Desoto County School District

Summary:

The Desoto County School District in Mississippi operates 39 schools, including 23 elementary schools, 8 middle schools, and 8 high schools. The district is ranked 34 out of 130 school districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Hernando High School and Lewisburg High School are both ranked in the top 12 high schools in Mississippi, with over 80% proficiency in core subjects. At the middle school level, Desoto Central Middle School is ranked 27th in the state and has outstanding performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The district's top-performing elementary school is Lewisburg Intermediate, which is ranked 19th in Mississippi.

While the district overall outperforms the state average, there are significant gaps in academic achievement between the highest and lowest-performing schools. The district maintains a consistent 89.4% four-year graduation rate, but the chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% across all schools is a concern. Addressing these performance gaps and attendance issues could help the Desoto County School District continue to improve its educational outcomes for all students.

District Detail

5 E South Street
Hernando, MS 38632

(662) 429-5271

SchoolDigger Rank:
34^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 34,934

Primary Schools: 23
Middle Schools: 8
High Schools: 10
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Hernando Intermediate School	Public		700 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 429-5271	0																		(n/a)
Desoto Central High School	Public	9-12	2911 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 536-3612	2,004	112	17.8	32.6%	693 (34.6%)	974 (48.6%)	155 (7.7%)	79 (3.9%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.0%)	74.9	60^th of 232 public high schools	74.1%		76.8	47^th of 228 public high schools	79.4%	13													84.7	60.3			65.9	77.1	$8,647
Lewisburg Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1711 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 892-6180	606	40	15.1	19.6%	452 (74.6%)	80 (13.2%)	38 (6.3%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	91.8	19^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.0%		93.6	13^th of 390 public elementary schools	96.7%	6		69.3	84.9					80.1	74.1						87.1				$10,521
Desoto County Career Center East	Public	10-12	8890 Deerfield Dr.	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-0855	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewisburg Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1707 Craft Rd	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-6001	578	33	17.7	23.2%	428 (74.0%)	68 (11.8%)	45 (7.8%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)								(n/a)																			$10,939
DeSoto Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3210 Getwell Rd	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 912-1300	792	47	16.8	40.8%	304 (38.4%)	292 (36.9%)	93 (11.7%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (8.5%)								(n/a)																			$10,126
Center Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	8756 Forest Hill Irene	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 892-6800	757	46	16.4	46.6%	261 (34.5%)	365 (48.2%)	72 (9.5%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.4%)	81.2	42^nd of 266 public middle schools	84.2%		84.9	30^th of 264 public middle schools	88.6%	12				50.4	50.6	51.4				61.2	74.5	72.3				68.4			$8,783
Lake Cormorant High School	Public	9-12	10201 Starlanding Rd	Lake Cormorant	38641	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 996-3060	991	64	15.3	61.0%	319 (32.2%)	481 (48.5%)	147 (14.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.7%)	39.8	146^th of 232 public high schools	37.1%		65.9	78^th of 228 public high schools	65.8%	68													58.2	40.2			68.5	65.7	$10,567
Lewisburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Highway 305 S	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 892-5050	996	59	16.8	21.8%	753 (75.6%)	114 (11.4%)	64 (6.4%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.7%)	93.2	5^th of 266 public middle schools	98.1%		95.8	4^th of 264 public middle schools	98.5%	1				69.4	60.1	61.3				81.1	90.3	77.6	100.0			70.8			$8,733
Southaven Intermediate School	Public	3-5	175 Rasco Road E	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 253-0123	1,046	65	16.0	68.6%	213 (20.4%)	585 (55.9%)	160 (15.3%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.8%)	43.7	217^th of 383 public elementary schools	43.3%		51.4	197^th of 390 public elementary schools	49.5%	20	37.1	40.9	52.7				41.2	49.7	50.2						66.2				$9,785
Lake Cormorant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3285 Wilson Mill Rd West	Lake Cormorant	38641	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 781-1135	635	37	17.1	65.8%	305 (48.0%)	205 (32.3%)	73 (11.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	59.6	158^th of 383 public elementary schools	58.7%		69	112^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.3%	46	42.2	54.4	57.9				51.4	58.4	50.8						74.7				$10,953
Center Hill High School	Public	9-12	13250 Kirk Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-2490	1,059	70	15.2	39.3%	335 (31.6%)	571 (53.9%)	105 (9.9%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.3%)	82.1	34^th of 232 public high schools	85.3%		81.5	29^th of 228 public high schools	87.3%	5													85.2	63.6			71.7	81.6	$10,069
