Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280162000236
Akin Elementary School
361 Bowman Blvd, Greenville, MS 38701 · (662) 334-7161 · Washington County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
255 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 66 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
This year's 1st grade class (66) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
52.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +17.3pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +22.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 30.5% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Akin Elementary School
Akin Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Elementary School this school | 255 | 100.0% | 50.3% |
| D.M. Smith Elementary CLEVELAND | 233 | 99.6% | 38.5% |
| Barack Obama Elementary School Jackson | 242 | 100.0% | 85.8% |
| Casey Elementary School Jackson | 308 | 100.0% | 64.9% |
| Osyka Elementary School Osyka | 214 | 100.0% | 70.7% |
| Grace Christian Elementary HATTIESBURG | 367 | 100.0% | 66.9% |
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 Akin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #260 of 428 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #195 of 439 ▲ 169 | #1 of 12 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #184 of 439 ▲ 178 | #1 of 12 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #362 of 453 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #66 of 408 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #248 of 409 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 444 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.9% | #8 of 296 | #1 of 9 |
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
255
-116 (-31%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 255 | 19.7 | 12.9:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 20.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 20.3 | 17.4:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 21.9 | 20.1:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 26 | 18.3:1 | 100% (476) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 94% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 37 | 18.2:1 | 88% (593) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 34 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Akin Elementary School.
About Akin Elementary School
Akin Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Greenville, Mississippi. School enrollment was 255 students in 2024-25, in grades 1 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
The district, Greenville Public School District, has 3,385 students enrolled across 11 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Akin Elementary School is 78% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% multiracial and 4% White. By the diversity index, Akin Elementary School comes in at 37%.
Its 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Akin Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Akin Elementary School is 44.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.3%.
Among Washington County residents, median household income is about $42,165, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Akin Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 6,329 students.
Greenville High School is the closest public school, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Akin Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 371 to 255 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 15.5:1 to 12.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville Public School District
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Stern Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Weddington Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- O'Bannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- O'Bannon High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Stern Elementary SchoolElementary · 303 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
Other Akin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Akin Elementary. Akin Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Akin Elementary SchoolHALE CENTER, TX · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Greenville High School1.4 mi · 836
- T.L. Weston Middle School1.6 mi · 412
- Boyd Elementary School1.7 mi · 298
- Stern Elementary School1.8 mi · 303
- Webb Elementary School2.0 mi · 230
- Coleman Middle School2.5 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Akin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Akin Elementary School?
Akin Elementary School enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 01-05.
Is Akin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Akin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Akin Elementary School have?
Akin Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Akin Elementary School?
At Akin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Akin Elementary School in?
Akin Elementary School is part of Greenville Public School District.
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