Horn Lake Elementary School

Horn Lake Elementary School is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in HORN LAKE, Mississippi, overseen by DeSoto County School District, works with 520 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 39 schools in DeSoto County School District (34,934 students total), Horn Lake Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Horn Lake Elementary School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, Horn Lake Elementary School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, DeSoto County reports that median household income runs about $85,297, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Horn Lake Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Horn Lake Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Horn Lake Elementary School.

Horn Lake Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 56% to 67%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.