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Enrollment
918
High
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO·NCES 200549000127
De Soto High School
35000 W 91st Street, De Soto, KS 66018 · (913) 667-6250 · Johnson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL918 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
198 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 198 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 235 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 258 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 227 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 35.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 De Soto High School
De Soto High School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Soto High School this school | 918 | 21.6% | 43.2% |
| Basehor-Linwood High School Basehor | 882 | 19.7% | 38.0% |
| Eisenhower High School Goddard | 991 | 23.1% | 34.2% |
| Rose Hill High Rose Hill | 608 | 22.0% | 23.1% |
| Spring Hill High School Spring Hill | 1,121 | 17.4% | 44.0% |
| Olathe West High School Olathe | 1,557 | 22.5% | 34.4% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 De Soto High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #27 of 262 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #60 of 262 | #10 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #51 of 262 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 918 | #60 of 332 | #19 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #81 of 172 | #1 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #80 of 172 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #244 of 263 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #84 of 100 | #11 of 14 |
Ranked against other public high 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
918
-91 (-9%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 918 | 71.5 | 12.8:1 | 22% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 968 | 66 | 14.7:1 | 20% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 997 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 20% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 1,009 | 60 | 16.8:1 | 17% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 56.5 | 16.7:1 | 18% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 20% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 12% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 28 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for De Soto High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (942 to 918); teachers up 26% (56.5 to 71.5).
About De Soto High School
De Soto High School is a high-enrollment high school in De Soto, Kansas, one of the schools in De Soto. The school enrolls 918 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 124% above average.
De Soto High School is one of 13 schools in De Soto, which enrolls 7,067 students in total.
The share of White students at De Soto High School is 78%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Johnson County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at De Soto High School are from different groups.
Staffing at De Soto High School comes to 71.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8:1. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
De Soto High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Kansas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For De Soto High School, the prediction is 51.9% and the result is 43.2%.
The school's county is Johnson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $109,208 a year, roughly 58% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. De Soto High School shares Johnson County with 167 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Virtual Education Program, is the closest to De Soto High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Among its closest neighbors with test data, De Soto High School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
De Soto High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 1,009 to 918. The school's ratio dropped from 16.8:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
People who know De Soto High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Soto
- Mill Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,432 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Monticello Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Mize Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Clear Creek ElemElementary · 461 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Other schools in De Soto
- Starside ElemElementary · 428 students
- Lexington Trails Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
- Virtual Education ProgramHigh · 26 students
Other De Soto High schools
One other US public school is named De Soto High. De Soto High School is the largest of the 2.
- De Soto HighDe Soto, WI · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Virtual Education Program0.1 mi · 26
- Starside Elem0.2 mi · 428
- Lexington Trails Middle School0.2 mi · 393
- Linwood Elementary School5.5 mi · 248
- Eudora Elementary School5.7 mi · 650
- Mill Creek Middle School5.9 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About De Soto High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at De Soto High School?
De Soto High School enrolls approximately 918 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does De Soto High School serve?
De Soto High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at De Soto High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at De Soto High School is approximately 12.8:1 (71 FTE teachers).
How diverse is De Soto High School?
De Soto High School reports a student body of 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is De Soto High School in?
De Soto High School is part of De Soto.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.