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Olive Branch Intermediate School

Public Grades 4-5
204th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools
Better than 47% of Mississippi elementary schools
Summary

Olive Branch Intermediate School is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in the Desoto County School District in Olive Branch, Mississippi. With 439 students, the school faces several challenges, including lower test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Olive Branch Intermediate School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 47.9% compared to the district's 51.2% and the state's 52.1%. Similarly, the school's 5th grade math proficiency rate was 42.5% compared to the district's 52.4% and the state's 48.3%. Additionally, Olive Branch Intermediate has had consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.1% to 26.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Olive Branch Intermediate to nearby schools within the Desoto County School District, some interesting findings emerge. Lewisburg Elementary and Lewisburg Intermediate are consistently among the top-performing schools in the state, with 5-star ratings and significantly higher test scores than Olive Branch Intermediate. Similarly, Center Hill Elementary and Pleasant Hill Elementary also outperform Olive Branch Intermediate on test scores. These higher-performing schools tend to have lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

472
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,717
Per pupil spending ?
62.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8631 E. Pigeon Roost
       Olive Branch, MS  38654

(662) 893-1221

District: Desoto County School District


Students who attend Olive Branch Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:    Olive Branch Middle School
High:    Olive Branch High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.6%
White:
35.8%
Hispanic:
10.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 14 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg58%
Mississippi avg56%
204th of 383
Mississippi public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From top 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 12Elementary Schools in the Desoto County School District
34th of 130Desoto County School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202547.0204 of 38346.7%★★☆☆☆
202441.8233 of 39040.3%★★☆☆☆
202340.9225 of 37740.3%★★☆☆☆
202253.8170 of 38255.5%★★★☆☆
202155.8168 of 38155.9%★★★☆☆
201941.0239 of 39739.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.8241 of 40440.3%★★☆☆☆
201764.9131 of 40667.7%★★★☆☆
201666.0130 of 39467.0%★★★☆☆
201562.6135 of 40266.4%★★★☆☆
201456.7179 of 39454.6%★★★☆☆
201381.160 of 40885.3%★★★★☆
201282.555 of 41486.7%★★★★☆
201179.766 of 41884.2%★★★★☆
201082.453 of 40386.8%★★★★☆
200971.0101 of 39274.2%★★★★☆
200878.867 of 39483.0%★★★★☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts53%~ state avg
Science52%-14 vs state
Mathematics47%-5 vs state

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Olive Branch Intermediate School ranks 204th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Olive Branch Intermediate School.

Students who attend Olive Branch Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Olive Branch Middle School
High : Olive Branch High School

Students at Olive Branch Intermediate School are 46% African American, 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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