📍 2605 Hwy. 305 South, Hernando, DeSoto County, 38632
Lewisburg Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hernando, DeSoto County. The school has 1,031 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Desoto Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lewisburg Middle enrolls 1,031 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.8% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 808 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 101 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 22 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,028 of the school's 1,031 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 836 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lewisburg Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Lewisburg Middle 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 1,031 students, Lewisburg Middle is larger than the district average of about 832 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant