Enrollment
367
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019801512
Amanda Elzy High School
604 Elzy Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 459-8034 · Leflore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Mississippi public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
367 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 22% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
22.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.4% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.1% | 24.5% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Amanda Elzy High School
Amanda Elzy High School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Elzy High School this school | 367 | 100.0% | 33.3% |
| Collins High School COLLINS | 373 | 99.2% | 37.4% |
| Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs | 397 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Leflore County High School ITTA BENA | 293 | 100.0% | 30.9% |
| Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE | 266 | 99.6% | 42.7% |
| Moss Point High School MOSS POINT | 491 | 100.0% | 58.8% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Amanda Elzy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #183 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #194 of 199 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #185 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #149 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #124 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #136 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high 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
367
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 367 | 27.2 | 13.5:1 | 100% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 29.7 | 13.0:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 28.7 | 13.8:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 100% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amanda Elzy High School.
About Amanda Elzy High School
A small high school in Greenwood, Mississippi, Amanda Elzy High School is part of Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District. Enrollment totals 367 students across grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 44% below that mark.
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District is the local district for Amanda Elzy High School. It runs 12 schools with 3,718 students.
By race and ethnicity, Amanda Elzy High School is 81% Black. The remaining shares are 9% multiracial and 9% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Amanda Elzy High School totals 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 100% of students (367) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Leflore County is similar, at 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, Amanda Elzy High School lands at F, ahead of 4% of Mississippi public high schools.
Amanda Elzy High School is 10.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.3% versus 44.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
The school's county is Leflore County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $35,277, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 28% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,921, Amanda Elzy High School among them.
Amanda Elzy Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Amanda Elzy High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Amanda Elzy High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 367, close to the 370 recorded in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.8:1 to 13.5:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Amanda Elzy High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Leflore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,141
Census ACS
Median income
$35,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Leflore County High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Bankston Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Amanda Elzy Junior High School0.0 mi · 199
- Threadgill Elementary0.9 mi · 295
- Threadgill Primary School1.2 mi · 207
- East Elementary School1.5 mi · 261
- Davis Elementary School1.6 mi · 377
- Leflore Legacy Academy1.7 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Amanda Elzy High SchoolHow many students attend Amanda Elzy High School?
Amanda Elzy High School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Amanda Elzy High School serve?
Amanda Elzy High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Amanda Elzy High School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Amanda Elzy High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amanda Elzy High School?
At Amanda Elzy High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 81% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Amanda Elzy High School public or private?
Amanda Elzy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
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