.64%
Teacher Experience Average 10.30 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 5.40 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 105 100%
Female Teachers 48 45.64 %
Male Teachers 57 54.36 %
School Admin 6
School Support 8
Edu Aids 19
Special Education 12

Desoto High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 75% 67% 63% 90% 92%
African American 75% 67% 64% 91% 93%
Hispanic 73% 66% 60% 88% 91%
White 85% 80% *% *% 100%
Asian 67% 60% *% *% %
Two or More Races 81% 76% 78% 94% 78%
Economically Disadvantaged 73% 65% 63% 89% 90%
Male Students 72% 64% 64% 90% 90%
Female Students 78% 72% 62% 91% 94%
Special Education 45% 32% 33% 70% 76%
Limited English Proficiency 70% 61% 65% 82% 89%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested		 SAT
Avg		 ACT
Avg		 Abv
Criteria
ALL 91 869 16 8.2
African American 93.6 860 16.3 6.5
Hispanic 80.9 900 * 13.9
White 100 992 n/a 40
Asian * * n/a *
Two or More Races 75 869 n/a n/a
Male Students 87.2 860 16.3 10.7
Female Students 94.8 876 15.6 5.9
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready		 Math
Ready		 Both
Ready		 Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 83.8 83.1 78.8 86.6 0.6 1.7 11.1
African American 84.7 83.3 79.2 87.7 0.5 1 10.8
Hispanic 79.8 82 77.5 87.8 1 2 9.2
White 100 100 100 45.5 n/a 18.2 36.4
Asian * * * * * * *
Two or More Races 75 75 66.7 86.7 n/a 6.7 6.7
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 84.7 0.7 2.2 12.3
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 88.7 0.4 1.2 9.8
Special Education 74 80 74 85 n/a 6.7 8.3
Eco Disadvantaged 80.3 79.2 74.7 85.6 0.3 1.6 12.5

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