Shadow Oaks Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Horn Lake, Mississippi
Shadow Oaks Elementary School in Horn Lake, Mississippi enrolled 423 students in 2024-25 with 24.5 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 fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 35%
459 students in 2022-23, 433 students in 2023-24, 423 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.8 to 24.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 459 | 37.8 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 35.5 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 423 | 24.5 | 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 389 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shadow Oaks Elementary School enrolled 389 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 389 of the 389 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.2% of students were Black, 13.0% Hispanic, 12.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black70.2%
- Hispanic13.0%
- White12.3%
- Two or more races4.3%
- Asian0.2%
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; Shadow Oaks Elementary School is number 3 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 Shadow Oaks Elementary School
- Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 914 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Horn Lake ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 520 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Shadow Oaks Elementary School with Horn Lake Intermediate 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 MississippiShadow Oaks Elementary School is the number 188 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#188 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 Shadow Oaks Elementary School
How many students attend Shadow Oaks Elementary School?
423 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 459 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Horn Lake, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shadow Oaks Elementary School?
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 Shadow Oaks Elementary School a Title I school?
Shadow Oaks Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Shadow Oaks Elementary School in?
DeSoto County Schools, NCES district ID 2801320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280132001191 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.