Desoto High School

School County Dallas County DESOTO ISD High SchoolDetail

600 Eagle Dr, Desoto, TX, 75115 Get directions ->

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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 143 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 5 years. The teachers average 11 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,734 students with a student to teacher ratio of 19.20 S/T. The special education division has 16 teachers assisting it. Desoto High School also employs 18 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

2736

Is Charter

Is Magnant

Yes

Address

600 EAGLE DR, DESOTO, TX, 75115
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Principal

MR JASEN CAMPBELL

School District

DESOTO ISD

Phone

(972) 230-0726

County

Dallas County

Website

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Desoto High School

Accountability Ratings

Average

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	72
Student Progress	79
Closing Performance Gaps	69
Overall	76

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	2,067	75.60%
Hispanic	534	19.53%
White	50	1.83%
Asian	8	0.29%
Native American	11	0.40%
Two or More Races	64	2.34%
Total Students	2,734	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	1,761	64.41%
Limited English Proficiency	125	4.57%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	114	4.17%
Gifted & Talented	200	7.32%
Special Education	249	9.11%
Teacher Student Ratio		19.20 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	6	4.28%
20 - 30 years	17	11.79%
10 - 20 years	38	26.46%
6 - 10 years	26	18.46%
1- 5 years	39	27.44%
Beginning Teacher	17	11.58%
Teacher Experience Average	10.90 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	5.30 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	143	100%
Female Teachers	70	49.05 %
Male Teachers	73	50.95 %
School Admin	9
School Support	15
Edu Aids	18
Special Education	16

Desoto High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	65%	59%	57%	72%	81%
African American	65%	60%	57%	72%	80%
Hispanic	66%	60%	61%	71%	85%
White	44%	35%	31%	43%	91%
Asian	69%	43%	*%	80%	*%
Two or More Races	73%	72%	59%	77%	92%
Economically Disadvantaged	62%	57%	55%	71%	78%
Male Students	60%	53%	51%	68%	81%
Female Students	71%	68%	64%	76%	82%
Special Education	38%	27%	38%	49%	58%
Limited English Proficiency	58%	49%	61%	68%	70%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	90.1	887	17.8	12.9
African American	88.5	885	18.2	13.6
Hispanic	97	882	16	9.4
White	100	963	.	25
Asian	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	91.7	926	.	9.1
Male Students	87.7	876	17.4	12.5
Female Students	92.2	895	18.1	13.2
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	38.7	22	20	90.7	0.1	4	5.1
African American	38.4	22.3	20.2	93.2	n/a	2.5	4.3
Hispanic	35.4	20.2	19.2	80.8	n/a	10	9.2
White	57.1	28.6	28.6	60	10	20	10
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	58.3	16.7	8.3	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Male Students	32.6	18.6	16.6	87	0.3	6.2	6.5
Female Students	44.1	24.9	22.9	94.2	n/a	1.9	3.9
Special Education	3.6	1.8	1.8	90	n/a	3.3	6.7
Eco Disadvantaged	33.3	18.4	16.1	91.3	n/a	3.1	5.6