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Schools in De Soto

De Soto’s public schools

Quitman School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
28%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 12% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
23.6
MS 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,459 students on the public path
In brief

De Soto’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of De Soto’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Quitman Upper Elementary School places highest (better than 32%); Quitman Junior High School lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in De Soto, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Quitman Lower Elementaryin QuitmanNo scores
3–5Quitman Upper Elementary Schoolin QuitmanC
6–8Quitman Junior High Schoolin QuitmanD
9–12Quitman High Schoolin QuitmanC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Quitman School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Quitman School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,459 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 23.6 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,921MS $12,392 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 41.7% · 790 students tested
Math36%
State average 47% · 782 students tested

De Soto vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share De Soto’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
De Soto—Quitman

Every school in De Soto

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving De Sotoin other towns
Quitman Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Quitman
407 studentsRate it →
Quitman Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Quitman
C
327 studentsRate it →
Quitman Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quitman
D
288 students20:1Rate it →
Quitman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Quitman
C
437 students27:1Rate it →

Questions about De Soto’s schools

Are De Soto’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for De Soto. Quitman School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is De Soto in?

Quitman School District.

Where do De Soto kids go to high school?

Quitman High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.