Lewisburg High School	Public	9-12	1755 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-6708	1,330	82	16.2	18.3%	1,006 (75.6%)	155 (11.7%)	84 (6.3%)	36 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.5%)	90.8	10^th of 232 public high schools	95.7%		90	4^th of 228 public high schools	98.2%	6													94.0	70.2			83.1	86.7	$10,033
Hernando Hills Elementary	Public	2-3	570 Old McIngvale Road	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-9117	770	48	16.0	36.6%	569 (73.9%)	95 (12.3%)	64 (8.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)								(n/a)	67.0						68.6												$10,187
Lake Cormorant Middle School	Public	6-8	3203 Wilson Mill Road W	Lake Cormorant	38641	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 781-0778	707	46	15.2	68.9%	250 (35.4%)	315 (44.6%)	93 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.2%)	46.8	142^nd of 266 public middle schools	46.6%		49.4	134^th of 264 public middle schools	49.2%	8				38.2	40.7	33.6				36.5	65.8	46.8				40.4			$10,332
Overpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8530 Forest Hill Irene Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-8745	635	43	14.7	52.6%	203 (32.0%)	296 (46.6%)	86 (13.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	69	115^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.0%		53.6	185^th of 390 public elementary schools	52.6%	70	58.3	53.3	58.5				66.7	64.4	58.4						69.9				$10,257
Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	2-3	1717 Craft Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-8750	604	37	16.3	25.3%	438 (72.5%)	85 (14.1%)	41 (6.8%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)	72.0						82.3												$10,699
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7686 Pleasant Hill Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-9654	1,079	65	16.7	42.1%	381 (35.3%)	471 (43.7%)	91 (8.4%)	35 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (9.0%)	76.4	74^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.7%		79.5	63^rd of 390 public elementary schools	83.8%	11	56.2	57.6	73.9				56.7	80.4	65.1						72.9				$9,903
Shadow Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	380 Shadow Oaks Parkway	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-4585	423	25	17.2	80.1%	52 (12.3%)	297 (70.2%)	55 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$11,389
Chickasaw Elementary School	Public	2-3	6391 Chickasaw Drive	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-6664	500	33	15.1	63.8%	177 (35.4%)	223 (44.6%)	51 (10.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)								(n/a)	47.8						44.1												$11,316
Center Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13662 Center Hill Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 890-7705	788	47	16.9	42.0%	325 (41.2%)	321 (40.7%)	77 (9.8%)	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.9%)	76.1	76^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.2%		77.6	73^rd of 390 public elementary schools	81.3%	3	61.4	53.1	58.0				70.3	74.3	76.6						74.2				$9,326
DeSoto Central Elementary	Public	3-5	2411 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 349-6234	831	52	16.1	45.4%	263 (31.6%)	365 (43.9%)	91 (11.0%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.2%)	58.3	161^st of 383 public elementary schools	58.0%		73.1	96^th of 390 public elementary schools	75.4%	65	59.9	51.2	55.5				50.0	47.7	51.3						70.9				$8,778
Desoto Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2611 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 349-6660	1,388	79	17.5	41.9%	432 (31.1%)	665 (47.9%)	122 (8.8%)	59 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (7.6%)	83.8	27^th of 266 public middle schools	89.8%		89.2	22^nd of 264 public middle schools	91.7%	5				51.3	47.4	62.2				64.7	80.2	73.2				68.9			$8,390
Horn Lake Intermediate School	Public	3-5	6585 Horn Lake Road	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 280-7075	914	51	17.9	79.9%	122 (13.3%)	634 (69.4%)	104 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.6%)	22	320^th of 383 public elementary schools	16.4%		28	291^st of 390 public elementary schools	25.4%	29	26.2	34.1	47.8				30.2	45.8	22.5						41.8				$10,824
Southaven Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Rasco Road	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 280-0422	1,423	89	15.9	64.5%	216 (15.2%)	873 (61.3%)	239 (16.8%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.4%)	28.6	192^nd of 266 public middle schools	27.8%		22.4	206^th of 264 public middle schools	22.0%	14				36.2	17.0	31.4				33.1	42.5	28.9				46.9			$8,677
Olive Branch Intermediate School	Public	4-5	8631 E. Pigeon Roost	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-1221	472	29	16.2	62.9%	169 (35.8%)	215 (45.6%)	48 (10.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.4%)	47	204^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.7%		41.8	233^rd of 390 public elementary schools	40.3%	29		47.9	57.8					51.7	42.5						52.3				$10,717
Desoto County Alternative Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	2690 Magnolia Street	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-5597	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Elias Johnson Jr. Drive	Walls	38680	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 781-1280	722	48	15.0	69.0%	198 (27.4%)	369 (51.1%)	119 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	24	306^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.1%		38	253^rd of 390 public elementary schools	35.1%	53	26.1	36.2	47.6				22.6	45.8	25.0						51.6				$10,797
