DeSoto Trail Elementary

Please visit the LCS Student Admissions website for complete details. Students NEW to Leon County Schools must complete an online registration form. If your student is already enrolled in our system, but they are changing schools, you must submit proof of your address to your current school showing that you've moved into the DeSoto Trail school zone. Your student will automatically be transferred to our school, and you will have the opportunity to update your child's registration information through the FOCUS parent portal at the beginning of the school year. All proofs of residency should be sent to our registrar at jennifer.bates@leonschools.net. You can also contact Jennifer with any questions about registration.

For information about School Choice and Reassignment options, visit the LCS School Choice Office website. Leon County Schools offers reassignment for sibling support, grandfathering, over to under capacity, and hardship. The School Choice deadline is March 1.

Visit the Student Admission Enrollment page for a current list of items required to enroll.

Attend our Back-to-School Orientation in August. Watch your email for specific information about the date and time. This information will also be posted on our school calendar. Orientation is when you'll find out who your child's teacher is and have a chance to meet them.

All Leon County elementary schools follow our district's Elementary Code of Conduct.

Mrs. Keltner and Mrs. Keen share an overview of the Code of Conduct with all classrooms at the beginning of the school year.

Leon County Schools has adopted Guidelines for Wireless Communication Devices to be in compliance with a Florida law banning student use of cell phones during the school day.

Our school supply list is located on our website and is broken down by grade.

Yes, we do! Information is available on our Extended Day Education Program webpage and you may contact the Extended Day office at 850.488.3316. Our Extended Day Director is Ms. Jeriesha Carter-Johnson; you may contact her at 850.488.3316 or email: jeriesha.carter-johnson@leonschools.net to ask questions or register.

The latest bus route information is available on the LCS Transportation website.

School lunch menu information is located on the LCS Dining Services website.

No, there is not a list of books for required summer reading. However, we do encourage our students to read at least six books of their choosing over the summer and keep a summer reading log. Those students returning to school with a completed summer reading log will get to participate in our Summer Reading Celebration. Information about how to become a star-studded reader and our summer reading log is available on our school website. We also have Watermelon Wednesdays, four afternoons where our Media Center is open during the summer to check out books. (For safety reasons, an adult must accompany children to the Media Center.) Subscribe to our listserv and follow our Facebook page for details about Watermelon Wednesdays and other events. 

Get involved with our Parent Teacher Organization! As a parent or guardian of a DeSoto Trail student, you are automatically a member of our PTO. At the Back-to-School Orientation, there will be representatives from our PTO Board on hand to answer any questions about how to become a volunteer. We also plan to have BooHoo/Yahoo Breakfast on the first day of school. Our Volunteer Coordinators will be on hand to answer any questions about volunteer activities.