Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280087001102
Bruce Elementary
136 South Mcsweyn, BRUCE, MS 38915 · (662) 983-3373 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
234 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (60).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
55.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.7pp 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 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Elementary this school | 316 | 74.1% | 56.4% |
| South Side Upper Elementary Picayune | 310 | 79.4% | 64.6% |
| LT Taylor Intermediate School LUCEDALE | 293 | 74.7% | 55.0% |
| North Bay Elementary BAY ST LOUIS | 348 | 67.2% | 75.7% |
| Columbia Elementary School Columbia | 378 | 73.8% | 63.3% |
| South Side Lower Elementary Picayune | 320 | 82.2% | 53.4% |
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 Bruce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #203 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #174 of 439 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #149 of 439 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #310 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #76 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #153 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #292 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #249 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
316
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 316 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 74% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 31.1 | 10.2:1 | 67% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 32.1 | 9.9:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 99% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 78% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 79% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | 82% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 24 | 16.1:1 | 71% (273) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 28 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Elementary.
About Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in BRUCE, Mississippi. It educates 316 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Besides Bruce Elementary, Calhoun County School District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,989 students.
White students account for 63% of enrollment at Bruce Elementary. Other students are 27% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Calhoun County is about 64% White. By the diversity index, Bruce Elementary comes in at 52%.
Its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 76% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
The allk12 Grade for Bruce Elementary is B-. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bruce Elementary is 57.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.4%.
Bruce Elementary is located in Calhoun County, where median household income is about $43,125, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Bruce Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Calhoun County, which together enroll about 1,989 students.
Bruce High School is located about 0.3 miles from Bruce Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Bruce Elementary comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 340 to 316. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.1:1, from 16.2:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Bruce Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,922
Census ACS
Median income
$43,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County School District
- Vardaman Attendance CenterCombined · 624 students
- Bruce High SchoolHigh · 435 students
- Calhoun City High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- Calhoun City ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- CALHOUN CO CAREER & TECH CTRHigh
- VARDAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other Bruce Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bruce Elementary. Bruce Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Bruce ElementaryMemphis, TN · 448 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 411 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 285 students
- Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 270 students
- Bruce ElementaryBruce, WI · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce High School0.3 mi · 435
- Calhoun City Elementary9.2 mi · 235
- Calhoun City High School9.2 mi · 379
- Vardaman Attendance Center12.4 mi · 624
- Houlka Attendance Center19.0 mi · 457
- Coffeeville High School19.2 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce ElementaryHow large is Bruce Elementary?
Bruce Elementary enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Bruce Elementary serve?
Bruce Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bruce Elementary?
At Bruce Elementary, the student body is approximately 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 27% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Bruce Elementary public or private?
Bruce Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Calhoun County School District.
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