Hope Sullivan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	7985 Southaven Circle W	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-2919	563	35	16.3	72.3%	105 (18.7%)	318 (56.5%)	93 (16.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)								(n/a)																			$10,907
Southaven High School	Public	9-12	735 Rasco Road	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-9300	1,876	114	16.5	55.5%	329 (17.5%)	1,146 (61.1%)	289 (15.4%)	23 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (4.3%)	30.6	156^th of 232 public high schools	32.8%		41.8	137^th of 228 public high schools	39.9%	19													69.5	32.9			51.5	59.4	$9,681
Southaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8274 Claiborne Drive	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 342-2289	681	42	16.2	78.4%	151 (22.2%)	375 (55.1%)	90 (13.2%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.8%)	35.9	256^th of 383 public elementary schools	33.2%		29.5	280^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.2%	24	37.5	34.0	43.4				45.2	53.8	47.8						48.7				$10,645
Olive Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	6530 S. Blocker Street	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-4610	744	44	16.7	62.6%	214 (28.8%)	391 (52.6%)	94 (12.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	45.7	146^th of 266 public middle schools	45.1%		56.7	113^th of 264 public middle schools	57.2%	33				41.9	29.2	36.5				46.6	53.0	45.0				45.9			$10,305
Olive Branch High School	Public	9-12	9366 Sandidge Road	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 893-3344	1,058	76	13.8	51.6%	300 (28.4%)	559 (52.8%)	127 (12.0%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.5%)	71	70^th of 232 public high schools	69.8%		70	65^th of 228 public high schools	71.5%	5													85.0	52.5			83.6	76.7	$10,774
Olive Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	9549 E Pigeon Roost	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-2256	504	30	16.8	59.3%	180 (35.7%)	210 (41.7%)	63 (12.5%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)								(n/a)																			$11,397
Horn Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	6125 Hurt Road	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-7443	948	65	14.6	71.0%	102 (10.8%)	692 (73.0%)	109 (11.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.2%)	30.7	183^rd of 266 public middle schools	31.2%		31	182^nd of 264 public middle schools	31.1%	1				34.8	25.1	25.8				40.5	42.9	36.9	100.0			41.7			$10,409
Horn Lake High School	Public	9-12	3360 Church Road	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-5273	1,271	90	14.1	66.6%	130 (10.2%)	945 (74.4%)	148 (11.6%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.1%)	39.3	147^th of 232 public high schools	36.6%		29.4	163^rd of 228 public high schools	28.5%	16													68.3	41.4			54.2	59.8	$10,824
Horn Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6341 Ridgewood Rd.	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-4608	520	30	17.3	72.9%	74 (14.2%)	347 (66.7%)	65 (12.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)								(n/a)																			$12,361
Oak Grove Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	893 Oak Grove Road	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4180	744	49	15.1	30.6%	559 (75.1%)	79 (10.6%)	69 (9.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.2%)	79	65^th of 383 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.5	47^th of 390 public elementary schools	87.9%	18		64.9	72.7					65.3	63.4						71.7				$9,484
Hernando High School	Public	9-12	805 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4170	1,529	89	17.1	23.0%	1,127 (73.7%)	173 (11.3%)	149 (9.7%)	17 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (3.9%)	90.6	12^th of 232 public high schools	94.8%		89.4	5^th of 228 public high schools	97.8%	7													89.8	70.1			84.3	88.4	$9,559
Hernando Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	455 Riley Street	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4160	707	42	16.6	33.2%	527 (74.5%)	74 (10.5%)	62 (8.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$9,903
Greenbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	730 Rasco Road E	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 342-2330	556	37	15.2	70.0%	121 (21.8%)	320 (57.6%)	64 (11.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.4%)								(n/a)																			$10,458
DeSoto County Career Center West	Public	9-12	1005 Kuykendall Lane	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 393-6211	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hernando Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4154	1,183	69	17.1	27.0%	872 (73.7%)	129 (10.9%)	115 (9.7%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)	92.7	7^th of 266 public middle schools	97.4%		93.8	7^th of 264 public middle schools	97.3%					61.0	61.3	67.0				76.9	82.1	78.2				76.2			$8,420

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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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