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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000192
Olive Branch Elementary School
9549 E Pigeon Roost, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 895-2256 · DeSoto County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-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
16.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
299 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 232 | 46% |
| Grade 1 | 224 | 44% |
Student demographics
68%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
49.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -18.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 63.4% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Olive Branch Elementary School
Olive Branch Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch Elementary School this school | 504 | 59.3% | 56.6% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch | 472 | 62.9% | 52.8% |
| Chickasaw Elementary School Olive Branch | 500 | 63.8% | 52.9% |
| Lake Cormorant Elementary LAKE CORMORANT | 635 | 65.8% | 63.0% |
| Pearl Upper School PEARL | 608 | 68.9% | 65.2% |
| Overpark Elementary School OLIVE BRANCH | 635 | 52.6% | 60.6% |
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 Olive Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #200 of 428 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #242 of 439 ▼ 110 | #18 of 23 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #214 of 439 ▼ 123 | #14 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #142 of 453 | #20 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #334 of 408 | #16 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #19 of 409 | #3 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #380 of 444 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #227 of 296 | #10 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
504
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
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 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 59% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 44.7 | 11.4:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 99% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 29.6 | 18.3:1 | 61% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 56% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 46% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 44 | 19.5:1 | 28% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 35 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive Branch Elementary School.
About Olive Branch Elementary School
Olive Branch Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 504 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 1.
A total of 39 schools make up DeSoto County School District, with 34,934 students enrolled.
At Olive Branch Elementary School, Black students make up the biggest share, 42%. Smaller groups are 36% White, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 33% of DeSoto County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Olive Branch Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at Olive Branch Elementary School. It compares with 49% for public schools in DeSoto County.
Olive Branch Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Olive Branch Elementary School, the prediction is 64.6% and the result is 56.6%.
In DeSoto County, home to about 191,301 people, the median household earns about $85,297 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in DeSoto County number 43, with about 34,934 students.
The closest school to Olive Branch Elementary School is Chickasaw Elementary School, located about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Olive Branch Elementary School is behind the 57.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
For locale, NCES codes Olive Branch Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 499 to 504, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Chickasaw Elementary School0.1 mi · 500
- Olive Branch Middle School0.2 mi · 744
- Olive Branch High School0.4 mi · 1,058
- Olive Branch Intermediate School1.3 mi · 472
- Highland Oaks Middle2.8 mi · 537
- Highland Oaks Elementary3.4 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Olive Branch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olive Branch Elementary School?
Olive Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-01.
What grades does Olive Branch Elementary School serve?
Olive Branch Elementary School serves grades PK-01.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olive Branch Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olive Branch Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olive Branch Elementary School?
At Olive Branch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Olive Branch Elementary School?
Olive Branch Elementary School is overseen by DeSoto County School District in DeSoto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.