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Desoto West Junior High School in Desoto, Texas (TX)



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City-data.com school rating (weighted overall 2006 test average as compared to other schools in Texas) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 37.

800 N WESTMORELAND
Desoto, TX 75115

Student Enrollment: 827

District Name : DESOTO ISD
County Name : DALLAS COUNTY
Grade range: 7-8
Instruction type: REGULAR
2006 Campus Accountability Rating: Academically Acceptable

Campus 2006 AYP Status : Yes

School TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) and SDAA II performance in 2005:
Rate for SDAA II, All Students: 48% passing (81 out of 168)
Here:  48%
State average from 6745 schools:  68%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, All Students: 45% passing (299 out of 666)
Here:  45%
State average from 7387 schools:  68%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, All Students: 80% passing (534 out of 670)
Here:  80%
State average from 7345 schools:  77%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, All Students: 83% passing (268 out of 321)
Here:  83%
State average from 3280 schools:  68%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, All Students: 80% passing (275 out of 344)
Here:  80%
State average from 5593 schools:  78%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, African American Students: 39% passing (190 out of 488)
Here:  39%
State average from 5070 schools:  54%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, African American Students: 78% passing (380 out of 490)
Here:  78%
State average from 4859 schools:  67%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, African American Students: 80% passing (182 out of 227)
Here:  80%
State average from 2065 schools:  53%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, African American Students: 80% passing (207 out of 258)
Here:  80%
State average from 2609 schools:  61%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 35% passing (91 out of 262)
Here:  35%
State average from 7255 schools:  62%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 70% passing (185 out of 263)
Here:  70%
State average from 7165 schools:  72%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 73% passing (91 out of 124)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  73%
State average from 3176 schools:  63%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 72% passing (96 out of 134)
Here:  72%
State average from 5095 schools:  74%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, Hispanic Students: 49% passing (43 out of 87)
Here:  49%
State average from 6911 schools:  63%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, Hispanic Students: 79% passing (69 out of 87)
Here:  79%
State average from 6743 schools:  72%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, Hispanic Students: 89% passing (31 out of 35)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  89%
State average from 2813 schools:  61%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, Hispanic Students: 73% passing (38 out of 52)
Here:  73%
State average from 4387 schools:  72%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, White Students: 72% passing (59 out of 82)
Here:  72%
State average from 6300 schools:  73%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, White Students: 92% passing (77 out of 84)
Here:  92%
State average from 6092 schools:  80%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, White Students: 92% passing (49 out of 53)
Here:  92%
State average from 2830 schools:  69%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, White Students: 88% passing (28 out of 32)
Here:  88%
State average from 3734 schools:  73%


School TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) and SDAA II performance in 2006:
Rate for SDAA II, All Students: 84% passing (97 out of 116)
Here:  84%
State average from 6377 schools:  73%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, All Students: 54% passing (380 out of 700)
Here:  54%
State average from 7368 schools:  72%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, All Students: 76% passing (542 out of 710)
Here:  76%
State average from 7309 schools:  81%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, All Students: 79% passing (299 out of 378)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  79%
State average from 3184 schools:  70%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, All Students: 89% passing (287 out of 323)
Here:  89%
State average from 5422 schools:  81%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, African American Students: 52% passing (283 out of 545)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  52%
State average from 4987 schools:  60%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, African American Students: 76% passing (419 out of 551)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  76%
State average from 4665 schools:  72%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, African American Students: 77% passing (228 out of 295)
Here:  77%
State average from 1954 schools:  56%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, African American Students: 90% passing (225 out of 250)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  90%
State average from 2490 schools:  65%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 45% passing (134 out of 295)
Here:  45%
State average from 7250 schools:  67%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 68% passing (204 out of 301)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  68%
State average from 7134 schools:  77%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 73% passing (121 out of 166)
Here:  73%
State average from 3062 schools:  65%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 86% passing (114 out of 132)
Here:  86%
State average from 4952 schools:  77%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, Hispanic Students: 58% passing (51 out of 88)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  58%
State average from 6883 schools:  68%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, Hispanic Students: 71% passing (64 out of 90)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  71%
State average from 6658 schools:  77%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, Hispanic Students: 84% passing (41 out of 49)
Here:  84%
State average from 2777 schools:  63%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, Hispanic Students: 84% passing (32 out of 38)
Here:  84%
State average from 4233 schools:  76%

Grades 3-11 Mathematics, White Students: 70% passing (42 out of 60)
Here:  70%
State average from 6152 schools:  76%

Grades 3-11 Reading/ELA, White Students: 85% passing (53 out of 62)
Here:  85%
State average from 5767 schools:  83%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Social Studies, White Students: 87% passing (27 out of 31)
Here:  87%
State average from 2697 schools:  71%

Grades 4 & 7 Writing, White Students: 84% passing (26 out of 31)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  84%
State average from 3432 schools:  76%


