Lewisburg Intermediate School

Lewisburg Intermediate School is an elementary-level community of medium-sized scale in Olive Branch, Mississippi, operated by DeSoto County School District, hosting 606 students in grades 4 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 446.

Within DeSoto County School District, which oversees 39 schools and 34,934 students, Lewisburg Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lewisburg Intermediate School logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 57% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Lewisburg Intermediate School records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lewisburg Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.2%.

Zooming out to the 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. Across DeSoto County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students), Lewisburg Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lewisburg Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewisburg Intermediate School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 76.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Lewisburg Intermediate School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.