Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280036001372
Aberdeen Elementary
508 W. Commerce St, Aberdeen, MS 39730 · (662) 369-4782 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
17.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
343 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Aberdeen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 39.4% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Aberdeen Elementary
Aberdeen Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Elementary this school | 346 | 99.1% | 36.5% |
| McLeod Elementary School Jackson | 343 | 99.7% | 29.1% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School Columbus | 369 | 100.0% | 38.4% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
| Sherman Avenue Elementary Vicksburg | 360 | 100.0% | 30.4% |
| Parkview Elementary Meridian | 364 | 100.0% | 42.9% |
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 Aberdeen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #366 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #255 of 439 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #371 of 439 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #283 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #367 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #368 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #161 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #206 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
346
+39 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 346 | 19.8 | 17.5:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 100% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 301 | 28.2 | 10.7:1 | 100% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 25.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 99% (387) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aberdeen Elementary.
About Aberdeen Elementary
Aberdeen Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Mississippi, located in Aberdeen. It serves 346 students in kindergarten through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
Aberdeen School District oversees Aberdeen Elementary and 2 other schools, with 924 students in total.
The large majority of students at Aberdeen Elementary, 94%, are Black. Other reported shares: 5% White. Monroe County's residents are about 30% Black, 64 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Aberdeen Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
At Aberdeen Elementary, 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 69% average for public schools in Monroe County is 30 points lower.
allk12 grades Aberdeen Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Aberdeen Elementary would score about 44.5%. It scores 36.5%, 8.1 points below that figure.
Within Monroe County, median household income is about $51,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Monroe County number 13 and enroll about 4,387.
Belle-Shivers Middle School is located about 0.3 miles from Aberdeen Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 36.5% is below the 61.0% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Aberdeen Elementary went from 307 students to 346. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.3:1 to 17.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aberdeen School District
- Aberdeen High SchoolHigh · 312 students
- Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Aberdeen High SchoolHigh · 312 students
- Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- MONROE CO VOC TECHHigh
Other Aberdeen Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Aberdeen Elementary. Aberdeen Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Aberdeen ElementaryAberdeen, NC · 675 students
- Aberdeen ElementaryHampton, VA · 482 students
- ABERDEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLABERDEEN, ID · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Belle-Shivers Middle School0.3 mi · 266
- Aberdeen High School1.1 mi · 312
- Hamilton School9.8 mi · 557
- West Amory Elementary School11.3 mi · 355
- Amory Middle School11.9 mi · 348
- East Amory Elementary12.8 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Aberdeen ElementaryHow large is Aberdeen Elementary?
Aberdeen Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades KG-04.
Is Aberdeen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aberdeen Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Aberdeen Elementary have?
Aberdeen Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Aberdeen Elementary?
Aberdeen Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 0% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Aberdeen Elementary?
Aberdeen Elementary is overseen by Aberdeen School District in Monroe County.
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