Southaven Middle School in Southaven MS

Performance Trends

Compare Details Southaven Middle School ranks worse than 53.7% of middle schools in Mississippi. It also ranks 7^th among 8 ranked middle schools in the Desoto County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.63. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53.9%), White (26%), Hispanic (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southaven Middle School is 13.9, which is the 2^nd best among 8 middle schools in the Desoto County School District. (See more...)

Compare Southaven Middle School employs 101.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southaven Middle School is $6,780. 5 middle schools in the Desoto County School District spend more per student.

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Southaven Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southaven Middle School 138^th of 257 Mississippi public middle schools. (See Southaven Middle School in the ranking list.)

Desoto County School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Desoto County School District 27^th of 128 Mississippi school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Southaven Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MS State Percentile
2008	73.36	56^th	244	77.0%
2009	69.77	64^th	247	74.1%
2010	62.56	93^rd	255	63.5%
2011	59.50	118^th	264	55.3%
2012	56.59	116^th	270	57.0%
2013	57.50	124^th	269	53.9%
2014	30.89	191^st	264	27.7%
2015	48.18	130^th	266	51.1%
2016	52.15	122^nd	260	53.1%
2017	59.97	103^rd	272	62.1%
2018	50.94	122^nd	252	51.6%
2019	51.88	124^th	264	53.0%
2021	44.63	138^th	257	46.3%

Data source: test scores: Mississippi Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Mississippi Department of Education

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50%

by a parent
Monday, June 24, 2019

Worst education quality. The leadership and management here is horrendous. Do not work here or send a kid here. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Wonderful school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Southaven Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1997	1066	113	7	10	8	n/a	n/a	1204
1998	1101	109	7	17	3	n/a	n/a	1237
1999	1107	129	6	10	1	n/a	n/a	1253
2000	1120	123	4	12	2	n/a	n/a	1261
2001	1007	123	6	27	1	n/a	n/a	1164
2002	971	176	12	47	1	n/a	n/a	1207
2003	971	176	12	47	1	n/a	n/a	1207
2004	959	232	10	40	0	n/a	n/a	1241
2005	943	300	10	42	2	n/a	n/a	1297
2006	890	366	16	71	3	n/a	n/a	1346
2007	817	413	23	73	4	n/a	n/a	1330
2008	828	439	21	77	4	n/a	n/a	1369
2009	827	504	24	86	6	0	0	1447
2010	851	514	21	85	5	0	1	1477
2011	797	546	21	104	3	0	0	1471
2012	798	615	31	110	1	0	1	1556
2013	800	662	33	121	2	0	4	1622
2014	763	666	31	115	6	1	3	1585
2015	678	715	28	134	5	2	22	1584
2016	592	718	24	128	3	1	39	1505
2017	533	721	18	134	3	0	58	1467
2018	498	762	22	122	2	0	89	1495
2019	420	749	20	128	1	0	94	1412
2020	394	789	25	144	1	1	98	1452
2021	367	762	19	142	0	1	122	1413

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southaven Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	1204	56.2	21.4	21.4
1998	1237	59.2	20.9	20.9
1999	1253	59.7	21.0	26
2000	1261	59.6	21.2	27
2001	1164	56.8	20.5	28
2002	1207	58.6	20.6	28.7
2003	1207	58.6	20.6	28.7
2004	1241	63.9	19.4	31.7
2005	1297	68.0	19.1	39.2
2006	1346	71.7	18.8	45
2007	1330	72.4	18.4	54.2
2008	1369	71.3	19.2	52.3
2009	1447	77.2	18.7	57.7
2010	1477	78.1	18.9	58.9
2011	1471	78.3	18.7	65.2
2012	1556	82.8	18.7	58.4
2013	1622	89.2	18.1	69.2
2014	1585	90.8	17.4	70.5
2015	1584	88.0	18.0	71.2
2016	1505	92.0	16.3	74.1
2017	1467	93.5	15.6	74.7
2018	1495	96.6	15.4	75.3
2019	1412	100.1	14.0	73.7
2020	1452	99.8	14.5	76.2
2021	1413	101.5	13.9	99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Southaven Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	1204	56.2	21.4	21.4
1998	1237	59.2	20.9	20.9
1999	1253	59.7	21.0	26
2000	1261	59.6	21.2	27
2001	1164	56.8	20.5	28
2002	1207	58.6	20.6	28.7
2003	1207	58.6	20.6	28.7
2004	1241	63.9	19.4	31.7
2005	1297	68.0	19.1	39.2
2006	1346	71.7	18.8	45
2007	1330	72.4	18.4	54.2
2008	1369	71.3	19.2	52.3
2009	1447	77.2	18.7	57.7
2010	1477	78.1	18.9	58.9
2011	1471	78.3	18.7	65.2
2012	1556	82.8	18.7	58.4
2013	1622	89.2	18.1	69.2
2014	1585	90.8	17.4	70.5
2015	1584	88.0	18.0	71.2
2016	1505	92.0	16.3	74.1
2017	1467	93.5	15.6	74.7
2018	1495	96.6	15.4	75.3
2019	1412	100.1	14.0	73.7
2020	1452	99.8	14.5	76.2
2021	1413	101.5	13.9	99.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Southaven Middle School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$591 (8.7%)	$6,189 (91.3%)	$6,780

Data source: Mississippi Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southaven Middle School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 124^th of 264 Middle schools	Ranks 138^th of 257 Middle schools	6.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Southaven Middle School)	24.8	18.4	6.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto County School District)	39.8	33.3	6.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	33.6	29.6	4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Southaven Middle School)	42.7	25.4	17.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Desoto County School District)	64.4	52.4	12%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	47.6	35	12.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Southaven Middle School)	27.9	26.3	1.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto County School District)	45.8	39	6.8%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	39	30.7	8.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Southaven Middle School)	53.5	42.8	10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Desoto County School District)	69	62.4	6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	51.1	41.8	9.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Southaven Middle School)	36.5	31.6	4.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Desoto County School District)	44.3	45.8	1.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mississippi)	35.5	35.6	0.1%
8th Grade Mathematics (Southaven Middle School)	49.3	28.6	20.7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Desoto County School District)	63.5	53.3	10.2%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mississippi)	44.8	34.3	10.5%
8th Grade Science (Southaven Middle School)	55.3	38.2	17.1%
8th Grade Science (Desoto County School District)	63.3	59.8	3.5%
8th Grade Science (Mississippi)	52.7	48.4	4.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1412	1413	0.1%
African American	749	762	1.7%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	20	19	5%
Hispanic	128	142	10.9%
Pacific Islander	0	1
Two or More Races	94	122	29.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	73.7%	99.8%	26.1%

Elementary:	Greenbrook Elementary School
	Hope Sullivan Elementary School
	Southaven Elementary
	Southaven Intermediate School

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