Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALCORN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280039000017
Biggersville Elementary
571 A Highway 45 South, CORINTH, MS 38834 · (662) 286-6593 · Alcorn County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
275 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Biggersville Elementary→Biggersville High School
Based on grade levels within Alcorn School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 56.3% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Biggersville Elementary
Biggersville Elementary's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggersville Elementary this school | 354 | 77.7% | 58.9% |
| Topeka - Tilton School Monticello | 298 | 80.2% | 51.3% |
| Glade Elementary Laurel | 423 | 78.7% | 62.0% |
| Burnsville Elementary School Burnsville | 410 | 74.4% | 42.8% |
| West Hancock Elementary Picayune | 349 | 75.1% | 72.6% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
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 Biggersville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #175 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #205 of 439 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #239 of 439 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #275 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #116 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #247 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #268 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.4% | #4 of 90 |
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
354
+58 (+20%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 354 | 25.5 | 13.9:1 | 78% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 78% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 99% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 99% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 17.4 | 14.6:1 | 81% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 72% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 10 | 15.7:1 | 72% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 44% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Biggersville Elementary.
About Biggersville Elementary
Biggersville Elementary serves students in CORINTH, Mississippi, as a small elementary school. The school counts 354 students across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Alcorn School District serves 3,226 students across 8 schools.
A majority of students at Biggersville Elementary, 77%, are White. Next come 16% Black and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. Biggersville Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.9 students per teacher and 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 65% average among public schools in Alcorn County.
allk12 grades Biggersville Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Biggersville Elementary scores 58.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.3%.
Alcorn County has about 34,289 residents, and median household income is about $51,260, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in Alcorn County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,626.
The nearest public school is Biggersville High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Biggersville Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Biggersville Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Biggersville Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 354 was 20% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 296.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Biggersville Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Alcorn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,289
Census ACS
Median income
$51,260
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,626 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alcorn School District
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Alcorn Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 510 students
- Kossuth High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Alcorn Central High SchoolHigh · 386 students
- Kossuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- Alcorn Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 371 students
Other schools in CORINTH
- Corinth Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,071 students
- Corinth Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Corinth High SchoolHigh · 610 students
- Kossuth Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Kossuth High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Kossuth Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Biggersville High School0.1 mi · 263
- Kossuth Elementary School5.1 mi · 570
- Kossuth High School5.2 mi · 398
- Kossuth Middle School5.2 mi · 374
- Corinth Elementary School6.8 mi · 1,071
- Corinth Middle School7.7 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About Biggersville ElementaryHow many students attend Biggersville Elementary?
Biggersville Elementary enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Biggersville Elementary serve?
Biggersville Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Biggersville Elementary have?
Biggersville Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Biggersville Elementary?
Student demographics at Biggersville Elementary are roughly 77% White, 1% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Biggersville Elementary?
Biggersville Elementary is overseen by Alcorn School District in Alcorn County.
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