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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001287
Hernando Hills Elementary
570 Old McIngvale Road, Hernando, MS 38632 · (662) 429-9117 · DeSoto County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
282 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 | 379 | 49% |
| Grade 3 | 391 | 51% |
Student demographics
43%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
66.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -14.8pp since 2023
Math
68.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.8% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 78.5% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Hernando Hills Elementary
Hernando Hills Elementary's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernando Hills Elementary this school | 770 | 36.6% | 73.8% |
| Hernando Elementary School Hernando | 707 | 33.2% | 75.2% |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School Hernando | 744 | 30.6% | 72.1% |
| Magnolia Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Rouse Elementary Brandon | 798 | 40.7% | 58.9% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School Meridian | 761 | 46.1% | 63.4% |
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 Hernando Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #57 of 428 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #96 of 439 ▼ 55 | #7 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #58 of 439 ▼ 40 | #6 of 23 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #40 of 453 | #7 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #279 of 408 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #217 of 409 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #430 of 444 | #18 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #16 of 90 | #1 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. 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
770
+78 (+11%) vs 2020
+32% since 2010-11, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 770 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 37% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 48.7 | 15.4:1 | 30% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 692 | 46.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 100% (689) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 38.5 | 16.7:1 | 36% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 35% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 27 | 21.7:1 | 39% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hernando Hills Elementary.
About Hernando Hills Elementary
Hernando Hills Elementary serves students in Hernando, Mississippi, as a large elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 2 through 3, with 770 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students, which makes this school 73% bigger than average.
Hernando Hills Elementary is run by DeSoto County School District, whose 39 schools enroll 34,934 students.
More than half of the students at Hernando Hills Elementary are White (74%). The remaining shares are 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of DeSoto County's population at about 57%. The diversity index for Hernando Hills Elementary is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. On the income side, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County is 12 points higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hernando Hills Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.8%; the prediction is 76.0%.
Looking at the county, DeSoto County, median household income comes to about $85,297, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 43, with about 34,934 students.
Hernando Hills Elementary is about 1.5 miles from Hernando Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Hernando Hills Elementary ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 73.8% versus a 76.3% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 692 (2020-21) to 770 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Hernando Hills Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Hernando Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Hernando Middle School1.5 mi · 1,183
- Hernando High School1.6 mi · 1,529
- Hernando Elementary School1.7 mi · 707
- Oak Grove Central Elementary School3.3 mi · 744
- DeSoto Central Primary School4.3 mi · 792
- Lewisburg Intermediate School5.7 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Hernando Hills ElementaryHow large is Hernando Hills Elementary?
Hernando Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Hernando Hills Elementary serve?
Hernando Hills Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Hernando Hills Elementary?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Hernando Hills Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hernando Hills Elementary?
At Hernando Hills Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hernando Hills Elementary public or private?
Hernando Hills Elementary 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.