Elementary · Mississippi
Southaven Elementary School
Free meals for allSouthaven Elementary School, a public elementary school in Southaven, Mississippi: grades pre-k–5, 681 students, 16.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of DeSoto County School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 681
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.0
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in Mississippi
Median 14.9 · 423 schools compared
More students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 84% of elementary schools in Mississippi
Median 403 · 428 schools compared
Larger than 88% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Mississippi: 47%38%proficient
−2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Mississippi
Median 48% · 371 elementary schools compared
325 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Mississippi: 52%49%proficient
+7.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 51% of elementary schools in Mississippi
Median 49% · 371 elementary schools compared
325 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with DeSoto County School District.
Location
- Address
- 8274 Claiborne Drive, Southaven, MS 38671
- Phone
- (662)342-2289
- City or town
- Southaven
- County
- DeSoto County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Hope Sullivan Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 563 | 16.3 |
Southaven Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 1,046 | 16.1 |
Oakshire ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 442 | — |
Greenbrook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 556 | 15.2 |
Holmes Road ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 708 | — |
J. P. Freeman Elementary/MiddleFree meals for all | K–8 | 432 | — |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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