DeSoto High School (DeSoto, Texas)
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DeSoto High School is a public school in DeSoto, Texas (USA). It is part of the DeSoto Independent School District.
Located at 600 Eagle Drive, the school serves students in grades ten through twelve.
From 1956 to 1962, DeSoto High School was located at 200 East Belt Line Road. In 1962, a new campus opened at 601 East Belt Line Road (present-day DeSoto East Junior High). As the district continued to grow, voters approved a $7.5 million bond by a margin 445-366 in 1973 that contained a provision for the construction of a new high school.
On February 15, 1974, a groundbreaking ceremony took place at the new site - 600 Eagle Drive. The building contract was awarded to Central Texas Construction of Terrell at a cost of approximately $3,100,000. It opened on August 16, 1976.
To relieve overcrowding, an adjoining Freshman Campus opened in 1997 to serve the district's ninth graders.
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[edit] School uniforms
In the 2005-2006 school year, DeSoto ISD began a mandatory school uniform policy at all of its schools.
[edit] Student demographics
As of the 2005-2006 school year, DeSoto High had a total of 1,832 students in grades 10-12 (78.6% African American, 10.9% White, 9.8% Hispanic, 0.6% Asian, and 0.1% Native American). The school had 2,641 enrolled overall including the freshman campus (the 9th grade extension of the high school.)
[edit] 2005-06 Accountability rating
Based on the accountability ratings released by the Texas Education Agency on August 1, 2006, DeSoto High is currently rated "Academically Acceptable".
[edit] External links
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| High schools | DeSoto | DHS Freshman Campus |
| Junior high schools | DeSoto East | DeSoto West |
| Intermediate schools | Amber Terrace | The Meadows |
| Elementary schools | Cockrell Hill | Frank D. Moates | Northside | Ruby Young | Woodridge |
