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DeSoto Independent School District

 

DeSoto Independent School District is located in northeast Texas. DeSoto Independent School District has 22.36 square miles of land area and 0.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total DeSoto Independent School District population is 54,578. DeSoto Independent School District median household income is $61,184 in 2010-2014. DeSoto Independent School District median house value is $137,500 in 2010-2014. On average, DeSoto Independent School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:High School: (909 out of 971, bottom 6%)
Elementary/Middle School: (919 out of 1,024, bottom 10%)*
Rank: #976
Type:Regular Local School District
Grade:Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:13
Population54,578 (2010-2014), rank #100
Population Growth11.51% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:2,437.68/sq mi, rank #37
Median Household Income:$61,184 at 2010-2014—4.04% increase since 2005-2009, rank #169
Median House Price:$137,500 at 2010-2014—-0.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #173
Time Zone:Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:22.36 sq mi, rank #989
Water Area:0.03 sq mi (0.12%), rank #979
State:Texas
County:Dallas County
City:Ovilla, Glenn Heights, Desoto, Cedar Hill
Zip:75154, 75115
Area:Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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DeSoto Independent School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations


200 East Belt Line Rd
Desoto TX, 75115, Dallas County
Phone: 972-223-6666

Students and Teachers


      2013-2014         2012-2013         2011-2012         2010-2011         2009-2010         2008-2009         2007-2008    
Total Students:9,4048,8998,9729,1849,0698,9598,889
English Language Learner Students:567497454468447400216
Total Teachers:573.25570.13606.56637.63614.30607.10585.70
Prekindergarten:18.828.998.799.008.007.006.40
Kindergarten:27.0825.3425.0827.0027.4430.0026.50
Elementary:202.30205.04220.89226.65223.55226.20230.80
Secondary:252.34244.02264.05273.56269.41254.90248.90
Ungraded:72.7186.7487.75101.4285.9089.0073.10
Total Other Staff:429.56485.25475.15514.22539.53496.10473.70
Instructional Aides:99.8578.3082.0488.1090.2379.9066.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:10.009.6711.0011.0012.0012.708.90
Total Guidance Counselors:19.5222.0020.0322.0023.7822.0022.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:NANANANANANANA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:NANANANANANANA
Other Guidance Counselors:19.5222.0020.0322.0023.7822.00NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:9.7311.0010.0011.0010.0011.0012.00
Library/Media Support:0.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
District Administrators:7.007.336.0010.0012.0015.008.00
District Administrative Support:61.6242.1638.1641.0341.1630.4027.60
School Administrators:34.4135.0033.0041.2157.9936.0043.00
School Administrative Support:56.8952.9151.8757.9658.7660.4051.90
Student Support Services:27.9132.2435.2835.2633.4828.1025.00
Other Support Services:102.63194.64187.77196.66200.13200.60208.50
Student-Teacher Ratio:16.4015.6114.7914.4014.7614.7615.18

Schools

Amber Terrace ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   224 Amber Ln, Desoto TX 75115
Cockrell Hill ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   425 South Cockrell Hill, Desoto TX 75115
Curtistene S Mccowan MiddleGrade 6 to Grade 8   1500 Majestic Meadows Dr, Red Oak TX 75154
D H S Freshman Campus Grade 9 to Grade 9   620 South Westmoreland, Desoto TX 75115
Dallas County Jjaep Desoto Campus Grade 9 to Grade 10   1673 Terre Colony Ct, Dallas TX 75212
Desoto East MiddleGrade 6 to Grade 8   601 West Belt Line Rd, Desoto TX 75115
Desoto High SchoolGrade 9 to Grade 12   600 Eagle Dr, Desoto TX 75115
Desoto West MiddleGrade 6 to Grade 8   800 North Westmoreland, Desoto TX 75115
Frank D Moates ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   1500 Heritage Dr, Red Oak TX 75154
Northside ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   525 Ray Ave, Desoto TX 75115
Ruby Young ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   707 North Young Blvd, Desoto TX 75115
The Meadows ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   1016 The Meadows Parkway, Desoto TX 75115
Woodridge ElementaryPrekindergarten to Grade 5   1001 Woodridge, Desoto TX 75115

