DeSoto High School emphasizes the importance of higher education by preparing students for college in advance. In addition to the academic luxury of this campus, students can join a highly competitive athletics program and receive a creative fine arts education. As a premier high school in the state of Texas, we offer the Triple-A experience and morph students into well-rounded individuals. Excellence in all three categories is the standard at DeSoto High School.
Our campus has a C letter rating by TEA (Texas Education Agency) with a distinct academic achievement in science. For academics, students earn dual credit, advanced placement, and honors. Students can also gain certifications in these industries:
- Cosmetology
- Business
- Culinary
- Criminal Justice
- Health - CNA and Phlebotomy
- Audio Video Production
- Agriculture
- NJROTC
- Early Childhood Learning
- Graphic Design
Young scholars interested in fine arts can join theater, choir, dance, marching band, jazz band, and arts. DeSoto ISD is recognized as a top community for Music Education for its high-performing and highly decorated band programs, dance, visual arts, and nationally traveled choir.
DeSoto High School is home to a highly competitive athletics program with more than 20 state championships. Collegiate and professional-level athletes, like Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and former Dallas Cowboy Patrick Crayton, were born from the DeSoto athletics program.
Class of 2022 saw more than 40 scholar-athletes receive more than $3.2 million in college athletic scholarships.