📍 9549 e Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, DeSoto County, 38654
Olive Branch Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olive Branch, DeSoto County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Olive Branch Elem enrolls 503 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 40% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 204 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 201 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 503 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 201 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Olive Branch Elem 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 19, state house district 6.
Olive Branch Elem 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 503 students, Olive Branch Elem is smaller than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large