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Desoto High School in Dallas, Texas

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Desoto High School Detail

(972) 230-0726
600 Eagle Dr
De Soto, TX 75115
Levels: 10-12
District: Desoto Independent School District

Desoto High School Census Data

Census Info	Value	Year
Student Teacher Ratio:	15.3%	(2008)
White, non-Hispanic:	7.7%	(2008)
Black, non-Hispanic:	80.9%	(2008)
Hispanic:	11%	(2008)
American Indian/Alaskan Native:	0.1%	(2008)
Asian/Pacific Islander:	0.4%	(2008)

Desoto High School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	2
Average Principals Rating	3
Average Teachers Rating	3
Average Activities Rating	3
Average Parents Rating	2
Average Safety Rating	3

Desoto High School Reviews

Quality Score: 1

Post Date:2009-04-07

“This school is terrible. I have had little to no positive experiences with its faculty, students, and structure. It is a school comprised of failure and false hope.”
This review was posted by a student.

Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2008-03-24

“I love DeSoto High School. I give it 5 stars!!!!!”
This review was posted by a parent.

Quality Score: 5

Post Date:2008-02-25

“The problem with this school is the people that spend countless hours complaining about whats wrong and doing little to nothing to fix the problems. I graduated from DeSoto in 2006, got a full ride to college, and now I'm more prepared than most of my peers. The education is still very strong at DeSoto, the facilities are top notch, and there are still very good teachers left. SO stop talking about the way that things used to be, and start being active in making the school what it can be...Join Big Brother.Big Sister and start mentoring the students, visit the programs and ball games, go hear the award winning band in concert. Then you will have the oppurtunity to create the change that you appear to want so desperately. In the interim, I will always and forever sing, 'DeSoto, DeSoto, you're a grand ole school...' And I mean it! Soar!”
This review was posted by a student.

Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2008-02-19

“I agree totally with you. My son graduated in 2001 and that's when the school started going down. So many move into this district with their old ways and corrupt the school and area. There are fights all the time there. It is truly sad because I remember how it was.”
This review was posted by a parent.

Quality Score: 3

Post Date:2008-02-19

“First of all I believe that success of any kind starts at home, and then there must be a strong since of cummunity ie church, youth centers, parks all these play an important roll in child development. And Desoto with all its wealth and diversity, falls far short in social services. One more note, I beleive the nine million dollars that went to improve the stadium would have been best served through some of the other program I mentioned.”
This review was posted by a parent.

Quality Score: 1

Post Date:2008-01-25

“The quality of the teaching in this school district is horrible. There are too many kids and not enough control inside/outside the classroom. My feeling is they need to build another high school and stop cheating the students out of a proper education, same as is offered in most school district of this size.”
This review was posted by a parent.

Quality Score: 1

Post Date:2008-01-11

“Watching the fall of DeSoto Independent School District has been sad. Ten years ago this was an excellent school district.”
This review was posted by a other.

Quality Score: 5

Post Date:2007-01-03

“I do not know where you got your stats, however, in my grandchild's English class there were a total of 41 students. I placed calls to the counselor and attendance vice principal and never received a returned call regarding the messages left. When I was registering my grandson, I did not receive the cooperation I needed from the staff, in fact they made it harder for us even though I have paid school taxes since 1997.”
This review was posted by a parent.

Quality Score: 1

Post Date:2004-11-08

“principals do not hold students accountable. Very sad. Absolutely no leadership and they leave the teachers out to defend for themselves. Such a shame that this school district has such a high turnover rate. It is because the principles do not take the time to get to know the new teachers. They would rather make comments such as 'We do not learn the names of new teachers. We wait until they have been here a couple of years, because we never know when they might leave'.”
This review was posted by a former student.

Quality Score: 4

Post Date:2004-09-29

“In my opinion, the teachers want more from their students, and if the students do not try, they are prone to fail. I think De Soto High School does an excellent job.”
This review was posted by a former student.

Quality Score: 2

Post Date:2003-11-14

“You would think the inner city schools in the Dallas area education quality would be on a lower scale then Desoto High School, but that is not the case. First, DeSoto High School does not have up-to-date textbooks, assignments are not quality, etc. Very disatisfied with this school.”
This review was posted by a parent.

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