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Olive Branch High School

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Olive Branch High School ranks 47 th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 79% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Olive Branch High School is a public high school serving 1,058 students in grades 9–12 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and is part of the DeSoto County School District. For the 2025–2026 school year, Olive Branch High School ranks 47th out of 224 Mississippi high schools, placing it in the 79th percentile with a 4-star rating — a solid, upper-middle-tier performance that puts it ahead of Horn Lake High School and Southaven High School, on par with DeSoto Central High School and Center Hill High School, but below area leaders Hernando High School and Lewisburg High School.

Olive Branch High School's biggest academic strength is STEM. On 2025–2026 state tests, 83.6% of students scored proficient in Algebra I and 81.9% in Biology — results that are competitive with the top schools in DeSoto County and far ahead of Horn Lake High School (67.2% Algebra I, 46.8% Biology) and Southaven High School (60.5% and 56.1%). The school also boasts a 98.3% graduation rate, the second-highest among nearby same-district high schools and more than 9 points above the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1, Olive Branch also offers smaller class sizes than most of its peers. This is especially notable given that about half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — Olive Branch is clearly outperforming schools with similar economic profiles.

The main areas of concern are English and attendance. Only 47% of students scored proficient in English II, well below Lewisburg High School (70.6%), Hernando High School (69.9%), and DeSoto Central High School (63.1%). Chronic absenteeism sits at 34.3%, about 10 points above the state average, though that is a major improvement from the pandemic-era high of 57.4%. While Olive Branch was once a 5-star school (ranked 22nd in 2015–2016), it has consistently earned 4 stars since then. The path back to the top tier will likely require gains in literacy and attendance rather than further STEM improvement.

1,058

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,774

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9366 Sandidge Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654

(662) 893-3344

District: Desoto County School District

Feeder schools for Olive Branch High School:

Elementary:	Chickasaw Elementary School
	Olive Branch Elementary School
	Olive Branch Intermediate School
Middle:	Olive Branch Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

White:

28.4%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 70th percentile in 2025 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (71% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Mississippi high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Mississippi average (89%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Mississippi avg60%

47^th of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the Desoto County School District

45^th of 134Desoto 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	47 of 224	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.0	70 of 232	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	65 of 228	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	65 of 226	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	44 of 228	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	68 of 231	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	55 of 233	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	59 of 233	74.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.2	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	22 of 231	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	11 of 226	95.1%	★★★★★
2014	63.6	82 of 236	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.6	52 of 238	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	56 of 241	76.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	67 of 244	72.5%	★★★★☆
2010	60.6	99 of 235	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.0	24 of 235	89.8%	★★★★★
2008	73.5	50 of 235	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	60.0	99 of 232	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	89 of 232	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.5	87 of 232	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.1	36 of 232	84.5%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I84%+18 vs state

Biology82%+19 vs state

English II47%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
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%)	72.9	47^th of 224 public high schools	79.0%		71	70^th of 232 public high schools	69.8%	23	83.6	47.0	81.9	$10,774
Desoto County Career Center East	Public	8-12	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)
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%)	76.6	39^th of 224 public high schools	82.6%		82.1	34^th of 232 public high schools	85.3%	5	83.8	62.2	67.6	$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%)	90.4	5^th of 224 public high schools	97.8%		90.8	10^th of 232 public high schools	95.7%	5	90.7	70.6	82.1	$10,033
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	44^th of 224 public high schools	80.4%		74.9	60^th of 232 public high schools	74.1%	16	74.2	63.1	68.8	$8,647
Byhalia High School	Public	9-12	278 Highway 309 North	Byhalia	38611	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 838-2206	428	33	12.8	99.3%	70 (16.4%)	221 (51.6%)	120 (28.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	39.7	134^th of 224 public high schools	40.2%		34	153^rd of 232 public high schools	34.1%	19	63.3	44.8	51.3	$13,353
Southaven High School	Public	9-12	735 Rasco Road W	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%)	38.6	138^th of 224 public high schools	38.4%		30.6	156^th of 232 public high schools	32.8%	18	60.5	41.2	56.1	$9,681
DeSoto County Career Center West	Public	8-12	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	1200 McIngvale Road	Nesbit	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%)	87.5	12^th of 224 public high schools	94.6%		90.6	12^th of 232 public high schools	94.8%		88.5	69.9	78.1	$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%)	32.2	152^nd of 224 public high schools	32.1%		39.3	147^th of 232 public high schools	36.6%	5	67.2	35.3	46.8	$10,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Olive Branch High School

What schools feed into Olive Branch High School?

Olive Branch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chickasaw Elementary School
Elementary : Olive Branch Elementary School
Elementary : Olive Branch Intermediate School
Middle : Olive Branch Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Olive Branch High School?

Students at Olive Branch High School are 53% African American, 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Olive Branch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Olive Branch High School.

Is Olive Branch High School a good school?

Olive Branch High School ranks 47^th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Olive Branch High School in?

Desoto County School District

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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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