Desoto School District

530 Lasolona Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266-4911
(District boundaries shown in map)
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10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there are 6 public elementary schools serving 2,940 students in Desoto School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Florida.
Public Elementary Schools in Desoto School District have an average math proficiency score of 38% (versus the Florida public elementary school average of 56%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Florida public elementary school average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (FL)
# Schools
8 Schools
3,425 Schools
# Students
4,155 Students
2,018,686 Students
# Teachers
232 Teachers
118,132 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Desoto School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 73 school districts in Florida (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75% has increased from 61% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (FL)
#69 out of 73 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
35%
52%
32%
52%
32%
52%
75%
87%

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