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Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)

Dallas County · Region 10: Richardson · 17 students

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Not Rated

At a glance

TEA did not issue an overall rating for Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP) for 2025-26. Everything TEA did publish for this school is below.

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TEA did not issue an overall rating for Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP) for 2025-26. Everything TEA did publish for this school is below.

TEA did not issue an overall rating for this school. Scores below are the figures TEA published; the letter grades are the state's where it issued them.

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Who this school serves
  5. Student counts behind the percentages
  6. Enrollment over time
  7. Discipline and removal from class
  8. Spending per student
  9. Teachers
  10. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas average 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26Not Rated—77.5 2,242 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25Not Rated—77.1 2,229 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24Not Rated—74.4 2,212 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23Not Rated—74.8 2,198 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22Not Rated—81.6 2,178 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement—Not reported · similar economic context 71.7 · 2,074 reporting
  • School Progress—Not reported · similar economic context 78.7 · 2,066 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps—Not reported · similar economic context 74.6 · 2,050 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 72.2 · 2,018 reporting
  • Relative Performance—Not reported · similar economic context 76.9 · 2,066 reporting
  • Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,242 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement—Not rated—
School Progress—Not rated—
Closing the Gaps—Not rated—
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance—Not rated—

The scores above are the ones TEA published. TEA did not issue letter grades for this school, so none are shown: the A–F thresholds marked on the chart are the state's, but applying them here would produce a grade the state chose to withhold.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
17
Economically disadvantaged
82.4%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.0%−31.8 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.8%−6.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
86.3%−7.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
44.0%+22.7 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)

African American: 94.1%White: 5.9%
  • African American 94.1%
  • White 5.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 reporting for every category shown · 2,242 in full cohort

African American: 14.2%Hispanic: 70.2%White: 11.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.5%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 2.4%
  • African American 14.2%
  • Hispanic 70.2%
  • White 11.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 2.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
17
Economically disadvantaged students
14
Emergent bilingual students
0
Special education students
2

TEA context labels

  • Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP)

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
121
Students in TEA mobility denominator
121
TEA-published mobility rate
100%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA did not publish an enrollment count for 2025–26 in this PEIMS report, so no current year-over-year change is calculated. The latest available PEIMS count is 19 students in 2024–25.

Latest available PEIMS enrollment
19

2024–25

Change since 2021–22
−14

Decrease · −42.4%

Enrollment in 2024–25

This school
19
Selected comparison
637

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,199 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)
School yearStudents enrolledDesoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)Change from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 33 First available year 647.4
2022–23 33 No change 648
2023–24 38 Increase of 5 (15.2%) 641
2024–25 19 Decrease of 19 (50.0%) 637
2025–26 Not reported Not available —

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
21

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
32

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
Not reported

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 Not reported Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 Not reported 16 — 23 — — —
2022–23 Not reported 42 — 71 — — —
2023–24 Not reported 40 — 74 — — —
2024–25 Not reported 21 — 32 — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP) in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 21 — 32 — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 21 — 28 — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$233k$460k20182020202220242025
  • Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)
  • Parent district: Desoto ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$41,686
Selected comparison
$13,275

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,227 rated schools reporting

+$28,411 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $41,686 per student for this campus, $18,082 per student for its parent district, Desoto ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearDesoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)Parent district: Desoto ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$23,156$15,847$13,054$8,243 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,113 rated schools reporting
2019$94,969$13,891$13,108$8,339 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,141 rated schools reporting
2020$20,956$20,672$14,058$8,859 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,154 rated schools reporting
2021$437,865$13,705$14,797$9,536 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,162 rated schools reporting
2022$19,665$16,134$15,708$11,000 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,178 rated schools reporting
2023$26,394$16,855$16,792$11,510 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,197 rated schools reporting
2024$28,282$16,559$18,125$12,494 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,211 rated schools reporting
2025$41,686$18,082$18,972$13,275 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,227 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers

Average salary
$75,934+$8,530 vs similar economic context
Teachers
4−38.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
4−10.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Desoto Alternative Education Center (DAEP)

11 to 20 years: 69.8%Over 30 years: 30.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 69.8%
  • Over 30 years 30.2%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,242 reporting for every category shown · 2,242 in full cohort

Beginning: 7%1 to 5 years: 27.6%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 7%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 057906008.