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Desoto Middle School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

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

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

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.