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If you had an hour of school board time for OLIVE BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,058
High
DISTRICT 1,390 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132000193
Olive Branch High School
9366 Sandidge Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 893-3344 · DeSoto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,058 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
546 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 264 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 276 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 263 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 255 | 24% |
Student demographics
62%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
54.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
82.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 83.5% |
% 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
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 High School
Olive Branch High School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Branch High School this school | 1,058 | 51.6% | 73.2% |
| Pearl High School PEARL | 1,278 | 58.0% | 66.9% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
| Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant | 991 | 61.0% | 62.8% |
| Center Hill High School Olive Branch | 1,059 | 39.3% | 75.4% |
| Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN | 1,876 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #34 of 192 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #28 of 199 ▼ 9 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #62 of 199 ▲ 10 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,058 | #36 of 203 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #140 of 192 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #25 of 192 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #162 of 194 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #95 of 121 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,058
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 1,058 | 76.1 | 13.9:1 | 52% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 1,077 | 71.5 | 15.1:1 | 50% (539) |
| 2022-23 | 1,117 | 72.7 | 15.4:1 | 100% (1,114) |
| 2020-21 | 1,097 | 70 | 15.7:1 | 100% (1,094) |
| 2017-18 | 1,100 | 68.7 | 16.0:1 | 51% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 1,132 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 49% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 64 | 18.5:1 | 40% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 1,437 | 69 | 20.8:1 | 28% (403) |
| 1990-91 | 705 | 36 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olive Branch High School.
About Olive Branch High School
Olive Branch High School operates as a large high school in Olive Branch, Mississippi. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,058 students. Against the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 63% higher.
Olive Branch High School reports to DeSoto County School District, which has 39 schools and 34,934 students.
At 53%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Olive Branch High School combined. After that, the student body is 28% White, 12% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of DeSoto County, the Black share is about 33%. Olive Branch High School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 76.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. Eligible students account for 52% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Olive Branch High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Olive Branch High School are 4.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.2% actual, 68.5% predicted).
Census estimates describe DeSoto County this way: median household income is about $85,297, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 43 public schools in DeSoto County, with a combined enrollment of about 34,934.
The closest public school, Chickasaw Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Olive Branch High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Olive Branch High School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Olive Branch High School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 15.7:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Olive Branch High School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Center Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 788 students
- Center Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Olive Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
Nearby schools
- Chickasaw Elementary School0.3 mi · 500
- Olive Branch Elementary School0.4 mi · 504
- Olive Branch Middle School0.5 mi · 744
- Olive Branch Intermediate School1.6 mi · 472
- Highland Oaks Middle3.3 mi · 537
- Highland Oaks Elementary3.8 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About Olive Branch High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Olive Branch High School?
Olive Branch High School enrolls approximately 1,058 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Olive Branch High School serve?
Olive Branch High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Olive Branch High School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Olive Branch High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olive Branch High School?
At Olive Branch High School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 12% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Olive Branch High School public or private?
Olive Branch High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeSoto County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.