DeSoto Independent School District

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DeSoto Independent School District
Location of DeSoto ISD in Dallas County
Location
DeSoto, Texas, USA
Information
Enrollment	8,409 (2005-2006)
Type	Public
Superintendent	Lloyd Treadwell

DeSoto Independent School District is a school district based in DeSoto, Texas (USA). The district covers most of DeSoto and the Dallas County portions of Glenn Heights and Ovilla.

Contents 1 Schools 1.1 2007-2008 realignment 1.2 Secondary Schools 1.2.1 High Schools (Grades 9-12) 1.2.2 Middle Schools (Grades 6-8) 1.3 Primary Schools 1.3.1 Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5) 2 Student Demographics 2.1 Enrollment 2.2 Ethnicity 3 School uniforms 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Schools

[edit] 2007-2008 realignment

The district approved a plan to realign grades served at each school, which will take effect at the beginning of the 2007-2008 school year. The plan affects all schools in the district that serve students in grades pre-kindergarten through eight. The main changes include:

• The two existing junior high schools, DeSoto East and DeSoto West, will become Middle Schools serving grades six through eight.
• The opening of a third middle school - Curtistene S. McCowan Middle School.
• Abolishing the need intermediate campuses by adding fifth grade to the elementary schools and sixth grade to the middle schools.
• Converting Amber Terrace Intermediate and The Meadows Intermediate into the district's sixth and seventh elementary schools.

[edit] Secondary Schools

[edit] High Schools (Grades 9-12)

• DeSoto High School and DeSoto High School-Freshman Campus (DeSoto)

[edit] Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

• DeSoto East Middle School (DeSoto)
• DeSoto West Middle School (DeSoto)
• Curtistene S. McCowan Middle School (Glenn Heights)

[edit] Primary Schools

[edit] Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

• Amber Terrace Elementary School (DeSoto)
• Cockrell Hill Elementary School (DeSoto)
• Frank D. Moates Elementary School (Glenn Heights)
• Northside Elementary School (DeSoto)
• Ruby Young Elementary School (DeSoto)
• The Meadows Elementary School (DeSoto)
• Woodridge Elementary School (DeSoto)

[edit] Student Demographics

DeSoto ISD student demographic figures as of the 2005-2006 school year:

[edit] Enrollment

• High Schools (2,641)
  • DeSoto High (1,832)
  • DeSoto High Freshman Campus (809)
• Junior High Schools (1,464)
  • DeSoto East (637)
  • DeSoto West (827)
• Intermediate Schools (1,249)
  • Amber Terrace (674)
  • The Meadows (575)
• Elementary Schools (3,032)
  • Cockrell Hill (655)
  • Frank D. Moates (707)
  • Northside (473)
  • Ruby Young (523)
  • Woodridge (674)
• Other (23)
  • PASS Learning Center (23)

[edit] Ethnicity

African American	6,243	74.24%
Hispanic	1,249	14.85%
White	834	9.92%
Asian	63	0.75%
Native American	20	0.24%
Total	8,409	100.00%

[edit] School uniforms

In the 2005-2006 school year, DeSoto ISD began a mandatory school uniform policy at all of its schools.

[edit] See also

• List of school districts in Texas

[edit] External links

• DeSoto Independent School District

v • d • e 2007 Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating Exemplary · Recognized · Academically Acceptable · Academically Unacceptable · Not Rated: Other

	v • d • e DeSoto Independent School District
High schools	DeSoto | DHS Freshman Campus
Middle schools	DeSoto East | DeSoto West | McCowan
Elementary schools	Amber Terrace | Cockrell Hill | Frank D. Moates | Northside | Ruby Young | The Meadows | Woodridge