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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHOCTAW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280099000110
Ackerman Elementary
8475 MS HWY 15, ACKERMAN, MS 39735 · (662) 285-4052 · Choctaw County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
459 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% larger than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
85.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.5% | 76.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+40.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 41 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Ackerman Elementary
Ackerman Elementary's state test result (85.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ackerman Elementary this school | 462 | 99.4% | 85.3% |
| WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL Foxworth | 435 | 99.3% | 70.0% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 410 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| Leakesville Elem. School Leakesville | 423 | 99.3% | 47.9% |
| Redwood Elementary REDWOOD | 367 | 100.0% | 66.2% |
| Beechwood Elementary VICKSBURG | 550 | 100.0% | 58.2% |
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 Ackerman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #9 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #15 of 439 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #4 of 439 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #172 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #97 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #193 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #145 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #168 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
462
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 462 | 34.3 | 13.5:1 | 99% (459) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 39.8 | 11.6:1 | 64% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 40.6 | 12.0:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 39.8 | 13.3:1 | 66% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 37 | 14.2:1 | 69% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 67% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 67% (401) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 27 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ackerman Elementary.
About Ackerman Elementary
Ackerman Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Mississippi, located in ACKERMAN. The school counted 462 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Choctaw County Schools totals 1,233 students.
At Ackerman Elementary, 68% of students are White. It is also 26% Black and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Choctaw County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ackerman Elementary scores 47%.
The school's 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Income data for the school show 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Choctaw County is similar, at 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ackerman Elementary lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Ackerman Elementary is in the top 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 85.3% is 40.9 points above the 44.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Choctaw County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $50,919, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,233 students.
Choctaw County High School sits about 0.7 miles from Ackerman Elementary. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Ackerman Elementary is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ackerman Elementary had a net loss of 26 students, or 5%.
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Choctaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,118
Census ACS
Median income
$50,919
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Choctaw County Schools
- Choctaw County High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Weir Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- French Camp ElementaryElementary · 118 students
- CHOCTAW CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in ACKERMAN
- Choctaw County High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- CHOCTAW CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other Ackerman Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ackerman Elementary. Ackerman Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Choctaw County High School0.7 mi · 511
- Weir Elementary School7.2 mi · 142
- West Elementary School7.5 mi · 190
- French Camp Elementary13.0 mi · 118
- Louisville High14.0 mi · 475
- Fair Elementary14.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Ackerman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ackerman Elementary?
Ackerman Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ackerman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ackerman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Ackerman Elementary have?
Ackerman Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ackerman Elementary?
Student demographics at Ackerman Elementary are roughly 68% White, 2% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ackerman Elementary?
Ackerman Elementary is overseen by Choctaw County Schools in Choctaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.