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Desoto West Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
800 N Westmoreland
Desoto, TX 75115
Phone
(972) 230-1820
District
DESOTO ISD
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
495
Classroom Teachers
29

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.3% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Desoto West Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
41%
32%
36%
22%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
45%
32%
48%
17%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
59%
47%
54%
47%
63%
47%
59%
47%
54%
47%
63%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 142 28.7%
Grade 7 148 29.9%
Grade 8 205 41.4%
Total 495 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.0% 1.8% 27.5%
Black 80.2% 76.2% 13.1%
Hispanic 18.5% 21.5% 54.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.3% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.3% 74.3% 60.2%
Free lunch eligible 64.8% 68.3% 56.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 6.0% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 57,836 29,527,941
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,584.5 111
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.9% 21.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.7% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.7% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 10.8% 12.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,492 10,239,341
Single Parent Households With Children 17.4% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 84.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.9% 31.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 16.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 16.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.4% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 16.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.1% 12.0%
$15,000 or less 4.7% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,408 $60,260,832 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $587 $5,520,148 4.7%
Staff $661 $6,216,044 5.3%
General Administration $169 $1,589,276 1.3%
School Administration $692 $6,507,568 5.5%
Operation $1,018 $9,573,272 8.1%
Transportation $418 $3,930,872 3.3%
Other $607 $5,708,228 4.8%
Total Support $4,152 $39,045,408 33.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,980 $18,619,920 15.8%
Total Expenditures $12,540 $117,926,160 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,805 $31,189,688,040 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $503 $2,700,328,864 3.9%
Staff $486 $2,610,147,638 3.7%
General Administration $147 $788,336,796 1.1%
School Administration $584 $3,136,323,720 4.5%
Operation $1,044 $5,609,178,188 8.0%
Transportation $277 $1,490,194,430 2.1%
Other $449 $2,411,656,042 3.5%
Total Support $3,489 $18,746,356,603 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,688 $19,813,642,886 28.4%
Total Expenditures $12,982 $69,749,648,503 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%