Enrollment
219
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701410
A.W. James Elementary
400 SOUTH BLVD, DREW, MS 38737 · (662) 745-8892 · Sunflower County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
219 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -15.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 68.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A.W. James Elementary
A.W. James Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.W. James Elementary this school | 219 | 100.0% | 57.6% |
| West Bolivar Elementary Rosedale | 242 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| Kennedy Elementary School MCCOMB | 232 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Key Elementary School Jackson | 259 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Isable Elementary School Jackson | 244 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| Clausell Elementary School Jackson | 231 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A.W. James Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #189 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #192 of 439 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #282 of 439 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #399 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #51 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #374 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.2% | #54 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
219
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 219 | 17.3 | 12.7:1 | 100% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 18.4 | 11.1:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 18.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 100% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 18.1 | 16.9:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 100% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A.W. James Elementary.
About A.W. James Elementary
A.W. James Elementary is a small elementary school. Its address is in DREW, Mississippi. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 219 students. That puts enrollment 51% below the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The district for A.W. James Elementary is Sunflower County Consolidated School District, with 11 schools and 2,807 students.
The share of students at A.W. James Elementary who are Black is 95%. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 73% of Sunflower County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Classroom staffing at A.W. James Elementary totals 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at A.W. James Elementary is about 100%. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Sunflower County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, A.W. James Elementary outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
A.W. James Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.6%) and its predicted rate (44.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In Sunflower County, the median household earns about $39,956 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. Across Sunflower County, 13 public schools serve about 2,807 students.
About 0.9 miles separate A.W. James Elementary from the closest public school, Drew Hunter Middle. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: A.W. James Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 57.6% versus a 43.6% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, A.W. James Elementary enrolled 218; in 2024-25, 219.
This page is set up for the A.W. James Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
Nearby schools
- Drew Hunter Middle0.9 mi · 82
- Ruleville Central Elementary5.3 mi · 271
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School5.3 mi · 331
- Ruleville Middle School5.6 mi · 131
- D.M. Smith Elementary10.8 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School11.0 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About A.W. James ElementaryHow many students attend A.W. James Elementary?
A.W. James Elementary enrolls approximately 219 students in grades PK-05.
Is A.W. James Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
A.W. James Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does A.W. James Elementary have?
A.W. James Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at A.W. James Elementary?
Student demographics at A.W. James Elementary are roughly 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is A.W. James Elementary in?
A.W. James Elementary is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
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