Enrollment
337
Middle
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190315000010
DeSoto Intermediate School
317 Spruce St, DeSoto, IA 50069 · (515) 834-2424 · Dallas County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
68 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 177 | 53% |
| Grade 6 | 160 | 47% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
89.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 2023-24 | 91.3% | 86.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DeSoto Intermediate School
DeSoto Intermediate School's state test result (87.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto Intermediate School this school | 337 | 20.2% | 87.1% |
| ADM Middle School Adel | 352 | 20.2% | 84.5% |
| Roland-Story Middle School Roland | 331 | 20.5% | 86.1% |
| Ballard Middle School Huxley | 418 | 17.7% | 83.9% |
| Center Point-Urbana Middle School Center Point | 290 | 19.0% | 85.3% |
| Pella Middle School Pella | 375 | 15.7% | 88.8% |
Matched among Iowa middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DeSoto Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.1% | #17 of 224 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #15 of 224 ▲ 9 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #19 of 224 ▼ 10 | #5 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #124 of 246 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #67 of 180 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #145 of 180 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #211 of 237 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #9 of 103 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-148 (-31%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 337 | 24.5 | 13.8:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 23% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 18% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 26% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 21% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeSoto Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (454 to 337); teachers down 24% (32.2 to 24.5).
About DeSoto Intermediate School
DeSoto Intermediate School is a small middle school in Iowa, located in DeSoto. It serves 337 students in grades 5 through 6.
Besides DeSoto Intermediate School, Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,278 students.
The student body at DeSoto Intermediate School is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. DeSoto Intermediate School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at DeSoto Intermediate School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.8:1. That is lower than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The lunch program counts 20% of students at DeSoto Intermediate School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 22%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, DeSoto Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 87.1% actual against 81.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $102,379, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Dallas County is home to 41 public schools and about 22,938 public school students.
Nearest public school: Van Meter Elementary School, about 3.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts DeSoto Intermediate School at 5th of 8.
The federal government classifies DeSoto Intermediate School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at DeSoto Intermediate School declined 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 485 to 337 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at DeSoto Intermediate School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District
- ADM Senior High SchoolHigh · 666 students
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Adel Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADM Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Van Meter Elementary School3.0 mi · 578
- Van Meter High School3.0 mi · 316
- Van Meter Middle School3.0 mi · 252
- Meadow View Elementary5.0 mi · 520
- ADM Middle School5.1 mi · 352
- ADM Senior High School5.1 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About DeSoto Intermediate SchoolHow large is DeSoto Intermediate School?
DeSoto Intermediate School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 05-06.
Is DeSoto Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DeSoto Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does DeSoto Intermediate School have?
DeSoto Intermediate School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DeSoto Intermediate School?
At DeSoto Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DeSoto Intermediate School in?
DeSoto Intermediate School is part of Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District.
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