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Desoto High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

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.