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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280447001186
Beechwood Elementary
999 HIGHWAY 27 S, VICKSBURG, MS 39180 · (601) 638-3875 · Warren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- ABeats 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
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
550 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
56.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 56 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 41.4% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Beechwood Elementary
Beechwood Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood Elementary this school | 550 | 100.0% | 58.2% |
| Ackerman Elementary ACKERMAN | 462 | 99.4% | 85.3% |
| Beat Four School Waynesboro | 416 | 99.3% | 35.5% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 410 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL Foxworth | 435 | 99.3% | 70.0% |
| Bentonia Gibbs School BENTONIA | 380 | 99.2% | 49.6% |
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 Beechwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #184 of 428 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #196 of 439 ▲ 98 | #3 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #142 of 439 ▲ 75 | #3 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #119 of 453 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #325 of 408 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #137 of 409 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #104 of 444 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #226 of 296 | #9 of 10 |
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
550
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 100% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 45.1 | 12.3:1 | 100% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 46.2 | 11.7:1 | 100% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 100% (570) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 35.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 100% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 67% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 61% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 856 | 42 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beechwood Elementary.
About Beechwood Elementary
Beechwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in VICKSBURG, Mississippi. It serves 550 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 23% above that.
Beechwood Elementary sits within Vicksburg Warren School District, which has 14 schools and 6,610 students.
Roughly 59% of students at Beechwood Elementary are White. Other groups make up 34% Black and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 47% of Warren County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Warren County.
The allk12 Grade for Beechwood Elementary is B+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 70% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Beechwood Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (58.2%) and its predicted rate (44.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
In the county around the school, Warren County, the median household income is $59,401, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Warren County is home to 16 public schools and about 6,610 public school students.
The nearest public school is Warren Central High, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Beechwood Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Beechwood Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 21 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.7:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Beechwood Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,610 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vicksburg Warren School District
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Warren Central Junior HighMiddle · 525 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Dana Road ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Other schools in VICKSBURG
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Warren Central Junior HighMiddle · 525 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Dana Road ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Other Beechwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Beechwood Elementary. Beechwood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Beechwood ElementaryFullerton, CA · 872 students
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolFort Mitchell, KY · 780 students
- Beechwood Elementary SchoolWhitehall, OH · 508 students
Nearby schools
- Warren Central High0.3 mi · 1,145
- Warren Central Junior High2.8 mi · 525
- Vicksburg Junior High3.0 mi · 409
- Sherman Avenue Elementary3.2 mi · 360
- Warren Central Intermediate3.2 mi · 353
- Bowmar Avenue3.7 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Beechwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Beechwood Elementary?
Beechwood Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Beechwood Elementary serve?
Beechwood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Beechwood Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Beechwood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beechwood Elementary?
At Beechwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 1% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Beechwood Elementary?
Beechwood Elementary is overseen by Vicksburg Warren School District in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.