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Desoto Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

200 E Belt Line Rd
De Soto, TX 75115
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 223-6666
FAX: (972) 274-8011

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Grades PK-12
8633 students
12 schools

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Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

93% (2008)

89% (2007)

94% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

70% (2007)

72% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

74% (2008)

76% (2007)

76% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

87% (2008)

84% (2007)

88% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

74% (2008)

77% (2007)

76% (2006)

67% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

84% (2008)

85% (2007)

70% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

59% (2008)

52% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

78% (2007)

68% (2006)

74% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

82% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

57% (2008)

63% (2007)

66% (2006)

66% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

78% (2008)

80% (2007)

73% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

83% (2008)

90% (2007)

87% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

50% (2008)

63% (2007)

61% (2006)

41% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2008)

86% (2007)

78% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

83% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

56% (2008)

52% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

55% (2007)

46% (2006)

38% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

77% (2008)

83% (2007)

84% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

45% (2008)

49% (2007)

50% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

78% (2008)

76% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

37% (2008)

33% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

77% (2008)

71% (2007)

82% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

39% (2008)

38% (2007)

44% (2006)

41% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

93% (2008)

91% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

61% (2008)

59% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

86% (2008)

91% (2007)

92% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

61% (2008)

62% (2007)

60% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	93%
African American	92%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	83%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	95%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	75%
Male	83%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	67%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	74%
Male	74%
African American	73%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	33%
Not special education	79%
Limited English proficient	52%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	87%
Female	91%
Male	84%
African American	88%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	62%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	74%
Male	73%
African American	73%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Special education	42%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	63%
Not limited English proficient	74%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	87%
Male	81%
African American	85%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	55%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	57%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	59%
Female	57%
Male	60%
African American	57%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	54%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	52%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	28%
Not special education	62%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	95%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	75%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	44%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	56%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	86%
Male	79%
African American	83%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	38%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	57%
Female	58%
Male	56%
African American	56%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	53%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	61%
Special education	25%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	53%
Not limited English proficient	57%
Non-migrant	57%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	84%
Male	73%
African American	77%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	28%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	83%
Female	89%
Male	78%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	35%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	53%
Male	47%
African American	48%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	61%
Native American	n/a
White	51%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	44%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	57%
Special education	13%
Not special education	55%
Limited English proficient	23%
Not limited English proficient	50%
Non-migrant	50%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	94%
Male	90%
African American	92%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	57%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	83%
Female	81%
Male	84%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	44%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	56%
Female	54%
Male	58%
African American	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	52%
Native American	n/a
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	48%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Special education	17%
Not special education	61%
Limited English proficient	30%
Not limited English proficient	56%
Non-migrant	56%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	68%
Male	68%
African American	68%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	69%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Special education	20%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	40%
Not limited English proficient	69%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	77%
Female	85%
Male	70%
African American	78%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	32%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	45%
Female	50%
Male	41%
African American	44%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	47%
Native American	n/a
White	62%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	40%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	50%
Special education	4%
Not special education	50%
Limited English proficient	23%
Not limited English proficient	46%
Non-migrant	45%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	78%
Female	79%
Male	78%
African American	77%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	31%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	94%

Science	This District
All Students	37%
Female	34%
Male	40%
African American	36%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	39%
Native American	n/a
White	58%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	29%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	44%
Special education	5%
Not special education	41%
Limited English proficient	0%
Not limited English proficient	38%
Non-migrant	37%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	77%
Female	84%
Male	71%
African American	78%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	62%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	27%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	30%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	89%

Math	This District
All Students	39%
Female	37%
Male	41%
African American	37%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	45%
Native American	n/a
White	45%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	31%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	45%
Special education	3%
Not special education	43%
Limited English proficient	0%
Not limited English proficient	39%
Non-migrant	39%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	92%
African American	94%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	51%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	61%
Female	59%
Male	64%
African American	59%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	59%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	51%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Special education	9%
Not special education	66%
Limited English proficient	11%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	87%
African American	87%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	27%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	60%
Male	62%
African American	58%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	52%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	9%
Not special education	65%
Limited English proficient	11%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	10	11
Beginning teachers	15%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	21	20
Grade 1	22	20
Grade 2	22	20
Grade 3	21	20
Grade 4	21	20
Grade 5	23	22
Grade 6	23	22
English (middle and high school)	22	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	21	21
Math (middle and high school)	22	20
Science (middle and high school)	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	23	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
African American	76%	14%
Hispanic	15%	46%
White	8%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	48%	47%
Special education	11%	11%
Gifted/talented students	5%	8%
Limited English proficient	6%	16%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	96%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,903	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	58%	60%
Support services	9%	7%
School leadership	13%	12%
Other expenditures	20%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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