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Best High Schools in Zip Code 38632

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School

1,529

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHernando High School12^th of 232 Mississippi high schools

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Summary:

The 38632 zip code is home to a single high-performing high school, Hernando High School, which has consistently ranked among the top 12 high schools in Mississippi over the past 3 school years. This standout institution serves the Desoto County School District and has maintained a 5-star rating from School Digger, indicating it is one of the highest-performing schools in the state.

Hernando High School's academic excellence is evident in its impressive proficiency rates on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) exams, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple subjects, including Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.4% in the 2022-2023 school year also exceeds the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% is lower than the state average.

With a student-teacher ratio of 18.4 in the 2023-2024 school year, Hernando High School provides a supportive learning environment for its students. While 21.12% of the school's students received free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's consistent high performance and rankings suggest a commitment to academic excellence that transcends demographic factors.

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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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 38632

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hernando	1.35 mi	8	3^rd
Coldwater	8.69 mi	4	126^th
Southaven	8.7 mi	10	91^st
Horn Lake	8.85 mi	6	151^st
Olive Branch	9.87 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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