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Desoto ISD

Independent School District · Dallas County · Richardson area (Region 10)

5,995
Students
12
Campuses
C 71/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Dr Usamah Muhammad-rodgers View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (12)

  • Desoto High School Grades 09-12 · Magnet 2,045 students
  • Curtistene S Mccowan Middle Grades 06-08 670 students
  • Frank D Moates Elementary Grades 03-05 526 students
  • Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy Grades KG-08 · Magnet 510 students
  • Cockrell Hill Elementary Grades KG-02 468 students
  • Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center Grades EE-PK 428 students
  • Desoto West Middle Grades 06-08 399 students
  • Woodridge Elementary Grades KG-03 379 students
  • The Meadows Elementary Grades 02-05 289 students
  • Ruby Young Personalized Steam Academy Grades KG-08 243 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Desoto ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
C 71
Acceptable
Overall score 71 / 100
5,708Students
11Campuses
18.3Students / Teacher
Dr Brent MitchellSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged64.6%
Special Education11.9%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners12.3%

Student Outcomes

92.8%
Attendance Rate
24.2%
Chronic Absenteeism
25%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
23.6%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

18.3Students per Teacher
312.6Full-time Teachers
644.5Full-time Staff
$61,832Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Desoto ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
62,160Total population
$85,238Median household income
22,273Total households
94.5%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White10%Hispanic / Latino22%Black / African American65%Asian1%Two or more races3%Some other race1%

Housing type

House 81.7%Apartments / other 18.3%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 37.8%1970–1999 54.9%Before 1970 7.2%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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