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How has CHICKASAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
500
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001190
Chickasaw Elementary School
6391 Chickasaw Drive, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 895-6664 · DeSoto County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
319 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 250 | 50% |
| Grade 3 | 250 | 50% |
Student demographics
66%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
47.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -13.3pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.8% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 55.3% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Chickasaw Elementary School
Chickasaw Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Elementary School this school | 500 | 63.8% | 52.9% |
| Pierce Street Elementary School Tupelo | 345 | 66.4% | 60.0% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch | 472 | 62.9% | 52.8% |
| Olive Branch Elementary School Olive Branch | 504 | 59.3% | 56.6% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo | 374 | 66.8% | 50.1% |
| Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 444 | 71.8% | 55.9% |
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 Chickasaw Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #235 of 428 | #16 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #237 of 439 ▼ 42 | #16 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #227 of 439 ▼ 85 | #15 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #145 of 453 | #21 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #218 of 408 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #34 of 409 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #363 of 444 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #272 of 296 | #15 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
500
-40 (-7%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 64% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 34.4 | 13.9:1 | 62% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 33.9 | 14.1:1 | 99% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 516 | 31.8 | 16.2:1 | 63% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 58% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 26 | 20.7:1 | 55% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 833 | 40 | 20.8:1 | 28% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 21 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chickasaw Elementary School.
About Chickasaw Elementary School
At 6391 Chickasaw Drive in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Chickasaw Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 500 students in grades 2 through 3.
Enrollment across the 39 schools in DeSoto County School District totals 34,934 students.
Chickasaw Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 35% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of DeSoto County's population at about 33%. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Chickasaw Elementary School's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi have 15.9:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. The 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County is 15 points lower.
Chickasaw Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.3%.
In DeSoto County (population about 191,301), the median household income is $85,297, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Chickasaw Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in the county.
Olive Branch Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Chickasaw Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 52.9% is below the 58.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 500, a 7% decrease from 540 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Chickasaw Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
Other Chickasaw Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Chickasaw Elementary. Chickasaw Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- CHICKASAW ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Olive Branch Elementary School0.1 mi · 504
- Olive Branch Middle School0.2 mi · 744
- Olive Branch High School0.3 mi · 1,058
- Olive Branch Intermediate School1.4 mi · 472
- Highland Oaks Middle2.9 mi · 537
- Highland Oaks Elementary3.5 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Chickasaw Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Chickasaw Elementary School?
Chickasaw Elementary School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 02-03.
Is Chickasaw Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chickasaw Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Chickasaw Elementary School have?
Chickasaw Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Chickasaw Elementary School?
Student demographics at Chickasaw Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 10% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Chickasaw Elementary School in?
Chickasaw Elementary School is part of DeSoto County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.