Bovina Elementary

Located at 5 Willow Creek Drive, in VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Bovina Elementary is a small K-5 school that hosts 340 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Vicksburg Warren School District. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 446.

Vicksburg Warren School District runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,610 students. Bovina Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bovina Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest consists of 26% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Bovina Elementary sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.1%; actual is 83.8%, +39.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Warren County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,401, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Warren County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,610 students), Bovina Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Warren Central High, around 5.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bovina Elementary's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 340). The Black share of enrollment fell from 36% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.