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Desoto County High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

1710 East Gibson St

Arcadia FL, 34266, De Soto County

Phone: 863-494-3434

Ranking:

(399 out of 492, bottom 19%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: DeSoto County 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:	71		69		67		68		64		74		67
Total Students:	1,149		1,175		1,106		1,111		1,136		1,142		1,204
Grade 9:	440	38.3%	423	36.0%	356	32.2%	343	30.9%	410	36.1%	397	34.8%	394	32.7%
Grade 10:	279	24.3%	260	22.1%	267	24.1%	303	27.3%	282	24.8%	266	23.3%	295	24.5%
Grade 11:	234	20.4%	247	21.0%	267	24.1%	228	20.5%	261	23.0%	227	19.9%	296	24.6%
Grade 12:	196	17.1%	245	20.9%	216	19.5%	237	21.3%	183	16.1%	252	22.1%	219	18.2%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	607	52.8%	612	52.1%	569	51.4%	556	50.0%	585	51.5%	571	50.0%	614	51.0%
Female:	542	47.2%	563	47.9%	537	48.6%	555	50.0%	535	47.1%	555	48.6%	578	48.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.2%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%
Asian:	6	0.5%	8	0.7%	9	0.8%	7	0.6%	6	0.5%	9	0.8%	10	0.8%
Hispanic:	498	43.3%	498	42.4%	424	38.3%	407	36.6%	374	32.9%	352	30.8%	355	29.5%
Black:	132	11.5%	142	12.1%	154	13.9%	153	13.8%	159	14.0%	182	15.9%	215	17.9%
White:	488	42.5%	498	42.4%	500	45.2%	528	47.5%	587	51.7%	590	51.7%	615	51.1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	21	1.8%	24	2.0%	17	1.5%	16	1.4%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	801	69.7%	770	65.5%	681	61.6%	682	61.4%	615	54.1%	558	48.9%	576	47.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	95	8.1%	82	7.4%	77	6.9%	121	10.7%	128	11.2%	146	12.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.18		17.03		16.43		16.34		17.89		17.30		18.00

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
EOC
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	393	397	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	388	395	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	402	402	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	404	403	403
FCAT
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	310	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	317	315	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	312	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	314	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	310	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	317	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	321	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285	283	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	285	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283	281	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	278	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	287	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	292	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	299	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	282	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	235	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	241	241	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	297	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282	280	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275	275	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	286	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	296	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280	280	307
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281	280	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	296	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	289	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	297	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	286	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	299	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	294	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	302	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	298	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	235	235	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	230	230	240

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	72.9%	80.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	23.7%	18.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	45.1%	41.5%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	54.9%	58.5%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,178.0	$40,718.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,196.0	$34,939.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$48,827.0	$46,815.0

* Desoto County 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.