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Walls Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6131 Elias Johnson Jr. Drive, Walls, MS 38680 · (662) 781-1280 · Part of DeSoto County School District

Walls’ School Grade A better than 89% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
722
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Walls Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Walls kids: Lake Cormorant Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Walls Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Lake Cormorant Middle Schoolin Lake Cormorant

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts26%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6131 Elias Johnson Jr. Drive, Walls

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten110
Grade 1109
Grade 2112
Grade 3124
Grade 4121
Grade 5136
Enrollment over time
712’20
718’21
718’22
725’23
722’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%White 27%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Walls Elementary School from Walls 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
Hernando Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Hernando
707 students17:1
Southaven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Southaven
C
681 students16:1
Lake Cormorant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Cormorant
A
635 students17:1

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; Walls’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.