📍 570 Mcingvale Road, Hernando, DeSoto County, 38632
Hernando Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hernando, DeSoto County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hernando Hills Elementary enrolls 692 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 10% Black or African American and 8.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 528 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
689 of the school's 692 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 495 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 Hills Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 Hills Elementary 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 692 students, Hernando Hills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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