Desoto Middle School, 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 | |||||||
* Desoto Middle School, Students and Teachers was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.