Desoto Middle School
420 East Gibson St
Arcadia FL, 34266, De Soto County
Phone: 863-494-4133
Ranking: (1,860 out of 2,614, bottom 29%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | 63 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 59 | 67 | 61 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,076 | 1,041 | 997 | 1,005 | 969 | 955 | 979 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 368 | 34.2% | 371 | 35.6% | 341 | 34.2% | 354 | 35.2% | 345 | 35.6% | 312 | 32.7% | 320 | 32.7% |
Grade 7: | 347 | 32.2% | 343 | 32.9% | 307 | 30.8% | 337 | 33.5% | 319 | 32.9% | 319 | 33.4% | 332 | 33.9% |
Grade 8: | 361 | 33.6% | 327 | 31.4% | 349 | 35.0% | 314 | 31.2% | 305 | 31.5% | 324 | 33.9% | 327 | 33.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 585 | 54.4% | 564 | 54.2% | 528 | 53.0% | 537 | 53.4% | 485 | 50.1% | 469 | 49.1% | 477 | 48.7% |
Female: | 491 | 45.6% | 477 | 45.8% | 469 | 47.0% | 468 | 46.6% | 453 | 46.7% | 456 | 47.7% | 487 | 49.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 7 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.8% | 10 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 473 | 44.0% | 449 | 43.1% | 421 | 42.2% | 407 | 40.5% | 388 | 40.0% | 359 | 37.6% | 314 | 32.1% |
Black: | 126 | 11.7% | 119 | 11.4% | 127 | 12.7% | 135 | 13.4% | 132 | 13.6% | 127 | 13.3% | 140 | 14.3% |
White: | 448 | 41.6% | 444 | 42.7% | 423 | 42.4% | 438 | 43.6% | 417 | 43.0% | 440 | 46.1% | 506 | 51.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 803 | 74.6% | 769 | 73.9% | 700 | 70.2% | 681 | 67.8% | 658 | 67.9% | 574 | 60.1% | 578 | 59.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 78 | 7.5% | 98 | 9.8% | 102 | 10.1% | 116 | 12.0% | 131 | 13.7% | 117 | 12.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.08 | 17.35 | 15.34 | 15.95 | 16.42 | 15.90 | 16.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 433 | 397 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 418 | 395 | 406 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 288 | 287 | 301 |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 308 | 305 |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312 | 311 | 312 |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 308 | 307 |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 303 | 313 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 322 | 316 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 313 | 319 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 308 | 319 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 222 | 222 | 227 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 224 | 224 | 226 |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 282 | 297 |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 291 | 291 | 299 |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 294 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 298 | 306 |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 295 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 312 | 313 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 301 | 315 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 302 | 301 | 315 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 218 | 218 | 225 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 220 | 220 | 225 |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 302 | 312 |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 313 | 315 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 304 | 314 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318 | 316 | 314 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 303 | 314 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 233 | 232 | 236 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 231 | 231 | 235 |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 295 | 295 | 313 |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 302 | 315 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304 | 303 | 318 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 322 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 306 | 305 | 322 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 227 | 227 | 231 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 223 | 223 | 231 |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 286 | 311 |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 296 | 313 |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 290 | 314 |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 308 | 318 |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308 | 306 | 324 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 322 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 313 | 312 | 324 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 323 | 321 | 325 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 237 | 237 | 243 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 236 | 235 | 240 |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267 | 266 | 295 |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 277 | 297 |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 276 | 299 |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 295 | 303 |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 290 | 288 | 310 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 299 | 312 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 297 | 312 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 303 | 313 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 230 | 237 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 228 | 228 | 237 |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 266 | 262 | 289 |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 282 | 298 |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 275 | 305 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 277 | 276 | 305 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 286 | 310 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305 | 304 | 315 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 282 | 316 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 192 | 191 | 200 |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 80.4% | 76.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 19.6% | 21.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.3% | 46.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.7% | 54.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,048.0 | $36,942.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,747.0 | $33,420.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,206.0 | $40,396.0 |
* Desoto Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.