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Overpark Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8530 Forest Hill Irene Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654 · (662) 890-8745 · Part of DeSoto County School District

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

Directions
Students
635
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Overpark Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Olive Branch kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Overpark Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8530 Forest Hill Irene Road, Olive Branch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K28
Kindergarten97
Grade 182
Grade 2107
Grade 397
Grade 4109
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
668’20
640’21
677’22
645’23
635’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 47%White 32%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Overpark Elementary 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.