Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep)
Public high school in Desoto, Texas · Desoto ISD · Grades 6–12
Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) serves 19 students in grades 6–12 in Desoto (Dallas County). It is one of 11 schools in Desoto ISD. By enrollment it is the 1851st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Desoto ISD |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481686013373 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Desoto ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 19 | 5,708 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | – | 18.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.4% | 64.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Desoto ISD, Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) is the smallest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 221; Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 10 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 1, against an average of 3 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1 in grade 6 and 1 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 73.7% here and 70.2% across Desoto ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 15.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.6% across Desoto ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
NCES reports no teacher count for Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Desoto ISD there are 18.7 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep) is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Desoto High School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 30 other high schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 73.7% |
| Hispanic | 15.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| White | 5.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 1 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
| Grade 12 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
204 E Belt Line Rd, Desoto, TX 75115
Phone: (972)223-2242
Website: desotoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Desoto Alternative Education Center (Daep). Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto High School | Desoto ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,936 | 18.4 | 62.8% |
| Premier H S - Desoto | Premier High Schools | 1.4 mi | 72 | 18 | 65.3% |
| Texasworks - Desoto | Texas Works | 1.4 mi | 11 | 5.5 | – |
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.4 mi | 191 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep High School | Uplift Education | 3.5 mi | 414 | 13.6 | 82.1% |
| Winfree Academy Charter School Dallas | Winfree Academy Charter Schools | 3.5 mi | 245 | 55.7 | – |
| David W Carter High School | Dallas ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,097 | 15.7 | 91.2% |
| Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School | Gateway Charter Academy | 4.9 mi | 196 | 12.9 | 97.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Desoto ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 402 |
| Cockrell Hill Elementary School | Elementary | K–2 | 397 |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 643 |
| Desoto High School | High | 9–12 | 1,936 |
| Desoto West Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 370 |
| Frank D Moates Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 468 |
| Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy | Elementary | K–8 | 536 |
| Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy | Elementary | K–8 | 263 |
| The Meadows Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 312 |
| Woodridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 362 |