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Schools in Zip Code 38654

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At a glance

Schools

11,441

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedLewisburg High School5^th of 224 Mississippi high schools

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Biggest riser

Olive Branch High School up 23 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cross Creek Christian Academy 7.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 38654 in Olive Branch, Mississippi, is served by 14 public schools in the DeSoto County School District, a 3-star district ranked 45th out of 134 districts in the state, including 9 elementary schools (spanning PK-1 primary, 2-3 elementary, and 4-5 intermediate campuses), 2 middle schools serving grades 6-8, and 3 high schools serving grades 9-12, with a total enrollment of 10,714 students. Elementary schools hold 54% of enrollment, middle schools 14%, and high schools 32%. The weighted free/reduced lunch rate across the ZIP is 41.7%, while weighted chronic absenteeism is 25.0%, just above the state rate of 23.9%.

The Lewisburg cluster is the standout, with Lewisburg High School ranked #5 in Mississippi and boasting a 100% graduation rate, plus the highest End-of-Course scores in the ZIP: Algebra I at 90.7%, Biology at 82.1%, and English II at 70.6%. Lewisburg Intermediate School ranks #25 among Mississippi elementary schools with exceptional 5th grade science (86.9%) and 4th grade math (73.6%). At the other end, Chickasaw Elementary School posts just 26.2% 3rd grade math proficiency and has the ZIP's highest free/reduced lunch rate at 63.8%, while Olive Branch Intermediate School is the lowest-ranked elementary school at #221 overall. Center Hill Middle School outperforms Olive Branch Middle School in every tested subject, and Center Hill Elementary School posts strong math scores across all grade levels.

Chronic absenteeism is a high school problem in this ZIP, with rates of 46.9% at Lewisburg High School, 37.5% at Center Hill High School, and 34.3% at Olive Branch High School, yet graduation rates remain excellent at 100%, 96.3%, and 98.3% respectively. English II is the weakest subject area, especially at Olive Branch High School, where only 47% of students are proficient despite strong Algebra I (83.6%) and Biology (81.9%) results. The widest achievement gap in the ZIP is in 3rd grade math, ranging from 81.7% proficiency at Lewisburg Elementary School to just 26.2% at Chickasaw Elementary School. Overpark Elementary School showed the most alarming decline, dropping from 115th to 196th in state ranking, while Olive Branch Middle School improved from 2 stars to 3 stars.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (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	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 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	Total
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
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
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%)	47.3	130^th of 260 public middle schools	50.0%		45.7	146^th of 266 public middle schools	45.1%	16				39.2	36.9	33.4				50.0	65.7	46.1				40.8		$10,305
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%)	41.8	221^st of 377 public elementary schools	41.4%		47	204^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.7%	17		37.5	55.0					36.7	46.3						69.6			$10,717
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%)	74.3	87^th of 377 public elementary schools	76.9%		76.1	76^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.2%	11	50.9	67.7	49.3				75.0	75.6	65.4						77.2			$9,326
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)	37.3						26.2											$11,316
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%)	69.4	109^th of 377 public elementary schools	71.1%		76.4	74^th of 383 public elementary schools	80.7%	35	45.4	59.6	63.6				50.5	68.4	57.4						79.3			$9,903
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)	67.5						81.7											$10,699
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%)	47.2	196^th of 377 public elementary schools	48.0%		69	115^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.0%	81	51.4	54.6	54.4				41.2	45.3	35.1						65.8			$10,257
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
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
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%)	77.4	53^rd of 260 public middle schools	79.6%		81.2	42^nd of 266 public middle schools	84.2%	11				50.9	42.6	47.4				58.0	74.6	70.3				67.4		$8,783
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 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 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%)	90.2	25^th of 377 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.8	19^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.0%	6		69.2	75.7					73.6	72.3						86.9			$10,521
Cross Creek Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	4105 Goodman Rd	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 895-0525	123	15	7.2		55 (44.7%)	45 (36.6%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)
Park Academy School-Parkwood Behavioral Health	Private, Nonsectarian	6-12	8135 Goodman Rd	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 893-7104	40	3	12.1		17 (42.5%)	15 (37.5%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.0%)								(n/a)
Desoto Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	100 Academy Dr	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 895-6385	564	41	12.7		459 (81.4%)	30 (5.3%)	19 (3.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 38654

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Olive Branch	1.92 mi	15	34^th
Southaven	4.37 mi	10	91^st
Horn Lake	8.31 mi	6	151^st
Hernando	9.05 mi	8	3^rd
Byhalia	11.08 mi	3	164^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.