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What's the most underrated thing about LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,330
High
DISTRICT 1,390 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001288
Lewisburg High School
1755 Craft Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 890-6708 · DeSoto County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,330 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Mississippi public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
16.2:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
243 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 | 352 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 353 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 326 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 298 | 22% |
Student demographics
41%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
70.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
93.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.2% | 93.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 90.9% |
% 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% 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 Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg High School's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg High School this school | 1,330 | 18.3% | 83.3% |
| Hernando High School HERNANDO | 1,529 | 23.0% | 82.7% |
| Germantown High School Madison | 1,411 | 25.9% | 75.6% |
| Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs | 1,928 | 35.5% | 84.6% |
| Northwest High School Flowood | 1,855 | 32.1% | 77.5% |
| Sumrall High School Sumrall | 616 | 28.7% | 77.9% |
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 Lewisburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #3 of 192 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.8% | #2 of 199 ▲ 1 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #8 of 199 ▲ 3 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,330 | #18 of 203 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #178 of 192 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #116 of 192 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #194 of 194 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #10 of 63 | #2 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
1,330
+103 (+8%) vs 2020
+92% since 2010-11, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 1,330 | 82 | 16.2:1 | 18% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 1,286 | 77.5 | 16.6:1 | 17% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 1,275 | 74.4 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,272) |
| 2020-21 | 1,227 | 65 | 18.9:1 | 100% (1,224) |
| 2017-18 | 1,057 | 54.7 | 19.3:1 | 24% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 52 | 18.7:1 | 26% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 25% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewisburg High School.
About Lewisburg High School
Lewisburg High School is a large high school in Mississippi, with an address in Olive Branch. It covers grades 9 through 13, with a total enrollment of 1,330 students. Enrollment is 104% higher than the average for high schools in Mississippi, which is about 651.
Lewisburg High School belongs to DeSoto County School District, a district of 39 schools and 34,934 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Lewisburg High School are White. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in DeSoto County, the White share is about 57%. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lewisburg High School employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.2:1. This ratio sits 3.6 above the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 18% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in DeSoto County averages 49%, higher than here.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, Lewisburg High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 85.2%. Lewisburg High School scores 83.3%.
Census estimates describe DeSoto County this way: the median household income is $85,297, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lewisburg High School, DeSoto County has 42 other public schools.
Nearby, Lewisburg Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Lewisburg High School, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 74.6%; Lewisburg High School's is 83.3%, ranking 1st of 9.
NCES describes the area around Lewisburg High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Lewisburg High School's enrollment grew from 1,227 in 2020-21 to 1,330 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.2:1.
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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
- Horn Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
Other schools in Olive Branch
- Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,079 students
- Center Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,059 students
- Olive Branch High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Center Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Other Lewisburg High schools
One other US public school is named Lewisburg High. Lewisburg High School is the largest of the 2.
- Lewisburg High SchoolLewisburg, PA · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Lewisburg Elementary School0.2 mi · 604
- Lewisburg Intermediate School0.3 mi · 606
- Lewisburg Primary School0.3 mi · 578
- Lewisburg Middle School4.3 mi · 996
- DeSoto Central Primary School4.4 mi · 792
- Olive Branch High School5.8 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Lewisburg High SchoolHow many students attend Lewisburg High School?
Lewisburg High School enrolls approximately 1,330 students in grades 09-13.
Is Lewisburg High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewisburg High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Lewisburg High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Lewisburg High School.
What is the student diversity at Lewisburg High School?
Student demographics at Lewisburg High School are roughly 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lewisburg High School public or private?
Lewisburg High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeSoto County School District.
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