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Southaven Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8274 Claiborne Drive, Southaven, MS 38671 · (662) 342-2289 · Part of DeSoto County School District

Southaven’s School Grade A better than 89% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
681
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southaven Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Southaven kids: 3 elementary schools

On the path

Where Southaven kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southaven Elementary SchoolYou are here
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8274 Claiborne Drive, Southaven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K11
Kindergarten116
Grade 1107
Grade 2111
Grade 3110
Grade 4106
Grade 5120
Enrollment over time
630’20
684’21
684’22
666’23
681’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 55%White 22%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southaven Elementary School from Southaven families.

Other schools in DeSoto County School District

The district →
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Branch
A+
1,079 students17:1
DeSoto Central Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Southaven
792 students17:1
Center Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Branch
A
788 students17:1
Walls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walls
C+
722 students15:1
Hernando Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hernando
707 students17:1
Lake Cormorant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Cormorant
A
635 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Southaven’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.