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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 681 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280132001281
Overpark Elementary School
8530 FOREST HILL IRENE ROAD, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 38654 · (662) 890-8745 · DeSoto County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
334 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 | 28 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
66%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
57.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
63.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 63.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 49.8% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Overpark Elementary School
Overpark Elementary School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overpark Elementary School this school | 635 | 52.6% | 60.6% |
| Olive Branch Elementary School Olive Branch | 504 | 59.3% | 56.6% |
| Chickasaw Elementary School Olive Branch | 500 | 63.8% | 52.9% |
| Center Hill Elementary School Olive Branch | 788 | 42.0% | 70.8% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Hattiesburg | 758 | 62.0% | 67.2% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch | 472 | 62.9% | 52.8% |
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 Overpark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In DeSoto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #164 of 428 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #125 of 439 ▲ 113 | #9 of 23 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #128 of 439 ▲ 1 | #10 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #82 of 453 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #183 of 408 | #1 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #35 of 409 | #6 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #399 of 444 | #13 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #223 of 296 | #9 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
635
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 635 | 43.1 | 14.7:1 | 53% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 46.9 | 13.8:1 | 49% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 48.2 | 14.0:1 | 100% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 100% (665) |
| 2017-18 | 689 | 41.9 | 16.4:1 | 51% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 47% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 40% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overpark Elementary School.
About Overpark Elementary School
Overpark Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in OLIVE BRANCH, Mississippi, under DeSoto County School District. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 635 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Mississippi have about 446 students on average; enrollment here is 42% higher.
Overpark Elementary School sits within DeSoto County School District, which has 39 schools and 34,934 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Overpark Elementary School is Black, with 47% of students. The next largest groups are 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 33% share among DeSoto County residents. The diversity index for Overpark Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Overpark Elementary School, which has 43.1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Overpark Elementary School is about 53%.
Overpark Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 44% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
In Mississippi, Overpark Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.6% actual against a predicted 68.0%.
In DeSoto County, home to about 191,301 people, median household income comes to about $85,297, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. DeSoto County's 43 public schools enroll about 34,934 students and include Overpark Elementary School.
The closest school to Overpark Elementary School is Center Hill Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. Overpark Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2020-21, Overpark Elementary School enrolled 668 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 635. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Overpark Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Center Hill Middle School0.2 mi · 757
- Center Hill High School0.3 mi · 1,059
- Power Center Academy Middle - Southeast3.0 mi · 323
- Power Center Academy Elementary - Southeast3.0 mi · 423
- Highland Oaks Middle3.0 mi · 537
- Southwind Elementary3.3 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Overpark Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Overpark Elementary School?
Overpark Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Overpark Elementary School serve?
Overpark Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Overpark Elementary School have?
Overpark Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Overpark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Overpark Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 14% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Overpark Elementary School?
Overpark 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.