📍 6391 Chickasaw, Olive Branch, DeSoto County, 38654
Chickasaw Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Olive Branch, DeSoto County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chickasaw Elementary School enrolls 478 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 38% White and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 209 | 44% |
| White | 184 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 478 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 174 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chickasaw Elementary 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 19, state house district 6.
Chickasaw Elementary 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 478 students, Chickasaw Elementary School 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
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