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What's the biggest difference between HERNANDO ELEM and what you expected?
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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000186
Hernando Elementary School
455 Riley Street, Hernando, MS 38632 · (662) 429-4160 · DeSoto County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
235 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 313 | 44% |
| Grade 1 | 359 | 51% |
Student demographics
42%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
67.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -16.6pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.5% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 84.1% | 80.1% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 →
Where Hernando Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #49 of 428 | #4 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #86 of 439 | #6 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #56 of 439 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #61 of 453 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #327 of 408 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #222 of 409 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #431 of 444 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #52 of 90 | #5 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 962
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 707 | 42.4 | 16.7:1 | 33% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 66.3 | 11.2:1 | 30% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 779 | 59.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 100% (670) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 35.9 | 18.6:1 | 34% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 39% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 36% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 35 | 19.5:1 | 28% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 962 | 47 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hernando Elementary School.
About Hernando Elementary School
A high-enrollment elementary school in Hernando, Mississippi, Hernando Elementary School is part of DeSoto County School District. Its 707 students are spread across pre-K through 1. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Hernando Elementary School is one of the 39 schools that make up DeSoto County School District (34,934 students in total).
Hernando Elementary School's enrollment is 75% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in DeSoto County, the White share is about 57%. Hernando Elementary School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Hernando Elementary School is 42.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in DeSoto County average 49%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hernando Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 75.2% actual against 77.7% predicted.
DeSoto County has about 191,301 residents, and median household income is about $85,297, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of DeSoto County number 43 and enroll about 34,934.
Hernando Middle School is located about 0.3 miles from Hernando Elementary School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Hernando Elementary School is behind the 75.7% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 673 in 2020-21 and 707 in 2024-25, a 5% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.7:1 to 16.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hernando
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Hernando Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Lewisburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
- Hernando Hills ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Hernando Middle School0.3 mi · 1,183
- Hernando High School0.4 mi · 1,529
- Hernando Hills Elementary1.7 mi · 770
- Oak Grove Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 744
- DeSoto Central Primary School6.0 mi · 792
- Lewisburg Intermediate School6.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Hernando Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hernando Elementary School?
Hernando Elementary School enrolls approximately 707 students in grades PK-01.
What age range does Hernando Elementary School serve?
Hernando Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 01.
How many students per teacher at Hernando Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Hernando Elementary School.
How diverse is Hernando Elementary School?
Hernando Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hernando Elementary School?
Hernando Elementary School is overseen by DeSoto County School District in DeSoto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.