📍 700 Dilworth Lane, Hernando, DeSoto County, 38632
Hernando Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hernando, DeSoto County. The school has 1,150 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hernando Middle School enrolls 1,150 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 11% Black or African American and 7.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 851 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 130 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,147 of the school's 1,150 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 qualify for free lunch and 857 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hernando Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 1, state house district 28.
Hernando Middle School is one of 42 schools in DeSoto County School District, based in Hernando, Mississippi. The district serves 34,934 students district-wide and employs 2,367 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,150 students, Hernando Middle School is larger than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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