Desoto Co School Dist Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Lewisburg Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Hernando Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Lewisburg Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A Lewisburg High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
5. A Hernando High School (High school, meets expectations)
6. A Pleasant Hill Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. A Center Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Hernando Hills Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
9. A Oak Grove Central Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
10. A Desoto Central Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)

High schools (8)

• A- Center Hill High School, Olive Branch
• B Desoto Central High School, Southaven
• A Hernando High School, Hernando
• C- Horn Lake High, Horn Lake
• C Lake Cormorant High, Lake Cormorant
• A Lewisburg High School, Olive Branch
• B Olive Branch High School, Olive Branch
• C Southaven High School, Southaven

Middle and junior high schools (12)

• A- Center Hill Middle, Olive Branch
• A Desoto Central Middle School, Southaven
• A+ Hernando Middle School, Hernando
• D+ Horn Lake Intermediate School, Horn Lake
• C Horn Lake Middle School, Horn Lake
• B Lake Cormorant Middle, Lake Cormorant
• Lewisburg Intermediate, Olive Branch
• A+ Lewisburg Middle, Hernando
• B- Olive Branch Intermediate School, Olive Branch
• B Olive Branch Middle, Olive Branch
• C+ Southaven Intermediate School, Southaven
• C Southaven Middle School, Southaven

Elementary and primary schools (19)

• A Center Hill Elementary School, Olive Branch
• C- Chickasaw Elementary School, Olive Branch
• A- Desoto Central Elementary School, Southaven
• Desoto Central Primary, Southaven
• Greenbrook Elementary School, Southaven
• Hernando Elem, Hernando
• A Hernando Hills Elementary, Hernando
• Hope Sullivan Elementary School, Southaven
• Horn Lake Elem, Horn Lake
• A- Lake Cormorant Elementary, Lake Cormorant
• A Lewisburg Elementary School, Olive Branch
• Lewisburg Primary, Olive Branch
• A Oak Grove Central Elementary, Hernando
• Olive Branch Elem, Olive Branch
• B+ Overpark Elementary, Olive Branch
• A Pleasant Hill Elementary, Olive Branch
• Shadow Oaks Elementary School, Horn Lake
• D Southaven Elementary, Southaven
• C- Walls Elementary School, Walls

Cities and towns served (6)

• Olive Branch (14)
• Southaven (10)
• Hernando (6)
• Horn Lake (5)
• Lake Cormorant (3)
• Walls (1)

• State: Best schools in Mississippi
• County: DeSoto County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 34,819 students with 2,415 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,483 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2801320
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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