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DeSoto Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–13

2911 Central Parkway, Southaven, MS 38672 · (662) 536-3612 · Part of DeSoto County School District

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

Directions
Students
2,004
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about DeSoto Central High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.9% since 2020–21

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

2911 Central Parkway, Southaven

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9533
Grade 10536
Grade 11489
Grade 12442
Grade 134
Enrollment over time
1,841’20
1,917’21
1,995’22
2,011’23
2,004’24

Up 8.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 49%White 35%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about DeSoto Central 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.