Olive Branch Elementary School

As a moderately sized elementary campus in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Olive Branch Elementary School teaches 504 students from grades pre-K through 1, overseen by DeSoto County School District.

Across the 39 schools in DeSoto County School District (34,934 students total), Olive Branch Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olive Branch Elementary School logs that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against DeSoto County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for DeSoto County put median household income runs about $85,297, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Olive Branch Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

The closest other public school is Chickasaw Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Olive Branch Elementary School.

Olive Branch Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 7%: 542 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 13% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.