Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280396000753
South Delta High School
303 PARKWAY, ROLLING FORK, MS 39159 · (662) 873-4308 · Sharkey County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
173 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 27% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
13.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -20.0pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.3% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 47.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like South Delta High School
South Delta High School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Delta High School this school | 176 | 98.3% | 37.9% |
| Simmons High School HOLLANDALE | 172 | 100.0% | 51.6% |
| McAdams Attendance Center MCADAMS | 167 | 98.2% | 61.4% |
| West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS | 206 | 98.5% | 39.8% |
| Wilkinson County High School Woodville | 228 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Madison Palmer High School MARKS | 239 | 100.0% | 58.9% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where South Delta High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #169 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #186 of 199 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #198 of 199 ▼ 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #195 of 203 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #82 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #15 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
176
-8 (-4%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 176 | 22 | 8.0:1 | 98% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 13.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 16.8 | 10.2:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 100% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 14.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 95% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 96% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 646 | 37 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Delta High School.
About South Delta High School
South Delta High School is a public high school in ROLLING FORK, Mississippi. There are 176 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 13. That puts enrollment 73% below the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi.
South Delta School District, which runs South Delta High School, has 3 schools and 548 students.
By race and ethnicity, South Delta High School is 99% Black. The school's Black share is 24 points above the 76% share among Sharkey County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 1%.
Teacher count: 22 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.0:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Roughly 98% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Sharkey County.
South Delta High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 13% of Mississippi public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Delta High School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 37.9% actual against 45.0% predicted.
For the population of Sharkey County, the median household earns about $40,000 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 26%. South Delta High School shares Sharkey County with 3 other public schools.
South Delta Elementary School is about 0.9 miles from South Delta High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. The nearest schools with test data average 32.0%, lower than South Delta High School's 37.9%.
For locale, NCES codes South Delta High School as Rural: Remote.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 4%. By 2024-25, the school had 8.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.3 in 2020-21.
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Sharkey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,872
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Delta School District
- South Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- South Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 138 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in ROLLING FORK
- South Delta Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- South Delta Elementary School0.9 mi · 234
- South Delta Middle School5.9 mi · 138
- Sanders Elementary School18.4 mi · 246
- Simmons High School18.4 mi · 172
- Simmons Jr. High School18.4 mi · 116
- General Trass High School18.7 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About South Delta High SchoolHow many students attend South Delta High School?
South Delta High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-13.
Is South Delta High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Delta High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does South Delta High School have?
South Delta High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Delta High School?
Student demographics at South Delta High School are roughly 99% Black.
What district is South Delta High School in?
South Delta High School is part of South Delta School District.
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