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Enrollment
788
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001018
Center Hill Elementary School
13662 Center Hill Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 890-7705 · DeSoto County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
331 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
73.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 70.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Center Hill Elementary School
Center Hill Elementary School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Hill Elementary School this school | 788 | 42.0% | 70.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Olive Branch | 1,079 | 42.1% | 70.9% |
| Madison Crossing Elementary Canton | 761 | 42.7% | 69.5% |
| DeSoto Central Primary School Southaven | 792 | 40.8% | 59.0% |
| Della Davidson Elementary School Oxford | 704 | 44.6% | 74.2% |
| North Bay Elementary School Biloxi | 658 | 48.3% | 75.7% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Center Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #77 of 428 | #8 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #58 of 439 ▲ 24 | #4 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #125 of 439 no change | #9 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #35 of 453 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #338 of 408 | #18 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #43 of 409 | #7 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #423 of 444 | #16 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #240 of 296 | #12 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
788
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 788 | 46.6 | 16.9:1 | 42% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 55.5 | 14.2:1 | 41% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 761 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 100% (758) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 46 | 17.0:1 | 100% (779) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 43.3 | 19.2:1 | 40% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 40 | 18.1:1 | 43% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 33 | 20.9:1 | 36% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Hill Elementary School.
About Center Hill Elementary School
Center Hill Elementary School serves students in Olive Branch, Mississippi, as a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 788 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 446.
DeSoto County School District is the local district for Center Hill Elementary School. It runs 39 schools with 34,934 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Center Hill Elementary School is White, with 41% of students. The remaining shares are 41% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. DeSoto County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Center Hill Elementary School scores 65%.
Classroom staffing at Center Hill Elementary School totals 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Federal data show 42% of students (331) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Center Hill Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Center Hill Elementary School is 73.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.8%.
Census data for DeSoto County show the median household earns about $85,297 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Center Hill Elementary School, DeSoto County has 43 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Byhalia High School, is about 4.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Center Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 788, close to the 782 recorded in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Center Hill Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
DeSoto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
191,301
Census ACS
Median income
$85,297
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
34,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeSoto County School District
- DeSoto Central High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Southaven High SchoolHigh · 1,876 students
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Southaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,423 students
- DeSoto Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,388 students
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
Other schools in Olive Branch
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,079 students
- Center Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,059 students
- Olive Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Byhalia High School4.5 mi · 428
- Olive Branch High School4.6 mi · 1,058
- Byhalia Elementary School4.6 mi · 515
- Byhalia Middle School4.6 mi · 438
- Center Hill High School4.6 mi · 1,059
- Chickasaw Elementary School4.7 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Center Hill Elementary SchoolHow large is Center Hill Elementary School?
Center Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Center Hill Elementary School serve?
Center Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Center Hill Elementary School have?
Center Hill Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Center Hill Elementary School?
At Center Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 10% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Center Hill Elementary School public or private?
Center Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeSoto County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.