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Which teacher or staff member at CENTER HILL HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,059
High
DISTRICT 1,390 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001289
Center Hill High School
13250 Kirk Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 890-2490 · DeSoto County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,059 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
416 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%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
63.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
86.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 86.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 80.6% |
% 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
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 High School
Center Hill High School's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Hill High School this school | 1,059 | 39.3% | 75.4% |
| Olive Branch High School Olive Branch | 1,058 | 51.6% | 73.2% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
| Brandon High School Brandon | 1,609 | 35.7% | 72.2% |
| Pearl High School PEARL | 1,278 | 58.0% | 66.9% |
| Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN | 1,876 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #27 of 192 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #15 of 199 ▲ 14 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #29 of 199 ▼ 3 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,059 | #35 of 203 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #165 of 192 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #34 of 192 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #181 of 194 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #57 of 63 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,059
0 (0%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 1,059 | 69.5 | 15.2:1 | 39% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 1,054 | 66.2 | 15.9:1 | 39% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 1,075 | 63.3 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,072) |
| 2020-21 | 1,059 | 59 | 17.9:1 | 100% (1,056) |
| 2017-18 | 1,044 | 57.1 | 18.3:1 | 36% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 50 | 19.4:1 | 40% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 37% (302) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Hill High School.
About Center Hill High School
Center Hill High School is a large high school in DeSoto County School District, located in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 1,059 students, and the grades served are 9 through 13. That is 63% above the average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Center Hill High School is part of DeSoto County School District, where 39 schools serve 34,934 students.
At Center Hill High School, 54% of students are Black. Next come 32% White, 10% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 33% Black among all DeSoto County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
There are 69.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Center Hill High School, giving a ratio of 15.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1. A total of 416 students, or 39%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Center Hill High School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Center Hill High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.4%; the prediction is 74.7%.
For DeSoto County, Census Bureau data 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 High School, DeSoto County has 43 public schools.
Center Hill High School is about 0.3 miles from Overpark Elementary School, its nearest public school. Center Hill High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,059) and 2024-25 (1,059). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.9:1 to 15.2:1.
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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
- Olive Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Center Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Overpark Elementary School0.3 mi · 635
- Center Hill Middle School0.4 mi · 757
- Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast3.2 mi · 323
- Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast3.2 mi · 423
- Highland Oaks Middle3.3 mi · 537
- Southwind Elementary3.5 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Center Hill High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Center Hill High School?
Center Hill High School enrolls approximately 1,059 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Center Hill High School serve?
Center Hill High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Hill High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Center Hill High School is approximately 15.2:1 (70 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Center Hill High School?
Center Hill High School reports a student body of 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Center Hill High School public or private?
Center Hill High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeSoto County School District.
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