Horn Lake Middle School

Horn Lake Middle School is a heavily attended junior high in Horn Lake, Mississippi, operated by DeSoto County School District. The school instructs 948 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 110% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Horn Lake Middle School records that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, DeSoto County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Horn Lake Middle School lists 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Horn Lake Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% 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 meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (DeSoto County) reports that median household earnings sit near $85,297, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horn Lake Middle School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

Horn Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Horn Lake Middle School has contracted 11%, going from 1,070 students in 2018 to 948 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 21% to 11% over that span.

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