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Olive Branch Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

6530 S. Blocker Street, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 895-4610 · Part of DeSoto County School District

Olive Branch’s School Grade A better than 89% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
744
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Olive Branch Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Olive Branch kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Olive Branch kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Olive Branch Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

6530 S. Blocker Street, Olive Branch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6240
Grade 7253
Grade 8251
Enrollment over time
807’20
784’21
726’22
714’23
744’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%White 29%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Olive Branch Middle School from Olive Branch 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; Olive Branch’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.