Hernando Hills Elementary

As a substantial elementary-level community in Hernando, Mississippi, Hernando Hills Elementary caters to 770 students from grades 2 through 3, operated by DeSoto County School District. Enrollment runs roughly 73% above the state mean of about 446.

Hernando Hills Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by DeSoto County School District, a district that enrolls 34,934 students overall.

On demographics, Hernando Hills Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hernando Hills Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.0%; this one delivers 73.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for DeSoto County indicate median household earnings sit near $85,297, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Hernando Hills Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Hernando Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Hernando Hills Elementary.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hernando Hills Elementary's enrollment has climbed 20% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 770).

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