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Enrollment
1,271
High
DISTRICT 1,390 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000190
Horn Lake High School
3360 Church Road, Horn Lake, MS 38637 · (662) 393-5273 · DeSoto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,271 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Mississippi public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
846 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 339 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 325 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 313 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 294 | 23% |
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
41.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
71.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 71.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 65.9% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Horn Lake High School
Horn Lake High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Lake High School this school | 1,271 | 66.6% | 50.8% |
| Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant | 991 | 61.0% | 62.8% |
| Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN | 1,876 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
| Olive Branch High School Olive Branch | 1,058 | 51.6% | 73.2% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
| Pearl High School PEARL | 1,278 | 58.0% | 66.9% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Horn Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #116 of 192 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #73 of 199 ▲ 7 | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #109 of 199 ▲ 19 | #6 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,271 | #23 of 203 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #147 of 192 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #111 of 192 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.6% | #121 of 194 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #45 of 63 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,271
-53 (-4%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,137
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,271 | 90 | 14.1:1 | 67% (846) |
| 2023-24 | 1,291 | 88.5 | 14.6:1 | 75% (970) |
| 2022-23 | 1,361 | 89 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,358) |
| 2020-21 | 1,324 | 85 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,321) |
| 2017-18 | 1,222 | 76 | 16.1:1 | 76% (932) |
| 2015-16 | 1,293 | 80 | 16.2:1 | 76% (982) |
| 2010-11 | 1,355 | 78 | 17.4:1 | 66% (890) |
| 2000-01 | 1,299 | 68 | 19.1:1 | 28% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 1,137 | 55 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horn Lake High School.
About Horn Lake High School
Horn Lake High School is a high school in Horn Lake, Mississippi, and it is part of DeSoto County School District. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,271 students. The school is 95% larger than the average for high schools in Mississippi.
The district, DeSoto County School District, operates 39 schools serving 34,934 students.
Of every 100 students at Horn Lake High School, about 74 are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 33%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Horn Lake High School scores 42%.
Horn Lake High School reports a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher, from 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Horn Lake High School, 67% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County is 18 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Horn Lake High School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Mississippi public high schools.
Horn Lake High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.8%, compared with a predicted 60.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
For DeSoto County, Census Bureau data show 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 has 43 public schools and about 34,934 students.
Horn Lake Middle School sits about 1.2 miles from Horn Lake High School. Horn Lake High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 41.6% proficiency; Horn Lake High School posts 50.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 4% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.6:1 to 14.1:1.
Horn Lake High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Horn Lake
- Horn Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolElementary · 914 students
- Horn Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- DeSoto Co. Career Center WestHigh
Nearby schools
- Horn Lake Middle School1.2 mi · 948
- Horn Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 520
- Shadow Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 423
- Horn Lake Intermediate School1.7 mi · 914
- Hope Sullivan Elementary School3.2 mi · 563
- Southaven Middle School3.7 mi · 1,423
Frequently asked questions
About Horn Lake High SchoolHow large is Horn Lake High School?
Horn Lake High School enrolls approximately 1,271 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Horn Lake High School serve?
Horn Lake High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Horn Lake High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Horn Lake High School is approximately 14.1:1 (90 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Horn Lake High School?
Horn Lake High School reports a student body of 10% White, 12% Hispanic, 74% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Horn Lake High School?
Horn Lake High 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.