Desoto Central High School, MS

location_on  2911 Central Parkway, Southaven, MS 38672 • language  desotocountyschools.org • workspace_premium  4.1 star
Public Regular High Other

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 1,763
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 88
Student-Teacher Ratio 20
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		51% 49% 49%
Male 		49% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		28% 21% 23%
Grade 10 		25% 20% 22%
Grade 11 		25% 19% 21%
Grade 12 		22% 18% 21%
Ungraded 		1% 2% 4%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		4% 2% 6%
Black 		35% 46% 15%
Caucasian 		56% 47% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		2% 4% 27%
Native American 		0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 1%
Other 		3% 3% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 72%
Reading Proficiency 66%
Average Proficiency 69%
Test Participation 99%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		72% 44% 51%
Male 		67% 38% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		69% 40% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		65% 58% 61%
Black 		54% 31% 39%
Caucasian 		77% 55% 57%
Other 		50% 50% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Limited English 		50% 42% 32%
Low-Income 		52% 34% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 21% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 94%
Low-Income 92%
Limited English N/A
With Disabilities 64%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		80% 69% 73%
Black 		92% 78% 75%
Caucasian 		92% 84% 86%
Other 		50% 52% 64%

Nearby Public Schools

Desoto Central Middle School
<1 miles, W • 4.1 star
Desoto Central Elementary School
<1 miles, W • 4.1 star
Pleasant Hill Elementary
3 miles, NE • 4.6 star

Nearby Private Schools

Cross Creek Christian Academy
2 miles, NE • 3.2 star
Northstar Academy
2 miles, NE • 5 star
Northpoint Christian School
2 miles, NE • 5 star