Impact of COVID-19 on Desoto Secondary 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 1077th of 1099 Middle schools | Ranks 1113th of 1177 Middle schools | 3.4% |
Ranks 654th of 734 High schools | Ranks 767th of 774 High schools | 10% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
7th Grade Mathematics (Desoto Secondary School) | 18 | 17 | 1% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Desoto) | 33 | 16 | 17% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Florida) | 54 | 46 | 8% |
8th Grade Science (Desoto Secondary School) | 0 | 10 | 10% |
8th Grade Science (Desoto) | 29 | 22 | 7% |
8th Grade Science (Florida) | 48 | 44 | 4% |
End of Course Civics (Desoto Secondary School) | 9 | 10 | 1% |
End of Course Civics (Desoto) | 43 | 46 | 3% |
End of Course Civics (Florida) | 71 | 69 | 2% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 56 | 69 | 23.2% |
African American | 15 | 16 | 6.7% |
American Indian | 0 | 0 | |
Asian | 0 | 0 | |
Hispanic | 11 | 32 | 190.9% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 28 | 20 | 28.6% |
Two or More Races | 2 | 1 | 50% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 75% | 82.6% | 7.6% |