Shadow Oaks Elementary School

Shadow Oaks Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Horn Lake, Mississippi, one of the schools within DeSoto County School District. Current enrollment sits at 423 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shadow Oaks Elementary School logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 12% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at Shadow Oaks Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, DeSoto County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for DeSoto County put the typical household earns roughly $85,297 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Shadow Oaks Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in DeSoto County (combined enrollment of about 34,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: Horn Lake Intermediate School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Shadow Oaks Elementary School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shadow Oaks Elementary School has ticked down 8%, going from 462 students in 2018 to 423 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 2% to 13% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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