Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280240000464
Baxterville School
5531 Highway 11, Lumberton, MS 39455 · (601) 796-4483 · Lamar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
9.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
169 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 11 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 10 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 4% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
62.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
67.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 67.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 64.9% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Baxterville School
Baxterville School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxterville School this school | 217 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| Chalybeate Elementary Walnut | 264 | 78.8% | 58.9% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 254 | 79.1% | 56.7% |
| Topeka - Tilton School Monticello | 298 | 80.2% | 51.3% |
| Marietta Elementary School Marietta | 270 | 67.8% | 66.5% |
| West Hancock Elementary Picayune | 349 | 75.1% | 72.6% |
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 Baxterville School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lamar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #155 of 428 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #99 of 439 ▲ 25 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #98 of 439 ▲ 99 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #400 of 453 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #3 of 408 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #373 of 409 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #264 of 444 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #80 of 296 | N/A |
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
217
-26 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 217 | 23.1 | 9.4:1 | 78% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 29 | 8.5:1 | 69% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 27.1 | 9.3:1 | 99% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 99% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 21.8 | 13.0:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 78% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 73% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 33% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baxterville School.
About Baxterville School
Baxterville School is a small elementary school in Mississippi, with an address in Lumberton. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 217 students. The school is 51% below the average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The district for Baxterville School is Lamar County School District, with 15 schools and 10,318 students.
At Baxterville School, 94% of students are White. The school is also 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 71% White share among all Lamar County residents. The diversity index for Baxterville School is 11%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.4:1. The school has 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Federal data show 78% of students (169) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 55% average for public schools in Lamar County is 23 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Baxterville School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Baxterville School is 6.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.5% actual, 55.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In the wider Lamar County area, the median household earns about $70,909 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Lamar County, 17 public schools serve about 10,318 students.
Baxterville School's nearest public school is Lumberton High School (about 10.0 miles). Ranked by average proficiency, Baxterville School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 217, down from 243 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 11.1:1 to 9.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Baxterville School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,713
Census ACS
Median income
$70,909
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
10,318 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar County School District
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Sumrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 960 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Other schools in Lumberton
- Lumberton Elementary SchoolElementary · 287 students
- Lumberton High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Lumberton High School10.0 mi · 268
- Lumberton Elementary School10.1 mi · 287
- Purvis Lower Elementary11.5 mi · 448
- Purvis High School11.6 mi · 614
- Purvis Upper Elementary11.6 mi · 377
- Purvis Middle School11.6 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Baxterville SchoolHow large is Baxterville School?
Baxterville School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-08.
Is Baxterville School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baxterville School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baxterville School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baxterville School is approximately 9.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Baxterville School?
Student demographics at Baxterville School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Baxterville School?
Baxterville School is overseen by Lamar County School District in Lamar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.