Required Improvement for TAKS and SDAA in 2006:
Actual Change in Rate, Mathematics (Grades 3-11)
All Students : 9
African American Students : 13
Economically Disadvantaged Students : 10
Hispanic Students : 9
Met RI Flag , Mathematics (Grades 3-11)
All Students : No
African American Students : No
Economically Disadvantaged Students : No
Hispanic Students : No
Actual Change in Rate, Reading/ELA (Grades 3-11)
All Students : -4
Hispanic Students : -8
White Students : -7
RI, Reading/ELA (Grades 3-11)
Economically Disadvantaged Students : 0
Met RI Flag , Reading/ELA (Grades 3-11)
Economically Disadvantaged Students : No
Actual Change in Rate, SDAA II
All Students : 36
Actual Change in Rate, Social Studies (Gr. 8 & 10-11)
All Students : -4
African American Students : -3
Economically Disadvantaged Students : 0
Hispanic Students : -5
White Students : -5
Actual Change in Rate, Writing (Gr. 4 & 7)
All Students : 9
African American Students : 10
Economically Disadvantaged Students : 14
Hispanic Students : 11
White Students : -4
No. of Measures Evaluated, Exceptions, TAKS & SDAA II : 20

School Completion Rate:
Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2004, All Students: 0% (0 out of 796)
Here:  0%
State average from 1943 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2005, All Students: 0.1% (1 out of 895)
Here:  0.1%
State average from 1989 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2004, African American Students: 0% (0 out of 542)
Here:  0%
State average from 1178 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2005, African American Students: 0.2% (1 out of 649)
Here:  0.2%
State average from 1187 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2004, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 0% (0 out of 255)
Here:  0%
State average from 1879 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2005, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 0% (0 out of 383)
Here:  0%
State average from 1929 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2004, Hispanic Students: 0% (0 out of 76)
Here:  0%
State average from 1694 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2005, Hispanic Students: 0% (0 out of 108)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  0%
State average from 1732 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2004, White Students: 0% (0 out of 168)
Here:  0%
State average from 1734 schools:  0%

Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 7-8), 2005, White Students: 0% (0 out of 127)
Here:  0%
State average from 1756 schools:  0%


Commended Performance on TAKS:
Grades 3-11 Commended on Mathematics, 2006, All Students: 5% (38 out of 700)
Here:  5%
State average from 7393 schools:  23%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Reading/ELA, 2006, All Students: 22% (155 out of 710)
Here:  22%
State average from 7414 schools:  26%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Commended on Social Studies, 2006, All Students: 16% (60 out of 378)
Here:  16%
State average from 3248 schools:  23%

Grades 4 & 7 Commended on Writing, 2006, All Students: 28% (90 out of 323)
Here:  28%
State average from 5849 schools:  23%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Mathematics, 2006, African American Students: 5% (25 out of 545)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  5%
State average from 4707 schools:  16%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Reading/ELA, 2006, African American Students: 20% (112 out of 551)
Here:  20%
State average from 4988 schools:  19%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Commended on Social Studies, 2006, African American Students: 15% (44 out of 295)
Here:  15%
State average from 1967 schools:  15%

Grades 4 & 7 Commended on Writing, 2006, African American Students: 29% (72 out of 250)
Here:  29%
State average from 2829 schools:  19%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Mathematics, 2006, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 3% (8 out of 295)
Here:  3%
State average from 7278 schools:  17%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Reading/ELA, 2006, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 15% (44 out of 301)
Here:  15%
State average from 7333 schools:  19%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Commended on Social Studies, 2006, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 11% (19 out of 166)
Here:  11%
State average from 3148 schools:  16%

Grades 4 & 7 Commended on Writing, 2006, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 20% (27 out of 132)
Here:  20%
State average from 5420 schools:  18%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Mathematics, 2006, Hispanic Students: 7% (6 out of 88)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  7%
State average from 6903 schools:  20%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Reading/ELA, 2006, Hispanic Students: 21% (19 out of 90)
Here:  21%
State average from 7040 schools:  20%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Commended on Social Studies, 2006, Hispanic Students: 14% (7 out of 49)
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  14%
State average from 2812 schools:  17%

Grades 4 & 7 Commended on Writing, 2006, Hispanic Students: 18% (7 out of 38)
Here:  18%
State average from 4832 schools:  20%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Mathematics, 2006, White Students: 8% (5 out of 60)
Here:  8%
State average from 6399 schools:  30%

Grades 3-11 Commended on Reading/ELA, 2006, White Students: 37% (23 out of 62)
Here:  37%
State average from 6451 schools:  34%

Grades 8 & 10-11 Commended on Social Studies, 2006, White Students: 29% (9 out of 31)
Here:  29%
State average from 2967 schools:  30%

Grades 4 & 7 Commended on Writing, 2006, White Students: 29% (9 out of 31)
Here:  29%
State average from 4460 schools:  29%


School's Performance Acknowledgments Statistics:
Attendance Rate, 2005, All Students: 96.5%
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  96.5%
State average from 7041 schools:  95.8%

Attendance Rate, 2005, African American Students: 96.7%
DESOTO WEST Junior High School:  96.7%
State average from 5167 schools:  96.0%

Attendance Rate, 2005, Economically Disadvantaged Students: 96%
Here:  96%
State average from 6939 schools:  95.5%

Attendance Rate, 2005, Hispanic Students: 96.6%
Here:  96.6%
State average from 6782 schools:  95.9%

Attendance Rate, 2005, White Students: 95.3%
Here:  95.3%
State average from 6261 schools:  95.7%


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