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Desoto Central Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2611 Central Parkway
Southaven, MS 38672
Phone
(662) 349-6660
District
DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST
County
DESOTO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1407
Classroom Teachers
80

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

9

(10 is best)

Better than 83.2% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Desoto Central Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
40%
70%
34%
91%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
18
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 442 31.4%
Grade 7 448 31.8%
Grade 8 501 35.6%
Total 1407 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 38.0% 45.1% 44.6%
Black 52.6% 46.3% 48.4%
Hispanic 4.7% 6.6% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 4.5% 1.8% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.2% 48.3% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 28.5% 40.3% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.7% 8.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 188,598 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 395.9 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.8% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.3% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 69,327 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.3% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.1% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 6.4% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,178 $180,301,000 54.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $616 $21,438,000 6.5%
Staff $285 $9,923,000 3.0%
General Administration $194 $6,764,000 2.1%
School Administration $423 $14,737,000 4.5%
Operation $792 $27,563,000 8.4%
Transportation $421 $14,654,000 4.5%
Other $287 $9,978,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,017 $105,057,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,245 $43,336,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $9,440 $328,694,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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