📍 420 e Gibson St, Arcadia, DeSoto County, 34266
Desoto Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arcadia, DeSoto County. The school has 1,169 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Boland. It is part of the Desoto school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto Middle School enrolls 1,169 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 611 | 52% |
| White | 371 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 142 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
863 of the school's 1,169 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 818 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desoto Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 56.
Desoto Middle School is one of 11 schools in DESOTO, based in ARCADIA, Florida. The district serves 4,155 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,169 students, Desoto Middle School is larger than the district average of about 378 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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