📍 8274 Claiborne Drive, Southaven, DeSoto County, 38671
Southaven Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southaven, DeSoto County. The school has 684 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Southaven Elementary enrolls 684 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 20% White and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 401 | 59% |
| White | 139 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
681 of the school's 684 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 540 qualify for free lunch and 141 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southaven Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 7.
Southaven Elementary is one of 42 schools in DeSoto County School District, based in Hernando, Mississippi. The district serves 34,934 students district-wide and employs 2,367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 684 students, Southaven Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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