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Best Public Schools in DeSoto County, FL

At a glance

Schools

4,155

Students

Top rankedWest Elementary School1623^rd of 2,240 Florida elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Memorial Elementary School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Desoto Middle School 16.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				FAST English Language Arts (2026)								FAST Math (2026)						Statewide Science Science (2026)		EOC Algebra 1 (2026)	EOC Geometry (2026)	EOC Biology 1 (2026)	EOC US History (2026)	EOC Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Desoto County High School	Public	9-12	1710 E Gibson St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	Yes	(863) 494-3434	1,215	68	17.7	50.9%	397 (32.7%)	144 (11.9%)	630 (51.9%)	12 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	21.1	661^st of 838 public high schools	21.1%		30.4	583^rd of 844 public high schools	30.9%	78							43.0	41.0									24.0	33.0	55.0	52.0		$11,741	$1,442	$10,299
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 W Imogene St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-3155	622	37	16.8	62.5%	235 (37.8%)	59 (9.5%)	302 (48.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	31.8	1623^rd of 2240 public elementary schools	27.5%		36.2	1472^nd of 2258 public elementary schools	34.8%	151	50.0	56.0	47.0						65.0	49.0	56.0				35.0							$12,662	$1,631	$11,031
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	851 E Hickory St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-0755	861	44	19.5	66.4%	178 (20.7%)	154 (17.9%)	494 (57.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	27	1746^th of 2240 public elementary schools	22.1%		23.3	1817^th of 2258 public elementary schools	19.5%	71	45.0	47.0	35.0						61.0	59.0	51.0				44.0							$11,415	$1,411	$10,005
Desoto Middle School	Public	6-8	420 E Gibson St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-4133	922	56	16.4	57.5%	251 (27.2%)	124 (13.4%)	510 (55.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	28.5	931^st of 1216 public middle schools	23.4%		26.9	921^st of 1205 public middle schools	23.6%	10				43.0	54.0	44.0						43.0	52.0	58.0		27.0	55.0				62.0	$12,333	$1,676	$10,657
Nocatee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4846 SW Shores Ave	Nocatee	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-4511	475	26	18.2	70.3%	117 (24.6%)	50 (10.5%)	293 (61.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	19.2	1951^st of 2240 public elementary schools	12.9%		26	1753^rd of 2258 public elementary schools	22.4%	198	36.0	29.0	51.0						49.0	40.0	53.0				49.0							$12,725	$1,616	$11,109
Reduced Services	Public, Alternative	K-12	310 W Whidden St	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 993-1333	9	0			0 (0.0%)	5 (55.6%)	3 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)
Desoto Secondary School	Public, Alternative	K-12	318 N Wilson Ave	Arcadia	34266	DeSoto County	Desoto	No	No	No	No	(863) 494-9303	51	1	51.0	52.9%	8 (15.7%)	15 (29.4%)	25 (49.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)								(n/a)				20.0		0.0						0.0										$20,793	$2,157	$18,636

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Florida Department of Education.

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