Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKHAVEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280084000091
Brookhaven Elementary School
300 S CHURCH STREET, BROOKHAVEN, MS 39601 · (601) 833-3139 · Lincoln County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
298 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 160 | 43% |
| Grade 4 | 208 | 57% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 44.9% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Brookhaven Elementary School
Brookhaven Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven Elementary School this school | 368 | 81.0% | 50.0% |
| Kosciusko Lower Elem KOSCIUSKO | 403 | 85.1% | 57.9% |
| Marshall Elementary School NORTH CARROLLTON | 391 | 84.1% | 38.7% |
| Quitman Upper Elementary School Quitman | 327 | 79.5% | 51.4% |
| Kosciusko Middle Elem KOSCIUSKO | 267 | 86.5% | 54.5% |
| Shannon Elementary School SHANNON | 257 | 82.9% | 48.7% |
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 Brookhaven Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #264 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #173 of 439 ▲ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #221 of 439 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #260 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #101 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #145 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #247 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #57 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
368
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 81% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 26.8 | 15.3:1 | 81% (331) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 25.8 | 13.9:1 | 99% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 25 | 14.9:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 28.9 | 17.6:1 | 79% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 78% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 75% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 28 | 19.1:1 | 60% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookhaven Elementary School.
About Brookhaven Elementary School
Brookhaven Elementary School is an elementary school located in BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi, in Lincoln County. Students in grades 3 through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 368 students.
In Brookhaven School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 2,432 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brookhaven Elementary School is 62% Black. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Lincoln County's population at about 30%. The chance that two students picked at random at Brookhaven Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Teacher staffing is 27 full-time equivalents, or about 13.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 81% of students, or 298, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Lincoln County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Brookhaven Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brookhaven Elementary School would be expected to post about 53.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%.
Federal survey data for Lincoln County show that median household income is about $51,119, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. A total of 12 public schools operate in Lincoln County, serving about 5,327 students.
The nearest other public school, MS School Of The Arts, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Brookhaven Elementary School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Brookhaven Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Brookhaven Elementary School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 372 to 368. The ratio was 14.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.6:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,877
Census ACS
Median income
$51,119
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,327 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brookhaven School District
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Lipsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 341 students
- Alexander Junior HighMiddle · 340 students
- BROOKHAVEN TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MULLINS SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in BROOKHAVEN
- Brookhaven High SchoolHigh · 761 students
- Loyd Star Attendance CenterCombined · 741 students
- Enterprise Attendance CenterCombined · 667 students
- West Lincoln SchoolCombined · 636 students
- Mamie Martin ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- Lipsey Middle SchoolMiddle · 341 students
Other Brookhaven Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brookhaven Elementary. Brookhaven Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolMorgantown, WV · 550 students
- BROOKHAVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBROOKHAVEN, NY · 515 students
- Brookhaven Elementary SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 503 students
- Brookhaven ElementaryPlacentia, CA · 482 students
- Brookhaven ElementaryRockville, MD · 436 students
Nearby schools
- MS School Of The Arts0.2 mi · 104
- Brookhaven High School0.6 mi · 761
- Lipsey Middle School0.9 mi · 341
- Alexander Junior High1.0 mi · 340
- Mamie Martin Elementary1.0 mi · 622
- Loyd Star Attendance Center7.3 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Brookhaven Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brookhaven Elementary School?
Brookhaven Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Brookhaven Elementary School serve?
Brookhaven Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Brookhaven Elementary School.
How diverse is Brookhaven Elementary School?
Brookhaven Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 2% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Brookhaven Elementary School public or private?
Brookhaven Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brookhaven School District.
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