Arcadia Christian Academy
Private · Grades K–12 · 191 students
Desoto Middle School
420 E Gibson St, Arcadia, FL 34266
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
922
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Desoto
DeSoto County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 554 Florida middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Florida middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Desoto Middle School
Desoto Middle School is a public middle school in Arcadia, Florida, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Desoto. The school is located in a town in DeSoto County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 922 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Florida middle school (19.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 554 Florida middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 922 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Desoto
- County
- DeSoto County
- NCES school ID
- 120042000624
Schools near Desoto Middle School
All 11 schools in Arcadia →
Memorial Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 861 students
Woodland Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,040 students
Port Charlotte Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 858 students
Punta Gorda Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,098 students
Murdock Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 656 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.