DESOTO WEST MIDDLE

DESOTO WEST MIDDLE is a junior high of low-enrollment scale in DESOTO, Texas, operated by DESOTO ISD, educateing 370 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so DESOTO WEST MIDDLE sits 42% below that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in DESOTO ISD (5,708 students total), DESOTO WEST MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DESOTO WEST MIDDLE records that Black students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.4:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DESOTO WEST MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.8%; DESOTO WEST MIDDLE posts 27.7%, -20.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which DESOTO WEST MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: RUBY YOUNG TALENTED AND GIFTED ACADEMY, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DESOTO WEST MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DESOTO WEST MIDDLE at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. DESOTO WEST MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 45% since 2018, when it stood at 673 (now 370). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 82% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

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