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Schools in De Soto

De Soto’s public schools

Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
85%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 15% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IA 14.1
Schools in town
1
2,278 students on the public path
In brief

De Soto’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of De Soto’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. ADM Senior High School places highest (better than 94%); DeSoto Intermediate School lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in De Soto, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Adel Elementary Schoolin AdelNo scores
2–4Meadow View Elementaryin AdelNo scores
7–8ADM Middle Schoolin AdelA
9–12ADM Senior High Schoolin AdelA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,278 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,665IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading85%
State average 69.7% · 1466 students tested
Math80%
State average 63.8% · 1466 students tested

De Soto vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share De Soto’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
De Soto—Adel-De Soto-Minburn

Every school in De Soto

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in De Sotoby address
DeSoto Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · DeSoto
B+
337 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving De Sotoin other towns
Adel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Adel
403 students13:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Adel
520 students13:1Rate it →
ADM Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Adel
A
352 students14:1Rate it →
ADM Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Adel
A
666 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about De Soto’s schools

Are De Soto’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for De Soto. Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is De Soto in?

Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District.

Where do De Soto kids go to high school?

ADM Senior High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.