North Desoto High School
2571 Hwy 171
Stonewall LA, 71078, De Soto County
Phone: 318-925-6917
Ranking: 
(88 out of 296, top 30%)*
(88 out of 296, top 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: De Soto Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 37 | 32 | |||
| Total Students: | 490 | 504 | 509 | |||
| Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 9: | 149 | 30.4% | 148 | 29.4% | 165 | 32.4% |
| Grade 10: | 133 | 27.1% | 131 | 26.0% | 133 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 26.3% | 107 | 21.2% | 125 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 79 | 16.1% | 118 | 23.4% | 86 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 261 | 53.3% | 246 | 48.8% | 246 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 221 | 45.1% | 250 | 49.6% | 259 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 15 | 3.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 10 | 2.0% |
| Black | 132 | 26.9% | 138 | 27.4% | 145 | 28.5% |
| White: | 340 | 69.4% | 352 | 69.8% | 349 | 68.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 29.8% | 139 | 27.6% | 147 | 28.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 7.3% | 50 | 9.9% | 50 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.37 | 13.80 | 16.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 53% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 53% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 50% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 55% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 49% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 54% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 50% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 50% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 63% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 78% | 59% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 67% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 74.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,732.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,903.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,984.0 |
* North Desoto High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.