Lewisburg Primary School

Set in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Lewisburg Primary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, run under DeSoto County School District. It caters to 578 students across grades pre-K through 1. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 446.

DeSoto County School District runs 39 schools in total, collectively educating 34,934 students. Lewisburg Primary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lewisburg Primary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against DeSoto County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeSoto County put the typical household earns roughly $85,297 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Lewisburg Primary School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lewisburg Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lewisburg Primary School.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 74% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.