Test Performance











YearTestGradeMeasurementScoreState Average
STAAR Test
2012Mathematics3rd Grade% met std54%68%
2013Mathematics3rd Grade% met std54%69%
2012Reading3rd Grade% met std72%76%
2013Reading3rd Grade% met std74%79%
2012Mathematics4th Grade% met std57%68%
2013Mathematics4th Grade% met std50%68%
2012Reading4th Grade% met std74%77%
2013Reading4th Grade% met std63%72%
2012Writing4th Grade% met std67%71%
2013Writing4th Grade% met std64%71%
2012Mathematics5th Grade% met std71%77%
2013Mathematics5th Grade% met std58%75%
2012Reading5th Grade% met std75%77%
2013Reading5th Grade% met std70%77%
2012Science5th Grade% met std65%73%
2013Science5th Grade% met std53%73%
2012Mathematics6th Grade% met std71%77%
2013Mathematics6th Grade% met std53%74%
2012Reading6th Grade% met std70%75%
2013Reading6th Grade% met std61%71%
2012Mathematics7th Grade% met std64%71%
2013Mathematics7th Grade% met std60%71%
2012Reading7th Grade% met std77%76%
2013Reading7th Grade% met std75%77%
2012Writing7th Grade% met std72%71%
2013Writing7th Grade% met std67%70%
2012Mathematics8th Grade% met std49%76%
2013Mathematics8th Grade% met std68%77%
2012Reading8th Grade% met std74%80%
2013Reading8th Grade% met std85%84%
2012Science8th Grade% met std50%70%
2013Science8th Grade% met std62%75%
2012Social Studies8th Grade% met std42%59%
2013Social Studies8th Grade% met std54%63%
STAAR EOC Test
2012Algebra IEnd of course% met std74%83%
2013Algebra IEnd of course% met std60%78%
2013Algebra IIEnd of course% met std92%97%
2012BiologyEnd of course% met std80%87%
2013BiologyEnd of course% met std74%85%
2013ChemistryEnd of course% met std62%84%
2012English I ReadingEnd of course% met std57%68%
2013English I ReadingEnd of course% met std44%65%
2012English I WritingEnd of course% met std42%55%
2013English I WritingEnd of course% met std29%48%
2013English II ReadingEnd of course% met std58%78%
2013English II WritingEnd of course% met std29%52%
2013English III ReadingEnd of course% met std47%63%
2012GeometryEnd of course% met std96%98%
2013GeometryEnd of course% met std74%86%
2012PhysicsEnd of course% met std22%61%
2012U.S. HistoryEnd of course% met std34%63%
2012World GeographyEnd of course% met std63%81%
2013World GeographyEnd of course% met std59%75%
2012World HistoryEnd of course% met std27%43%
2013World HistoryEnd of course% met std40%70%
STAAR Spanish Test
2012Mathematics3rd Grade% met std53%56%
2012Reading3rd Grade% met std58%65%
2013Reading3rd Grade% met std29%68%
2012Reading4th Grade% met std50%60%
2013Reading4th Grade% met std60%57%
2012Writing4th Grade% met std62%64%
2013Writing4th Grade% met std58%59%
2012Reading5th Grade% met std33%69%
TAKS Test
2004Mathematics10th Grade% met std52%N/A
2005Mathematics10th Grade% met std41%N/A
2006Mathematics10th Grade% met std44%N/A
2007Mathematics10th Grade% met std38%N/A
2008Mathematics10th Grade% met std39%N/A
2009Mathematics10th Grade% met std44%N/A
2010Mathematics10th Grade% met std64%N/A
2011Mathematics10th Grade% met std60%N/A
2004Reading10th Grade% met std72%N/A
2005Reading10th Grade% met std62%N/A
2006Reading10th Grade% met std82%N/A
2007Reading10th Grade% met std71%N/A
2008Reading10th Grade% met std77%N/A
2009Reading10th Grade% met std81%N/A
2010Reading10th Grade% met std86%N/A
2011Reading10th Grade% met std88%N/A
2004Science10th Grade% met std61%N/A
2005Science10th Grade% met std41%N/A
2006Science10th Grade% met std45%N/A
2007Science10th Grade% met std33%N/A
2008Science10th Grade% met std37%N/A
2009Science10th Grade% met std42%N/A
2010Science10th Grade% met std59%N/A
2011Science10th Grade% met std55%N/A
2004Social Studies10th Grade% met std86%N/A
2005Social Studies10th Grade% met std81%N/A
