Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Desoto, Texas
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School in Desoto, Texas enrolled 191 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 8.9 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. 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, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%
209 students in 2022-23, 167 students in 2023-24, 191 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.1 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 209 | 19.1 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 22.5 | 7.4 |
| 2024-25 | 191 | 21.6 | 8.9 |
8.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 108 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School enrolled 216 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 108 of the 216 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent30.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.2% of students were Hispanic, 34.0% Black, 2.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic59.2%
- Black34.0%
- White2.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian1.0%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 43.7% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 24% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.
High schools in Desoto
4 public high schools in Desoto report 2024-25 enrollment; Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto High School | 1,936 | 18.4 | 58.1% |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School | 191 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Premier H S - Desoto | 72 | 18.0 | 63.9% |
| Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP) | 19 | 5.0 | 42.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School
- Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)The nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 19 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Premier H S - DesotoThe next nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 72 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
- Compare Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School with Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) spends per student$9,669 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,669
- The largest public schools in TexasIltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is the number 1,353 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,353 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher8.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.8.9:1
- 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 Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School
How many students attend Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School?
191 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 209 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Desoto, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School?
8.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School a Title I school?
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 43.7% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School in?
International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas), NCES district ID 4801440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480144013759 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, 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.