Best Public Schools in Walls, MS

Summary:

The city of Walls, Mississippi has only one public school, Walls Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Desoto County School District. The district is ranked 34 out of 130 school districts in Mississippi and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Walls Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1, the school's academic performance has been declining over the past three years. Its statewide ranking has dropped from 241 out of 377 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 306 out of 383 in 2024-2025, and it currently has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with only 26.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA and 22.6% proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025.

Additionally, Walls Elementary School faces challenges related to high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 23.9% in 2022-2023, and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 71.31% in 2023-2024. These socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's academic struggles and suggest that the district and school leadership may need to implement targeted strategies to address the identified areas of concern, such as low test scores and high chronic absenteeism.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
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

Cities Near Walls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Horn Lake	3.23 mi	6	151^st
Lake Cormorant	4.65 mi	3	102^nd
Southaven	5.56 mi	10	91^st
Hernando	11.29 mi	8	3^rd
Olive Branch	12.48 mi	15	34^th

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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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