Impact of COVID-19 on Desoto County High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 538th of 734 High schools | Ranks 544th of 792 High schools | 4.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto County High School) | 38 | 32 | 6% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto) | 37 | 30 | 7% |
9th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 55 | 51 | 4% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto County High School) | 17 | 30 | 13% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto) | 17 | 31 | 14% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida) | 53 | 49 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Desoto County High School) | 50 | 45 | 5% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Desoto) | 49 | 45 | 4% |
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida) | 67 | 63 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Desoto County High School) | 60 | 57 | 3% |
End of Course US History (Desoto) | 58 | 54 | 4% |
End of Course US History (Florida) | 70 | 63 | 7% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Desoto County High School) | 25 | 10 | 15% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Desoto) | 49 | 26 | 23% |
End of Course Algebra 1 (Florida) | 62 | 54 | 8% |
End of Course Geometry (Desoto County High School) | 40 | 26 | 14% |
End of Course Geometry (Desoto) | 40 | 26 | 14% |
End of Course Geometry (Florida) | 57 | 50 | 7% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1291 | 1244 | 3.6% |
African American | 138 | 119 | 13.8% |
American Indian | 3 | 2 | 33.3% |
Asian | 6 | 9 | 50% |
Hispanic | 671 | 600 | 10.6% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | |
White | 444 | 487 | 9.7% |
Two or More Races | 28 | 26 | 7.1% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 55.5% | 66.6% | 11.1% |