Desoto West Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Desoto, Texas

Desoto West Middle in Desoto, Texas enrolled 370 students in 2024-25 with 17.3 full-time teachers, 21.4 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31-35% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 45%

439 students in 2022-23, 399 students in 2023-24, 370 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 17.3.

Students enrolled at Desoto West Middle by school year2022-23: 439, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 37002004006002022-234392023-243992024-25370
Students enrolled at Desoto West Middle by school year2022-23: 439, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 37002004006002022-234392023-243992024-25370
Students enrolled at Desoto West Middle by school year2022-23: 439, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 37002004006002022-234392023-243992024-25370
Students enrolled at Desoto West Middle by school year2022-23: 439, 2023-24: 399, 2024-25: 37002004006002022-234392023-243992024-25370
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2343931.414.0
2023-2439929.913.3
2024-2537017.321.4

21.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Desoto West Middle 21.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesoto West Middle 21.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Desoto West Middle 21.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesoto West Middle 21.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Desoto West Middle 21.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesoto West Middle 21.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Desoto West Middle 21.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDesoto West Middle 21.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 289 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Desoto West Middle enrolled 577 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 168 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 289 of the 577 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions168
  • Chronically absent45.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.5% of students were Black, 18.4% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black76.5%
  2. Hispanic18.4%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. White1.4%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Desoto West Middle scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231‑35%41%52%
Math, 2022-2318%23% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Desoto West Middle

  1. Grace R Brandenburg IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 2.3 miles away: 345 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Bessie Coleman MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 488 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Desoto West Middle with Grace R Brandenburg IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Desoto ISD spends per student$13,676 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,676
  5. The largest public schools in TexasDesoto West Middle is the number 1,275 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,275 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher21.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.21.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Desoto West Middle

  1. How many students attend Desoto West Middle?
    370 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 439 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Desoto, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Desoto West Middle?
    21.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Desoto West Middle a Title I school?
    Desoto West Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Desoto West Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Desoto West Middle scored proficient or above: 31-35% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Desoto West Middle in?
    Desoto ISD, NCES district ID 4816860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481686006396 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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