Horn Lake Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Horn Lake, Mississippi
Horn Lake Elementary in Horn Lake, Mississippi enrolled 520 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
451 students in 2022-23, 509 students in 2023-24, 520 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.3 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 451 | 42.3 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 41.7 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 520 | 30.0 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 461 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Horn Lake Elementary enrolled 461 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 461 of the 461 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.7% of students were Black, 14.2% White, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black66.7%
- White14.2%
- Hispanic12.5%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Horn Lake
3 public elementary schools in Horn Lake report 2024-25 enrollment; Horn Lake Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Lake Intermediate School | 914 | 17.9 | 70.1% |
| Horn Lake Elementary | 520 | 17.3 | 65.2% |
| Shadow Oaks Elementary School | 423 | 17.3 | 72.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Horn Lake Elementary
- Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 423 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 914 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Horn Lake Elementary with Shadow Oaks Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much DeSoto County Schools spends per student$9,525 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,525
- The largest public schools in MississippiHorn Lake Elementary is the number 132 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#132 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Horn Lake Elementary
How many students attend Horn Lake Elementary?
520 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 451 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Horn Lake, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Horn Lake Elementary?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Horn Lake Elementary a Title I school?
Horn Lake Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Horn Lake Elementary in?
DeSoto County Schools, NCES district ID 2801320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280132000189 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.