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Desoto Independent School District

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200 E Belt Line Rd
De Soto, TX 75115
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 223-6666
FAX: (972) 274-8209

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Grades PK-12
8972 students
13 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

84% (2011)

90% (2010)

92% (2009)

93% (2008)

89% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

83% (2011)

81% (2010)

80% (2009)

79% (2008)

70% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

85% (2011)

84% (2010)

82% (2009)

74% (2008)

76% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

91% (2011)

90% (2010)

91% (2009)

87% (2008)

84% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

86% (2010)

81% (2009)

74% (2008)

77% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

92% (2011)

91% (2010)

86% (2009)

84% (2008)

85% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

86% (2011)

85% (2010)

75% (2009)

59% (2008)

52% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

92% (2011)

91% (2010)

85% (2009)

78% (2008)

78% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

84% (2011)

83% (2010)

89% (2009)

82% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

77% (2011)

70% (2010)

69% (2009)

57% (2008)

63% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

80% (2011)

86% (2010)

78% (2009)

78% (2008)

80% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

93% (2011)

93% (2010)

90% (2009)

83% (2008)

90% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

68% (2011)

71% (2010)

64% (2009)

50% (2008)

63% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2011)

92% (2010)

93% (2009)

92% (2008)

86% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

94% (2011)

91% (2010)

85% (2009)

83% (2008)

81% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

63% (2011)

65% (2010)

55% (2009)

56% (2008)

52% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

79% (2011)

78% (2010)

70% (2009)

68% (2008)

55% (2007)

46% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

85% (2011)

90% (2010)

85% (2009)

77% (2008)

83% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

64% (2010)

63% (2009)

45% (2008)

49% (2007)

50% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

88% (2011)

88% (2010)

84% (2009)

78% (2008)

76% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

55% (2011)

59% (2010)

42% (2009)

37% (2008)

33% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

88% (2011)

86% (2010)

81% (2009)

77% (2008)

71% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

60% (2011)

64% (2010)

44% (2009)

39% (2008)

38% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

99% (2010)

95% (2009)

93% (2008)

91% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

84% (2011)

87% (2010)

73% (2009)

61% (2008)

59% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

94% (2011)

92% (2010)

89% (2009)

86% (2008)

91% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

85% (2011)

85% (2010)

65% (2009)

61% (2008)

62% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Math was 90% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	87%
Male	81%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	47%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	84%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	83%
African American	82%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	52%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	83%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	71%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	85%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	95%
Male	88%
African American	92%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	75%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	90%
Male	83%
African American	85%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	62%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	95%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	96%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	67%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	88%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	86%
Female	85%
Male	86%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	63%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	74%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	89%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	86%
Male	82%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	39%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	84%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	77%
Male	76%
African American	74%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	82%
Special education	42%
Not special education	79%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	76%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	80%
Female	84%
Male	77%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	71%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	32%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	80%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	91%
African American	94%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	73%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	53%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	69%
Male	67%
African American	67%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	73%
Economically disadvantaged	65%
Not economically disadvantaged	75%
Special education	36%
Not special education	71%
English language learners	47%
Proficient in English	69%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	95%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	89%
African American	93%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	60%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	93%
African American	94%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	66%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	63%
Female	62%
Male	64%
African American	61%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	67%
Special education	19%
Not special education	67%
English language learners	31%
Proficient in English	64%
Non-migrant	63%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	83%
Male	75%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	71%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Special education	40%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	79%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	88%
Male	82%
African American	85%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	53%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	20%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	65%
Male	63%
African American	63%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	62%
Not economically disadvantaged	68%
Special education	25%
Not special education	67%
English language learners	20%
Proficient in English	65%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	85%
African American	87%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	51%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	20%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	55%
Female	53%
Male	58%
African American	53%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	67%
Economically disadvantaged	51%
Not economically disadvantaged	62%
Special education	8%
Not special education	60%
English language learners	0%
Proficient in English	56%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	94%
Male	82%
African American	87%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	30%
Not special education	93%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	60%
Female	64%
Male	56%
African American	59%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Not economically disadvantaged	65%
Special education	11%
Not special education	64%
English language learners	20%
Proficient in English	60%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	98%
Male	97%
African American	98%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	97%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	79%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	33%
Proficient in English	98%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	84%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	36%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	0%
Proficient in English	85%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	91%
African American	94%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	60%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	40%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	84%
African American	85%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	31%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	33%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Accountability Rating

In 2010-2011 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2009-2010, this district was rated "Recognized". In 2008-2009, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2007-2008 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers¹	20%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	34%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	15%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	15%	23%
21 or more years¹	16%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	21	19
Grade 1¹	20	19
Grade 2¹	22	19
Grade 3¹	21	19
Grade 4¹	20	20
Grade 5¹	21	22
Grade 6¹	21	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	23	22
English (middle and high school)¹	20	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	22	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	21	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	24	22

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Black, not Hispanic	78%	14%
Hispanic	15%	48%
White, not Hispanic	6%	34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

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Student Subgroups

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged¹	53%	55%
Special education¹	11%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	6%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	6%	17%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,910	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	60%
Support services	9%	10%
School leadership	13%	11%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >