📍 317 Spruce St, DeSoto, Dallas County, 50069
DeSoto Intermediate School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in DeSoto, Dallas County. The school has 347 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Hemphill. It is part of the Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 74% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
DeSoto Intermediate School enrolls 347 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.7% Two or more races and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 315 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
70 of the school's 347 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 56 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
DeSoto Intermediate School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
DeSoto Intermediate School is one of 5 schools in Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District, based in Adel, Iowa. The district serves 2,278 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 347 students, DeSoto Intermediate School is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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