2006Social Studies10th Grade% met std75%N/A
2007Social Studies10th Grade% met std76%N/A
2008Social Studies10th Grade% met std78%N/A
2009Social Studies10th Grade% met std84%N/A
2010Social Studies10th Grade% met std88%N/A
2011Social Studies10th Grade% met std88%N/A
2004Mathematics11th Grade% met std77%N/A
2005Mathematics11th Grade% met std71%N/A
2006Mathematics11th Grade% met std60%N/A
2007Mathematics11th Grade% met std62%N/A
2008Mathematics11th Grade% met std61%N/A
2009Mathematics11th Grade% met std65%N/A
2010Mathematics11th Grade% met std85%N/A
2011Mathematics11th Grade% met std85%N/A
2004Reading11th Grade% met std82%N/A
2005Reading11th Grade% met std86%N/A
2006Reading11th Grade% met std92%N/A
2007Reading11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2008Reading11th Grade% met std86%N/A
2009Reading11th Grade% met std89%N/A
2010Reading11th Grade% met std92%N/A
2011Reading11th Grade% met std94%N/A
2004Science11th Grade% met std81%N/A
2005Science11th Grade% met std70%N/A
2006Science11th Grade% met std60%N/A
2007Science11th Grade% met std59%N/A
2008Science11th Grade% met std61%N/A
2009Science11th Grade% met std73%N/A
2010Science11th Grade% met std87%N/A
2011Science11th Grade% met std84%N/A
2004Social Studies11th Grade% met std98%N/A
2005Social Studies11th Grade% met std95%N/A
2006Social Studies11th Grade% met std92%N/A
2007Social Studies11th Grade% met std91%N/A
2008Social Studies11th Grade% met std93%N/A
2009Social Studies11th Grade% met std95%N/A
2010Social Studies11th Grade% met std99%N/A
2011Social Studies11th Grade% met std98%N/A
2004Mathematics3rd Grade% met std70%N/A
2005Mathematics3rd Grade% met std67%N/A
2006Mathematics3rd Grade% met std72%N/A
2007Mathematics3rd Grade% met std70%N/A
2008Mathematics3rd Grade% met std79%N/A
2009Mathematics3rd Grade% met std80%N/A
2010Mathematics3rd Grade% met std81%N/A
2011Mathematics3rd Grade% met std83%N/A
2004Reading3rd Grade% met std87%N/A
2005Reading3rd Grade% met std92%N/A
2006Reading3rd Grade% met std94%N/A
2007Reading3rd Grade% met std89%N/A
2008Reading3rd Grade% met std93%N/A
2009Reading3rd Grade% met std92%N/A
2010Reading3rd Grade% met std90%N/A
2011Reading3rd Grade% met std84%N/A
2004Mathematics4th Grade% met std76%N/A
2005Mathematics4th Grade% met std67%N/A
2006Mathematics4th Grade% met std76%N/A
2007Mathematics4th Grade% met std77%N/A
2008Mathematics4th Grade% met std74%N/A
2009Mathematics4th Grade% met std81%N/A
2010Mathematics4th Grade% met std86%N/A
2011Mathematics4th Grade% met std87%N/A
2004Reading4th Grade% met std75%N/A
2005Reading4th Grade% met std67%N/A
2006Reading4th Grade% met std76%N/A
2007Reading4th Grade% met std76%N/A
2008Reading4th Grade% met std74%N/A
2009Reading4th Grade% met std82%N/A
2010Reading4th Grade% met std84%N/A
2011Reading4th Grade% met std85%N/A
2004Writing4th Grade% met std81%N/A
2005Writing4th Grade% met std84%N/A
2006Writing4th Grade% met std88%N/A
2007Writing4th Grade% met std84%N/A
2008Writing4th Grade% met std87%N/A
2009Writing4th Grade% met std91%N/A
2010Writing4th Grade% met std90%N/A
2011Writing4th Grade% met std91%N/A
2004Mathematics5th Grade% met std71%N/A
2005Mathematics5th Grade% met std74%N/A
2006Mathematics5th Grade% met std68%N/A
2007Mathematics5th Grade% met std78%N/A
2008Mathematics5th Grade% met std78%N/A
2009Mathematics5th Grade% met std85%N/A
2010Mathematics5th Grade% met std91%N/A
2011Mathematics5th Grade% met std92%N/A
2004Reading5th Grade% met std66%N/A
2005Reading5th Grade% met std73%N/A
2006Reading5th Grade% met std70%N/A
2007Reading5th Grade% met std85%N/A
2008Reading5th Grade% met std84%N/A
2009Reading5th Grade% met std86%N/A
2010Reading5th Grade% met std91%N/A
