📍 2411 Central Parkway, Southaven, DeSoto County, 38672
Desoto Central Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Southaven, DeSoto County. The school has 796 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Desoto Central Elementary School enrolls 796 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 39% White and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 322 | 40% |
| White | 311 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 101 | 13% |
| Asian | 40 | 5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
793 of the school's 796 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 qualify for free lunch and 475 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desoto Central Elementary School 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 1, state house district 24.
Desoto Central Elementary School 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 796 students, Desoto Central Elementary School is close to 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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