7945 Gardendale Dr
Olive Branch, MS 38654

Great Leadership at this school and all of the Desoto County Schools. The teachers and faculty actually care about their students and it shows.

Great Leadership at this school and all of the Desoto County Schools. The teachers and faculty actually care about their students and it really shows. The building is nice, and the athletic fields are in great shape. Every year I see multiple students in the newspaper for scoring 30+ on their ACT.

My daughter made Honor Roll for the time being at this school. She enjoys most of her teachers. She said to me that she was able learn from her teachers because they actually take the time to explain what they are teaching and how to find the answer in a way she understands. She also speaks on one teacher who is very aggressive with her tone and how certain students often disturb other students to get the wrong attention in class and she makes everyone suffer because of some of those students actions that cause everyone to laugh. She mentioned another teacher that she likes who is disrespected because the children do not listen. She said that teacher is nice and have a hard time getting her lesson across to the students. I believe that discipline could be better with students who have no real interest in learning and finding a solution to helping them if there is a underlining issue to their behaviors. Overall, my daughter enjoys the school. Every school has that student or misbehaved children. This school has shown that it is safe for the most part. They are most definitely education driven, which is a plus. I would like to hear more about the school doing things to promote children talents and skills that can be more career oriented for their future. Like a small career head start before highschool. Leading them to a path to success for the real world. Because middle school children are extremely busy in trying to figure out their on individuality and get bored easily when feel restrained. So most become rebellious. My daughter is in 6th grade and they are treated like elementary kids. They are not able to cheerlead, there is no curricular activities for this grade, they have to stand in line to go to the restroom or anywhere else in the school, its rare for them to get permission to go to the restroom with a hallpass. They have no hallway lockers for students. They gym is just for hanging out no real creative ideas to get students physically engaged. I miss parent, student, and teacher interactions with school events in person. Even with all of this my daughter say she has a couple of really good friends and like the school, so I say that says a lot about the teachers and principals there. They care!

I was surprised by some of the lower ratings of OBI. We relocated here from one of the best county schools in the country, Loudoun County. Our experience at OBI has been far superior to our time in VA.

Great Leadership at this school and all of the Desoto County Schools. The teachers and faculty actually care about their students and it shows