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Horn Lake Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6125 Hurt Road, Horn Lake, MS 38637 · (662) 393-7443 · Part of DeSoto County School District

Horn Lake’s School Grade A better than 89% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
948
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Horn Lake Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Horn Lake kids: Horn Lake High School

On the path

Where Horn Lake kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Horn Lake Intermediate School914 students
6–8Horn Lake Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Horn Lake High School1,271 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6125 Hurt Road, Horn Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6284
Grade 7311
Grade 8353
Enrollment over time
1,107’20
1,045’21
1,021’22
993’23
948’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 73%Hispanic 11%White 11%Two or more races 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Horn Lake Middle School from Horn Lake families.

Other schools in DeSoto County School District

The district →
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Branch
A+
1,079 students17:1
DeSoto Central Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Southaven
792 students17:1
Center Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Branch
A
788 students17:1
Walls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walls
C+
722 students15:1
Hernando Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hernando
707 students17:1
Southaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southaven
C
681 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Horn Lake’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.