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Desoto Middle School
(863) 494-4133
- Physical Address:
- 420 East Gibson ST
Arcadia, FL 34266
- Mailing Address:
- 420 E Gibson ST
Arcadia, FL 34266
School Information
- District:
- Desoto
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Desoto County
- Level:
- Middle
- Grade Span:
- 6 - 8
- Number of Students:
- 969
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Desoto Middle School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
43.03% |
52.78% |
43.53% |
| Hispanic |
40.04% |
27.08% |
24.35% |
| Black |
13.62% |
24.86% |
28.17% |
| Others |
2.37% |
0% |
0% |
| Asian/Pacific |
0.72% |
0.78% |
2.56% |
| American Indian |
0.21% |
0.26% |
0.60% |
Genders in Desoto Middle School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
50.46% |
13.86% |
47.92% |
| Female |
49.54% |
86.14% |
52.08% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Desoto Middle School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
506 |
440 |
417 |
| Hispanic |
314 |
359 |
388 |
| Black |
140 |
127 |
132 |
| Others |
11 |
22 |
23 |
| Asian/Pacific |
6 |
6 |
7 |
| American Indian |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
979 |
955 |
969 |
Enrollment by Gender for Desoto Middle School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
479 |
473 |
489 |
| Female |
500 |
482 |
480 |
| Total |
979 |
955 |
969 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Desoto Middle School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
979 |
955 |
969 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
578
(59%) |
574
(60%) |
658
(68%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
117
(12%) |
131
(14%) |
116
(12%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
695
(71%) |
705
(74%) |
774
(80%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Desoto Middle School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
979 |
955 |
969 |
| Fulltime teachers |
61.0 |
66.9 |
59.0 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
16.00 |
15.90 |
16.42 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
20.00 |
18.06 |
18.67 |