Lake Cormorant Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in LAKE CORMORANT, Mississippi, Lake Cormorant Elementary educates 635 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of DeSoto County School District. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Lake Cormorant Elementary sits 42% above that benchmark.

Lake Cormorant Elementary is one of 39 schools operated by DeSoto County School District, a district that hosts 34,934 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lake Cormorant Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 32% Black, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Lake Cormorant Elementary shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above DeSoto County's rate of about 49%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lake Cormorant Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.3%; this one delivers 63.0%.

Around the school, census data for DeSoto County shows median household earnings sit near $85,297, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Lake Cormorant Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Cormorant Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Lake Cormorant Elementary operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lake Cormorant Elementary's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 657 (now 635). White enrollment moved from 62% to 48% across the same window.

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