DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL (DESOTO SCH DIST.), Florida - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL is a Middle in ARCADIA, FL. It currently serves 1011 students (grades 06-08). The school is part of the DESOTO School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in DESOTO School District and all schools in Florida.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Middle
Number of Students:1011
Number of Teachers: 50
Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.22

Location Info

Location: 420 E GIBSON ST, ARCADIA, FL 34266
Mailing Address: 420 E GIBSON ST, ARCADIA, FL 34266
Phone: (863)494-4133
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 6 276
Grade 7 390
Grade 8 345
Gender/Sex of DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 540 53.41
Female 471 46.59
Race/Ethnicity Demography of DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.20
Asian 4 0.40
Black or African American 140 13.85
Hispanic/Latino 532 52.62
Two or more races 34 3.36
White 299 29.58
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.19
Asian 1 0.19
Black or African American 70 12.96
Hispanic/Latino 287 53.15
Two or more races 19 3.52
White 162 30.00
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.21
Asian 3 0.64
Black or African American 70 14.86
Hispanic/Latino 245 52.02
Two or more races 15 3.19
White 137 29.09

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.36
Black or African American 41 14.86
Hispanic/Latino 138 50.00
Two or more races 7 2.54
White 89 32.25
Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.26
Asian 1 0.26
Black or African American 50 12.82
Hispanic/Latino 211 54.10
Two or more races 19 4.87
White 108 27.69
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 3 0.87
Black or African American 49 14.20
Hispanic/Latino 183 53.04
Two or more races 8 2.32
White 102 29.57