📍 204 e Belt Line Rd, Desoto, Dallas County, 75115
Desoto Alternative Education Center (daep) is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Desoto, Dallas County. The school has 33 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Homer Webb. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto Alternative Education Center (daep) enrolls 33 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 25 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
26 of the school's 33 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 2 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 Alternative Education Center (daep) 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 Alternative Education Center (daep) 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 33 students, Desoto Alternative Education Center (daep) 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
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