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Hernando Middle School

Regular School · Hernando, MS

Hernando Middle School is a regular school school in Hernando, Mississippi, serving grades 06–08 with 1,183 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
1,183
Teachers (FTE)
68.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 872 74%
Black or African American 129 11%
Hispanic/Latino 115 10%
Two or more races 56 5%
Asian 10 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 1,183 598M / 585F

English Language Learners: 20 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 75.0% +39.3pp 35.7% 1,081
Reading Proficiency 57.0% +21.7pp 35.3% 1,083
Science Proficiency 81.0% 360

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.23 grade levels
Math
+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
96 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
52
4.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
249
21% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,183 100%

Contact & Location

700 Dilworth Lane

Hernando, MS 38632

Phone: (662)429-4154

http://hms.desotocountyschools.org/o/hms

District

DESOTO CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,403

District enrollment: 35,003

NCES ID

280132000140

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD