District Contact & Information
Source: NCES CCD 2024–25Schools in DeSoto County School District
42 schools listed| School | Level | Grades | Students | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Hill Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 788 | Olive Branch |
| Chickasaw Elementary School | Elementary | 2nd – 3rd | 500 | Olive Branch |
| DeSoto Central Elementary | Elementary | 3rd – 5th | 831 | SOUTHAVEN |
| DeSoto Central Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 2nd | 792 | Southaven |
| Greenbrook Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 2nd | 556 | Southaven |
| Hernando Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 1st | 707 | Hernando |
| Hernando Hills Elementary | Elementary | 2nd – 3rd | 770 | Hernando |
| Hope Sullivan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 2nd | 563 | Southaven |
| Horn Lake Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 2nd | 520 | HORN LAKE |
| Horn Lake Intermediate School | Elementary | 3rd – 5th | 914 | Horn Lake |
| Lake Cormorant Elementary | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 635 | LAKE CORMORANT |
| Lewisburg Elementary School | Elementary | 2nd – 3rd | 604 | Olive Branch |
| Lewisburg Intermediate School | Elementary | 4th – 5th | 606 | Olive Branch |
| Lewisburg Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 1st | 578 | Olive Branch |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School | Elementary | 4th – 5th | 744 | Hernando |
| Olive Branch Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 1st | 504 | Olive Branch |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School | Elementary | 4th – 5th | 472 | Olive Branch |
| Overpark Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 635 | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 1,079 | Olive Branch |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 2nd | 423 | Horn Lake |
| Southaven Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 681 | Southaven |
| Southaven Intermediate School | Elementary | 3rd – 5th | 1,046 | Southaven |
| Walls Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K – 5th | 722 | Walls |
| Center Hill Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 757 | Olive Branch |
| DeSoto Central Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 1,388 | Southaven |
| Hernando Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 1,183 | Hernando |
| Horn Lake Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 948 | Horn Lake |
| Lake Cormorant Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 707 | Lake Cormorant |
| Lewisburg Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 996 | Hernando |
| Olive Branch Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 744 | OLIVE BRANCH |
| Southaven Middle School | Middle | 6th – 8th | 1,423 | SOUTHAVEN |
| Center Hill High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 1,059 | Olive Branch |
| DeSoto Central High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 2,004 | Southaven |
| DeSoto Co. Career Center East | High | 10th – 12th | — | Olive Branch |
| DeSoto Co. Career Center West | High | 9th – 12th | — | Horn Lake |
| Hernando High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 1,529 | HERNANDO |
| Horn Lake High School | High | 9th – 12th | 1,271 | Horn Lake |
| Lake Cormorant High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 991 | Lake Cormorant |
| Lewisburg High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 1,330 | Olive Branch |
| Olive Branch High School | High | 9th – 12th | 1,058 | Olive Branch |
| Southaven High School | High | 9th – Ungraded | 1,876 | SOUTHAVEN |
| DESOTO COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTER | Other | Kindergarten – 12th | — | HERNANDO |
Zip Codes Served by DeSoto County School District
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About DeSoto County School District
DeSoto County School District is a public school district serving 8 zip codes in Mississippi, primarily in DeSoto County. It carries an overall rating of 9/10 (Excellent), the 83rd percentile among Mississippi districts. That rating reflects the share of students proficient in reading and math on state assessments (NCES EDFacts, 2021–22 for most districts with a 2017–18 fallback for the rest) and is ranked only against other Mississippi districts — scores are not comparable between states. Directory details on this page come from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
Schools in this district
NCES lists 42 schools operating under DeSoto County School District — 23 elementary, 8 middle, 10 high and 1 other or combined. The largest by enrollment is DeSoto Central High School with 2,004 students. School-level enrollment comes from the NCES Common Core of Data school directory; a school with no reported enrollment is shown with a dash rather than a zero.
Checking your own address
District boundaries are address-specific and do not follow zip code lines exactly — a single zip code can be split between two or more districts. Use the zip codes listed above as a starting point, then confirm your assignment with the district office at (662)429-5271 before making a housing decision.