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What's one thing DESOTO SR. HIGH gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
862
High
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO 73·NCES 291050000350
DESOTO SR. HIGH
815 AMVETS DR, DESOTO, MO 63020 · (636) 586-1085 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Missouri public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
368 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 239 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 204 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 208 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 211 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DESOTO 73. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
49.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -19.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.6% | 48.4% | 30.6% | 15.3% |
| Math | 16.2% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 16.7% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 49.7% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 60.5% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 59.2% |
| 2021-22 | 57.3% | 69.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 SR. HIGH
DESOTO SR. HIGH's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESOTO SR. HIGH this school | 862 | 42.7% | 52.7% |
| UNION HIGH UNION | 956 | 43.2% | 44.8% |
| BOLIVAR HIGH BOLIVAR | 831 | 41.8% | 44.4% |
| NORTH CO. SR. HIGH BONNE TERRE | 785 | 44.3% | 26.0% |
| SULLIVAN SR. HIGH SULLIVAN | 668 | 39.4% | 38.6% |
| CLINTON SR. HIGH CLINTON | 614 | 41.4% | 40.2% |
Matched among Missouri 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 DESOTO SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #63 of 443 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #120 of 453 ▼ 90 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #140 of 382 | #8 of 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.4pp | #17 of 231 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #110 of 561 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #275 of 343 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.5% | #259 of 343 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #252 of 455 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #59 of 187 | #2 of 6 |
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
862
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 989
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 862 | 53.1 | 16.3:1 | 43% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 52.6 | 16.3:1 | 38% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 848 | 52.4 | 16.2:1 | 34% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 39% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 972 | 51.6 | 18.8:1 | 46% (446) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 54 | 17.8:1 | 41% (396) |
| 2010-11 | 956 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 36% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 940 | 53 | 17.7:1 | 11% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 989 | 51 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DESOTO SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (972 to 862); teachers up 3% (51.6 to 53.1).
About DESOTO SR. HIGH
At 815 AMVETS DR in DESOTO, Missouri, DESOTO SR. HIGH operates as a large high school. It reported 862 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Missouri average about 501 students, which makes this school 72% bigger than average.
DESOTO SR. HIGH is one school in DESOTO 73, a system of 5 schools with 2,464 students.
Roughly 93% of students at DESOTO SR. HIGH are White. The remaining students are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Jefferson County residents are about 89% White, a similar share. The diversity index for DESOTO SR. HIGH is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
DESOTO SR. HIGH 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 77% of Missouri public high schools.
DESOTO SR. HIGH posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.7%, compared with a predicted 43.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Jefferson County, 69 public schools serve about 36,216 students.
DESOTO JR. HIGH, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, DESOTO SR. HIGH ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, DESOTO SR. HIGH is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 859 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 862.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DESOTO 73
- VINELAND ELEM.Elementary · 653 students
- ATHENA ELEM.Elementary · 465 students
- DESOTO JR. HIGHMiddle · 338 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 146 students
Other schools in DESOTO
- VINELAND ELEM.Elementary · 653 students
- ATHENA ELEM.Elementary · 465 students
- DESOTO JR. HIGHMiddle · 338 students
- SUNRISE ELEM.Elementary · 318 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 146 students
Nearby schools
- DESOTO JR. HIGH0.1 mi · 338
- VINELAND ELEM.0.5 mi · 653
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.5 mi · 146
- ATHENA ELEM.5.2 mi · 465
- SUNRISE ELEM.6.2 mi · 318
- NEW DAY - DAY TREATMENT6.4 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About DESOTO SR. HIGHHow large is DESOTO SR. HIGH?
DESOTO SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DESOTO SR. HIGH serve?
DESOTO SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DESOTO SR. HIGH?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at DESOTO SR. HIGH.
How diverse is DESOTO SR. HIGH?
DESOTO SR. HIGH reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is DESOTO SR. HIGH public or private?
DESOTO SR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by DESOTO 73.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.