📍 800 N Westmoreland, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Desoto West Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brittany Strickland. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto West Middle enrolls 439 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 339 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.5% |
| White | 6 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
307 of the school's 439 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 18 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 West Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.
Desoto West Middle is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Desoto West Middle is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large