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Alumni: what's one memory from BENTONIA GIBBS SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAZOO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280480000891
Bentonia Gibbs School
10340 HWY 433 WEST, BENTONIA, MS 39040 · (662) 755-9966 · Yazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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
12.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
377 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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Yazoo County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.9% | 40.3% |
% 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Bentonia Gibbs School
Bentonia Gibbs School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonia Gibbs School this school | 380 | 99.2% | 49.6% |
| Bovina Elementary VICKSBURG | 340 | 100.0% | 83.8% |
| Beat Four School Waynesboro | 416 | 99.3% | 35.5% |
| Bowmar Avenue VICKSBURG | 324 | 100.0% | 61.1% |
| Beechwood Elementary VICKSBURG | 550 | 100.0% | 58.2% |
| Bell Academy BOYLE | 327 | 100.0% | 66.0% |
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 Bentonia Gibbs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #268 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #315 of 439 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #300 of 439 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #243 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #38 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #90 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #157 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #77 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
380
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 380 | 30.7 | 12.4:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 34.8 | 10.8:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 34.5 | 11.7:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 31.7 | 15.8:1 | 100% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 100% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 81% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 817 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 84% (687) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bentonia Gibbs School.
About Bentonia Gibbs School
Families in BENTONIA, Mississippi, are served by Bentonia Gibbs School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 380 students in pre-K through 5.
Bentonia Gibbs School is one school in a 4-school district, Yazoo County School District, which enrolls 1,216 students.
The student body at Bentonia Gibbs School is 54% White. It is also 32% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Yazoo County's residents are about 40% White, 14 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Bentonia Gibbs School reports a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher, from 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Lunch program data show 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Yazoo County average a similar 99%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bentonia Gibbs School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Bentonia Gibbs School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.6% and a predicted 44.5%.
The school's county is Yazoo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $39,295 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 22%. Bentonia Gibbs School shares Yazoo County with 9 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, East Flora Elementary, is about 8.7 miles. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Bentonia Gibbs School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.6:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
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Yazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,835
Census ACS
Median income
$39,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yazoo County School District
- Yazoo County High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Yazoo County Middle SchoolMiddle · 258 students
- Linwood SchoolElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- East Flora Elementary8.7 mi · 249
- Yazoo County High School9.9 mi · 400
- Yazoo County Middle School9.9 mi · 258
- Mannsdale Upper Elementary13.8 mi · 578
- Mannsdale Elementary School14.0 mi · 578
- Woolfolk Middle School15.0 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Bentonia Gibbs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bentonia Gibbs School?
Bentonia Gibbs School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bentonia Gibbs School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bentonia Gibbs School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bentonia Gibbs School have?
Bentonia Gibbs School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bentonia Gibbs School?
At Bentonia Gibbs School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 2% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Bentonia Gibbs School in?
Bentonia Gibbs School is part of Yazoo County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.