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Enrollment
996
Middle
DISTRICT 1,018 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001343
Lewisburg Middle School
2605 Highway 305 S, Hernando, MS 38632 · (662) 892-5050 · DeSoto County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL996 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
217 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 329 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 319 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 348 | 35% |
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
63.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
81.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 81.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 86.9% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 →
Where Lewisburg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #5 of 176 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #3 of 181 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #11 of 181 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 996 | #11 of 186 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #145 of 163 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #95 of 164 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #184 of 184 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #12 of 34 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
996
+68 (+7%) vs 2020
+71% since 2010-11, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 996 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 22% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 1,005 | 55.3 | 18.2:1 | 17% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 1,031 | 56.6 | 18.2:1 | 100% (1,028) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 63 | 14.7:1 | 100% (925) |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 51.3 | 17.2:1 | 27% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 29% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 31% (181) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewisburg Middle School.
About Lewisburg Middle School
Lewisburg Middle School is a large middle school in Mississippi, with an address in Hernando. Its 996 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 120% bigger than the 452 average for middle schools in Mississippi.
DeSoto County School District serves 34,934 students across 39 schools.
Lewisburg Middle School is 76% White by enrollment. Other students are 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, DeSoto County residents are about 57% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 16.9:1 comes from the school's 59 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. The lunch program counts 22% of students at Lewisburg Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in DeSoto County, the average is 49%.
Lewisburg Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.3% is 9.1 points below the 83.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in DeSoto County, the median household income is $85,297, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, DeSoto County has 43 public schools and roughly 34,934 students.
Lewisburg Primary School is the closest public school, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lewisburg Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment gain, from 928 in 2020-21 to 996 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.9:1, from 14.7:1.
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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
- Lewisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,330 students
Other schools in Hernando
- Hernando High SchoolHigh · 1,529 students
- Hernando Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,183 students
- Hernando Hills ElementaryElementary · 770 students
- Oak Grove Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
- Hernando Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Lewisburg Primary School4.0 mi · 578
- Lewisburg Elementary School4.1 mi · 604
- Lewisburg Intermediate School4.2 mi · 606
- Lewisburg High School4.3 mi · 1,330
- Center Hill Elementary School7.9 mi · 788
- DeSoto Central Primary School8.5 mi · 792
Frequently asked questions
About Lewisburg Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lewisburg Middle School?
Lewisburg Middle School enrolls approximately 996 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lewisburg Middle School serve?
Lewisburg Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lewisburg Middle School have?
Lewisburg Middle School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewisburg Middle School?
Student demographics at Lewisburg Middle School are roughly 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lewisburg Middle School in?
Lewisburg Middle School is part of DeSoto County School District.
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