About Our School

Home of the Mustangs

Mascot:  Mustang
Colors:  Red and Black
Slogan:  "Home of the Mustangs"

Overpark Elementary School (OES) is located in Olive Branch, Mississippi within the DeSoto County School District (DCS). We are one of forty-two schools and one of twenty-two elementary schools. Our grade span is kindergarten through fifth grade. Our enrollment is over 690 students of the 33,000 students within the DeSoto County School District, which is the largest school district in Mississippi. The district is an "A" school district, the highest accreditation level with the Mississippi Department of Education. The diversity of our student body reflects the diversity of our community. We are located next to a large metropolitan area; however, Olive Branch has been able to maintain the values and atmosphere of small town life. Our community has been listed in the top 100 “CNN Money Best Places to Live” for the past two years. We love our community, which is a mirror reflection of our school!

We believe that what we put into our community is what we will get out of our community. We have a wonderful parent support group through our PTO with volunteers in our building weekly. Community leaders come to read or tutor students within our classrooms, to participate in a “Job Fair” that showcases their professions and roles in our world, to celebrate our students’ achievements during our Honors Award Ceremony or our St. Jude Presentation, to support and motivate our teachers with a breakfast or lunch, and to clean up and refresh our school grounds.

Within our school culture, we have our traditions, such as our annual St. Jude Math-a-thon that has collected over $175,000 since we opened our doors in 2006. Our parents, students, and community participate in our Book Fairs, Family Literacy Nights, Domino’s Dough Raising, Grandparents’ Night, Musicals performed by each grade, Awards Day, Field Day, and grade specific field trips. We firmly believe that our school belongs to the students, parents, and our community. It is just on loan to our staff!

We have found that when our students feel loved, valued, and secure – they will be more successful academically. We have worked to improve our students’ achievement across the board. We started as a High Performing School and moved into a Star School or "A" School for the past several years. We started out not meeting growth in our subgroup of special education. In November 2013, we received the Champions of Change Award for closing the achievement gaps among students, improving student performance for three consecutive years, and improving our QDI scores overall for three consecutive years.

We are very proud of our school, students, and staff. Come and check us out! Call our Guidance Counselor at 662-890-8745 to schedule a tour.

Mission Statement

Overpark Elementary School's mission is to nurture the overall child as we provide excellent, safe learning opportunities that will build each child's educational foundation, and enable each child to be a successful, lifelong learner.

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Physical Address:  8530 Forest Hill Irene Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654