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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TISHOMINGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280426000804
Burnsville Elementary School
23 Washington St., Burnsville, MS 38833 · (662) 427-9226 · Tishomingo County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
305 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
55.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
43.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 33.6% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Burnsville Elementary School
Burnsville Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsville Elementary School this school | 410 | 74.4% | 42.8% |
| West Hancock Elementary Picayune | 349 | 75.1% | 72.6% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
| Hancock North Central School Kiln | 404 | 69.8% | 76.5% |
| Lizana Elementary GULFPORT | 393 | 74.3% | 86.3% |
| Hills Chapel School Booneville | 398 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
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 Burnsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #327 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #270 of 439 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #156 of 439 ▲ 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #213 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #33 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #309 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #288 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #196 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
410
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 410 | 33.2 | 12.3:1 | 74% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 35.8 | 12.5:1 | 76% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 37.1 | 11.3:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 99% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 32.7 | 13.8:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 76% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 78% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 52% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burnsville Elementary School.
About Burnsville Elementary School
Burnsville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Burnsville, Mississippi. The school has 410 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 8.
Tishomingo County School District has 2,844 students spread across 6 schools.
Burnsville Elementary School is 85% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 12% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for Burnsville Elementary School is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 15.9:1. About 74% of students at Burnsville Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Burnsville Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Burnsville Elementary School is 14.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.8%. Predicted: 57.0%.
Looking at the county, Tishomingo County, the median household earns about $53,040 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Burnsville Elementary School, Tishomingo County has 8 public schools.
Burnsville Elementary School's nearest public school is Tishomingo Co. High School (about 3.6 miles). The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Burnsville Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 440 students in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Burnsville Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tishomingo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,660
Census ACS
Median income
$53,040
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tishomingo County School District
- Belmont SchoolsCombined · 855 students
- Tishomingo Co. High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Tishomingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- TISH. CO. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTHigh
Other Burnsville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Burnsville Elementary. Burnsville Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Burnsville ElementaryBurnsville, NC · 350 students
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolBurnsville, WV · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Tishomingo Co. High School3.6 mi · 578
- Iuka Elementary School6.0 mi · 414
- Iuka Middle School7.0 mi · 333
- Alcorn Central High School8.1 mi · 386
- Alcorn Central Middle School8.1 mi · 371
- Alcorn Central Elementary School8.2 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Burnsville Elementary SchoolHow large is Burnsville Elementary School?
Burnsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Burnsville Elementary School serve?
Burnsville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Burnsville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Burnsville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Burnsville Elementary School?
At Burnsville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 12% Two or more.
Is Burnsville Elementary School public or private?
Burnsville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tishomingo County School District.
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