📍 615 Main St, De Soto, Vernon County, 54624
De Soto Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in De Soto, Vernon County. The school has 100 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Soto Area School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
De Soto Middle enrolls 100 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 91 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
45 of the school's 100 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
De Soto Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WI-30, state senate district 32, state house district 96.
De Soto Middle is one of 5 schools in De Soto Area School District, based in De Soto, Wisconsin. The district serves 440 students district-wide and employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 100 students, De Soto Middle is close to the district average of about 88 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant