High Schools in Desoto County School District

Summary:

The Desoto County School District in Mississippi is home to 8 high schools serving grades 9-12. This district has a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with a clear correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement.

The top-performing high schools in the district are Hernando High School and Lewisburg High School, both ranked among the top 5 high schools in Mississippi. These schools have consistently high test scores, with over 80% proficiency in core subjects, and relatively low rates of economically disadvantaged students. In contrast, schools like Horn Lake High and Southaven High lag behind, with lower test scores and higher rates of free/reduced lunch.

Despite the variation in individual school performance, the Desoto County School District as a whole is ranked 34th out of 130 districts in Mississippi and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The district has a 89.4% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average, but also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates. Targeted interventions and support for struggling schools could help to narrow the performance gaps within the district and improve 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 Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tate County School District	10.04 mi	6	73^rd
Senatobia Municipal School District	14.49 mi	4	53^rd
Marshall County School District	16.78 mi	10	89^th
Tunica School District	20.78 mi	7	85^th
North Panola	21.42 mi	6

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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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