De Soto High School
35000 West 91st St De Soto KS, 66018, Johnson County Phone: 913-667-6250 Ranking:  (60 out of 308, top 19%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: De Soto Unified School District 232 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: | 54 | NA | NA | 52 | 53 | 48 | 50 | 45 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 689 | 681 | 676 | 644 | 616 | 609 | 549 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 183 | 26.6% | 162 | 23.8% | 184 | 27.2% | 184 | 28.6% | 157 | 25.5% | 180 | 29.6% | 162 | 29.5% |
| Grade 10: | 156 | 22.6% | 186 | 27.3% | 180 | 26.6% | 158 | 24.5% | 170 | 27.6% | 152 | 25.0% | 148 | 27.0% |
| Grade 11: | 184 | 26.7% | 174 | 25.6% | 160 | 23.7% | 159 | 24.7% | 145 | 23.5% | 143 | 23.5% | 137 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 166 | 24.1% | 159 | 23.3% | 152 | 22.5% | 143 | 22.2% | 144 | 23.4% | 134 | 22.0% | 101 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 385 | 55.9% | 350 | 51.4% | 336 | 49.7% | 320 | 49.7% | 316 | 51.3% | 306 | 50.2% | 280 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 304 | 44.1% | 331 | 48.6% | 340 | 50.3% | 324 | 50.3% | 300 | 48.7% | 294 | 48.3% | 260 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 84 | 12.2% | 81 | 11.9% | 85 | 12.6% | 80 | 12.4% | 71 | 11.5% | 65 | 10.7% | 51 | 9.3% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% | 16 | 2.9% |
| White: | 573 | 83.2% | 569 | 83.6% | 555 | 82.1% | 529 | 82.1% | 509 | 82.6% | 523 | 85.9% | 468 | 85.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.3% | 20 | 3.0% | 22 | 3.4% | 18 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 136 | 19.7% | 125 | 18.4% | 124 | 18.3% | 121 | 18.8% | 100 | 16.2% | 101 | 16.6% | 86 | 15.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.5% | 44 | 6.5% | 43 | 6.4% | 40 | 6.2% | 49 | 8.0% | 50 | 8.2% | 37 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.88 | NA | NA | 13.04 | 12.24 | 12.94 | 12.20 | 12.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.57% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.37% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.52% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.73% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.23% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.87% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.97% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.66% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.12% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,119.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,970.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,851.0 |
* De Soto High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.