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Southaven High School
B−

Southaven High School

PublicHighGrades 9–13

735 Rasco Road, Southaven, MS 38671 · (662) 393-9300 · Part of DeSoto County School District

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

Directions
Photo: Eevensen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,876
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about Southaven High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 49% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–13Southaven High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

735 Rasco Road, Southaven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9502
Grade 10524
Grade 11472
Grade 12377
Grade 131
Enrollment over time
1,758’20
1,753’21
1,850’22
1,825’23
1,876’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 61%White 18%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 4%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 High 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
Southaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southaven
C
681 students16:1

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.