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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001542
Lewisburg Intermediate School
1711 Craft Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 892-6180 · DeSoto County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Mississippi public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
119 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 326 | 54% |
| Grade 5 | 280 | 46% |
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
76.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.8% | 84.1% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% 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 Intermediate School
Lewisburg Intermediate School's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg Intermediate School this school | 606 | 19.6% | 82.2% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Olive Branch | 604 | 25.3% | 80.0% |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | 578 | 23.2% | 82.0% |
| Oak Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 467 | 25.9% | 79.8% |
| Magnolia Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Mannsdale Elementary School Madison | 578 | 10.9% | 87.0% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary 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 Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #17 of 428 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #39 of 439 ▼ 20 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #20 of 439 ▲ 2 | #1 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #93 of 453 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #219 of 408 | #4 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #223 of 409 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #439 of 444 | #23 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 40.6 | 14.5:1 | 22% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 37.3 | 15.6:1 | 99% (580) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewisburg Intermediate School.
About Lewisburg Intermediate School
Lewisburg Intermediate School is an elementary school in Olive Branch, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 606 students in grades 4 through 5. That puts enrollment 36% above the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The district, DeSoto County School District, operates 39 schools serving 34,934 students.
White students are 75% of those enrolled at Lewisburg Intermediate School. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of DeSoto County's population at about 57%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
There are 40 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.2:1. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Of all students at Lewisburg Intermediate School, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points below the 49% average for public schools in DeSoto County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Lewisburg Intermediate School outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lewisburg Intermediate School is 2.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 82.2%. Predicted: 84.5%.
The school's county is DeSoto County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $85,297 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in DeSoto County number 43, with about 34,934 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lewisburg Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lewisburg Intermediate School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
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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
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
Other schools in Olive Branch
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Lewisburg Elementary School0.2 mi · 604
- Lewisburg Primary School0.3 mi · 578
- Lewisburg High School0.3 mi · 1,330
- Lewisburg Middle School4.2 mi · 996
- DeSoto Central Primary School4.4 mi · 792
- Hernando Hills Elementary5.7 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About Lewisburg Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Lewisburg Intermediate School?
Lewisburg Intermediate School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Lewisburg Intermediate School serve?
Lewisburg Intermediate School serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lewisburg Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lewisburg Intermediate School is approximately 15.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lewisburg Intermediate School?
At Lewisburg Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lewisburg Intermediate School public or private?
Lewisburg Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeSoto County School District.
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