2011Reading5th Grade% met std92%N/A
2004Science5th Grade% met std44%N/A
2005Science5th Grade% met std34%N/A
2006Science5th Grade% met std44%N/A
2007Science5th Grade% met std52%N/A
2008Science5th Grade% met std59%N/A
2009Science5th Grade% met std75%N/A
2010Science5th Grade% met std85%N/A
2011Science5th Grade% met std86%N/A
2004Mathematics6th Grade% met std62%N/A
2005Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%N/A
2006Mathematics6th Grade% met std66%N/A
2007Mathematics6th Grade% met std63%N/A
2008Mathematics6th Grade% met std57%N/A
2009Mathematics6th Grade% met std69%N/A
2010Mathematics6th Grade% met std70%N/A
2011Mathematics6th Grade% met std77%N/A
2004Reading6th Grade% met std77%N/A
2005Reading6th Grade% met std77%N/A
2006Reading6th Grade% met std87%N/A
2007Reading6th Grade% met std89%N/A
2008Reading6th Grade% met std82%N/A
2009Reading6th Grade% met std89%N/A
2010Reading6th Grade% met std83%N/A
2011Reading6th Grade% met std84%N/A
2004Mathematics7th Grade% met std57%N/A
2005Mathematics7th Grade% met std41%N/A
2006Mathematics7th Grade% met std61%N/A
2007Mathematics7th Grade% met std63%N/A
2008Mathematics7th Grade% met std50%N/A
2009Mathematics7th Grade% met std64%N/A
2010Mathematics7th Grade% met std71%N/A
2011Mathematics7th Grade% met std68%N/A
2004Reading7th Grade% met std73%N/A
2005Reading7th Grade% met std71%N/A
2006Reading7th Grade% met std73%N/A
2007Reading7th Grade% met std80%N/A
2008Reading7th Grade% met std78%N/A
2009Reading7th Grade% met std78%N/A
2010Reading7th Grade% met std86%N/A
2011Reading7th Grade% met std80%N/A
2004Writing7th Grade% met std91%N/A
2005Writing7th Grade% met std80%N/A
2006Writing7th Grade% met std87%N/A
2007Writing7th Grade% met std90%N/A
2008Writing7th Grade% met std83%N/A
2009Writing7th Grade% met std90%N/A
2010Writing7th Grade% met std93%N/A
2011Writing7th Grade% met std93%N/A
2004Mathematics8th Grade% met std46%N/A
2005Mathematics8th Grade% met std38%N/A
2006Mathematics8th Grade% met std46%N/A
2007Mathematics8th Grade% met std55%N/A
2008Mathematics8th Grade% met std68%N/A
2009Mathematics8th Grade% met std70%N/A
2010Mathematics8th Grade% met std78%N/A
2011Mathematics8th Grade% met std79%N/A
2004Reading8th Grade% met std87%N/A
2005Reading8th Grade% met std77%N/A
2006Reading8th Grade% met std78%N/A
2007Reading8th Grade% met std86%N/A
2008Reading8th Grade% met std92%N/A
2009Reading8th Grade% met std93%N/A
2010Reading8th Grade% met std92%N/A
2011Reading8th Grade% met std92%N/A
2006Science8th Grade% met std54%N/A
2007Science8th Grade% met std52%N/A
2008Science8th Grade% met std56%N/A
2009Science8th Grade% met std55%N/A
2010Science8th Grade% met std65%N/A
2011Science8th Grade% met std63%N/A
2004Social Studies8th Grade% met std84%N/A
2005Social Studies8th Grade% met std77%N/A
2006Social Studies8th Grade% met std76%N/A
2007Social Studies8th Grade% met std81%N/A
2008Social Studies8th Grade% met std83%N/A
2009Social Studies8th Grade% met std85%N/A
2010Social Studies8th Grade% met std91%N/A
2011Social Studies8th Grade% met std94%N/A
2004Mathematics9th Grade% met std59%N/A
2005Mathematics9th Grade% met std52%N/A
2006Mathematics9th Grade% met std50%N/A
2007Mathematics9th Grade% met std49%N/A
2008Mathematics9th Grade% met std45%N/A
2009Mathematics9th Grade% met std63%N/A
2010Mathematics9th Grade% met std64%N/A
2011Mathematics9th Grade% met std64%N/A
2004Reading9th Grade% met std88%N/A
2005Reading9th Grade% met std80%N/A
2006Reading9th Grade% met std84%N/A
2007Reading9th Grade% met std83%N/A
2008Reading9th Grade% met std77%N/A
2009Reading9th Grade% met std85%N/A
2010Reading9th Grade% met std90%N/A
2011Reading9th Grade% met std85%N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

