Desoto High School
600 Eagle Dr
Desoto TX, 75115, Dallas County
Phone: 972-230-0726
Ranking: (1,267 out of 1,337, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: DeSoto Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 142 | 130 | 143 | 148 | 144 | 140 | 130 | |||||||
Total Students: | 2,238 | 2,022 | 2,000 | 2,011 | 1,968 | 1,989 | 1,987 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 186 | 8.3% | 46 | 2.3% | 18 | 0.9% | 23 | 1.1% | 28 | 1.4% | 13 | 0.7% | 22 | 1.1% |
Grade 10: | 706 | 31.5% | 682 | 33.7% | 725 | 36.3% | 728 | 36.2% | 768 | 39.0% | 788 | 39.6% | 715 | 36.0% |
Grade 11: | 644 | 28.8% | 735 | 36.4% | 646 | 32.3% | 691 | 34.4% | 670 | 34.0% | 672 | 33.8% | 675 | 34.0% |
Grade 12: | 702 | 31.4% | 559 | 27.6% | 611 | 30.6% | 569 | 28.3% | 502 | 25.5% | 516 | 25.9% | 575 | 28.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 1,146 | 51.2% | 1,015 | 50.2% | 968 | 48.4% | 971 | 48.3% | 952 | 48.4% | 990 | 49.8% | 1,007 | 50.7% |
Female: | 1,092 | 48.8% | 1,007 | 49.8% | 1,032 | 51.6% | 1,040 | 51.7% | 1,008 | 51.2% | 991 | 49.8% | 976 | 49.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.3% | 8 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 11 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 315 | 14.1% | 255 | 12.6% | 239 | 12.0% | 258 | 12.8% | 226 | 11.5% | 216 | 10.9% | 218 | 11.0% |
Black: | 1,826 | 81.6% | 1,665 | 82.3% | 1,642 | 82.1% | 1,634 | 81.3% | 1,629 | 82.8% | 1,641 | 82.5% | 1,607 | 80.9% |
White: | 69 | 3.1% | 68 | 3.4% | 87 | 4.4% | 80 | 4.0% | 97 | 4.9% | 123 | 6.2% | 152 | 7.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 15 | 0.7% | 17 | 0.8% | 23 | 1.2% | 30 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 979 | 43.7% | 951 | 47.0% | 943 | 47.2% | 886 | 44.1% | 779 | 39.6% | 703 | 35.3% | 614 | 30.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 195 | 8.7% | 187 | 9.2% | 199 | 10.0% | 177 | 8.8% | 237 | 12.0% | 197 | 9.9% | 189 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.76 | 15.50 | 14.03 | 13.55 | 13.70 | 14.20 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 14% | 60% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 92% | 92% | 97% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 46% | 74% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 62% | 62% | 84% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 12% | 44% | 65% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 5% | 29% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 58% | 58% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 52% |
2013 | English III Reading | End of course | % met std | 47% | 47% | 63% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65% | 74% | 86% |
2012 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 22% | 22% | 61% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 34% | 34% | 63% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 15% | 59% | 75% |
2012 | World History | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 43% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 38% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 41% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 45% | 45% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33% | 33% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 42% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 43% | 50% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 0% | 45% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 8% | 64% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 38% | 64% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 38% | 77% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 85% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,518.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,012.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,741.0 |
* Desoto High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.