DeSoto County School District
Public
Regional · 5 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade
Public schools for Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake, Hernando and Walls.
At a glance
34,934Students enrolled
43Schools
5Towns served
$9,732Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
49%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 5
Southaven Intermediate School or DeSoto Central Elementary or Southaven Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Southaven Middle School or DeSoto Central Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Pleasant Hill Elementary School or Overpark Elementary School or Olive Branch Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 5
Pleasant Hill Elementary School or Overpark Elementary School or Chickasaw Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–8
Center Hill Middle School or Olive Branch Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–2
Horn Lake Elementary School or Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MS
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$9,732
per student each year · 21% below the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
34,067’20
34,469’21
35,003’22
34,819’23
34,934’24
Students
Black · 43%14,872
White · 39%13,655
Hispanic · 11%3,854
Two or more races · 5%1,889
Asian · 2%600
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%42
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools43 in district
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,079 students · Olive Branch
A+PublicSouthaven Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 1,046 students · Southaven
C+PublicHorn Lake Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 914 students · Horn Lake
CPublicDeSoto Central ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 831 students · Southaven
A-PublicDeSoto Central Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 792 students · Southaven
PublicCenter Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 788 students · Olive Branch
APublicHernando Hills ElementaryElementary · Grades 2–3 · 770 students · Hernando
A+PublicOak Grove Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 744 students · Hernando
A+PublicWalls Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 722 students · Walls
C+PublicHernando Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 707 students · Hernando
PublicSouthaven Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 681 students · Southaven
C+PublicLake Cormorant ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 635 students · Lake Cormorant
APublicOverpark Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 635 students · Olive Branch
A-PublicLewisburg Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 606 students · Olive Branch
PublicLewisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 604 students · Olive Branch
A+PublicLewisburg Primary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 578 students · Olive Branch
D-PublicHope Sullivan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 563 students · Southaven
PublicGreenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 556 students · Southaven
PublicHorn Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 520 students · Horn Lake
PublicOlive Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–1 · 504 students · Olive Branch
PublicChickasaw Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 2–3 · 500 students · Olive Branch
B-PublicOlive Branch Intermediate SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 472 students · Olive Branch
BPublicShadow Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 423 students · Horn Lake
D-PublicSouthaven Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,423 students · Southaven
B-PublicDeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,388 students · Southaven
APublicHernando Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,183 students · Hernando
A+PublicLewisburg Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 996 students · Hernando
A+PublicHorn Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 948 students · Horn Lake
B-PublicCenter Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 757 students · Olive Branch
APublicOlive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 744 students · Olive Branch
B+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.