 201220112010
 AmountPer
Student		%AmountPer
Student		%AmountPer
Student		%
Total Revenue:$84,702,000$9,441 $89,931,000$9,792 $86,444,000$9,532 
Federal:$10,100,000$1,12611.9%$15,695,000$1,70917.5%$13,916,000$1,53416.1%
State:$41,809,000$4,66049.4%$39,634,000$4,31644.1%$36,324,000$4,00542.0%
Local:$32,793,000$3,65538.7%$34,602,000$3,76838.5%$36,204,000$3,99241.9%
Total Expenditures:$96,640,000$10,771 $93,133,000$10,141 $83,760,000$9,236 
Total Current Expenditures:$71,553,000$7,975 $75,578,000$8,229 $73,280,000$8,080 
Instructional Expenditures:$42,602,000$4,74859.5%$45,186,000$4,92059.8%$44,830,000$4,94361.2%
Student and Staff Support:$7,315,000$81510.2%$8,118,000$88410.7%$8,315,000$91711.3%
Administration:$8,262,000$92111.5%$9,331,000$1,01612.3%$8,578,000$94611.7%
Operations, Food, Other:$13,374,000$1,49118.7%$12,943,000$1,40917.1%$11,557,000$1,27415.8%
Total Capital Outlay:$16,357,000$1,823 $9,190,000$1,001 $2,426,000$268 
Construction:$15,853,000$1,767 $8,810,000$959 $1,682,000$185 
Total Other:$1,482,000$165 $1,486,000$162 $1,569,000$173 
Interest on Debt:$7,096,000$791 $6,737,000$734 $6,327,000$698 
 
Total Salary:$49,380,000$5,504 $52,091,000$5,672 $52,367,000$5,774 
Instruction/Teacher Salary:$33,648,000$3,75068.1%$35,620,000$3,87868.4%$35,536,000$3,91867.9%
Other Salary:$15,732,000$1,75331.9%$16,471,000$1,79331.6%$16,831,000$1,85632.1%
Total Benefit:$6,833,000$762 $8,044,000$876 $8,182,000$902 
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:$4,720,000$52669.1%$5,397,000$58867.1%$5,410,000$59766.1%
Other Benefit:$2,113,000$23630.9%$2,647,000$28832.9%$2,772,000$30633.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

    2007  
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:80.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:18.6%
 
Mean Number of Years of Teaching:11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:44.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:19.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:17.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:14.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:4.5%
 
Mean Base Salary:$44,698.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:$40,420.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:$42,650.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:$46,311.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:$53,825.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:$59,510.0

* DeSoto Independent School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.



 
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