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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
439
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.6% 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

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
43%
28%
50%
9%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
42%
29%
52%
9%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
49%
45%
55%
26%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 128 29.2%
Grade 7 131 29.8%
Grade 8 180 41.0%
Total 439 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.4% 1.7% 26.7%
Black 79.2% 73.4% 13.3%
Hispanic 18.7% 24.2% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.9% 65.7% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 65.8% 62.8% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 2.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 62,264 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,772.5 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.0% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.2% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,495 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.8% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.6% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.8% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 5.7% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,093 $44,844,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $733 $4,632,000 4.9%
Staff $1,368 $8,650,000 9.1%
General Administration $314 $1,988,000 2.1%
School Administration $785 $4,965,000 5.2%
Operation $1,457 $9,211,000 9.7%
Transportation $304 $1,925,000 2.0%
Other $787 $4,977,000 5.2%
Total Support $5,749 $36,348,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,161 $13,665,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $15,004 $94,857,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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