Desoto County High School
1710 East Gibson St
Arcadia FL, 34266, De Soto County
Phone: 863-494-3434
Ranking: (399 out of 492, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: DeSoto County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 71 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 74 | 67 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,149 | 1,175 | 1,106 | 1,111 | 1,136 | 1,142 | 1,204 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 440 | 38.3% | 423 | 36.0% | 356 | 32.2% | 343 | 30.9% | 410 | 36.1% | 397 | 34.8% | 394 | 32.7% |
Grade 10: | 279 | 24.3% | 260 | 22.1% | 267 | 24.1% | 303 | 27.3% | 282 | 24.8% | 266 | 23.3% | 295 | 24.5% |
Grade 11: | 234 | 20.4% | 247 | 21.0% | 267 | 24.1% | 228 | 20.5% | 261 | 23.0% | 227 | 19.9% | 296 | 24.6% |
Grade 12: | 196 | 17.1% | 245 | 20.9% | 216 | 19.5% | 237 | 21.3% | 183 | 16.1% | 252 | 22.1% | 219 | 18.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 607 | 52.8% | 612 | 52.1% | 569 | 51.4% | 556 | 50.0% | 585 | 51.5% | 571 | 50.0% | 614 | 51.0% |
Female: | 542 | 47.2% | 563 | 47.9% | 537 | 48.6% | 555 | 50.0% | 535 | 47.1% | 555 | 48.6% | 578 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.7% | 9 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 498 | 43.3% | 498 | 42.4% | 424 | 38.3% | 407 | 36.6% | 374 | 32.9% | 352 | 30.8% | 355 | 29.5% |
Black: | 132 | 11.5% | 142 | 12.1% | 154 | 13.9% | 153 | 13.8% | 159 | 14.0% | 182 | 15.9% | 215 | 17.9% |
White: | 488 | 42.5% | 498 | 42.4% | 500 | 45.2% | 528 | 47.5% | 587 | 51.7% | 590 | 51.7% | 615 | 51.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 21 | 1.8% | 24 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 801 | 69.7% | 770 | 65.5% | 681 | 61.6% | 682 | 61.4% | 615 | 54.1% | 558 | 48.9% | 576 | 47.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 95 | 8.1% | 82 | 7.4% | 77 | 6.9% | 121 | 10.7% | 128 | 11.2% | 146 | 12.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 17.03 | 16.43 | 16.34 | 17.89 | 17.30 | 18.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393 | 397 | 402 |
2013 | Algebra 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 388 | 395 | 406 |
2013 | Biology 1 | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 402 | 404 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 404 | 403 | 403 |
FCAT | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 311 | 310 | 323 |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317 | 315 | 322 |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 312 | 324 |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315 | 314 | 323 |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 310 | 310 | 327 |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 319 | 317 | 327 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321 | 321 | 331 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 314 | 329 |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 285 | 283 | 300 |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 286 | 285 | 296 |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 281 | 298 |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279 | 278 | 300 |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 287 | 306 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 292 | 305 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 299 | 310 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 282 | 309 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 235 | 244 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 241 | 241 | 246 |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 298 | 297 | 298 |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 282 | 280 | 302 |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275 | 275 | 304 |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 286 | 303 |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 296 | 306 |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280 | 280 | 307 |
2007 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281 | 280 | 302 |
2008 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300 | 296 | 309 |
2009 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294 | 289 | 313 |
2010 | Math | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 297 | 311 |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 287 | 286 | 308 |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301 | 299 | 313 |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297 | 294 | 316 |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 303 | 302 | 317 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299 | 298 | 317 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 235 | 235 | 240 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 230 | 230 | 240 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.9% | 80.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 23.7% | 18.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.1% | 41.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.9% | 58.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,178.0 | $40,718.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,196.0 | $34,939.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,827.0 | $46,815.0 |
* Desoto County High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.