Enrollment
235
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280087001104
Calhoun City Elementary
506 EAST SEAMANS, CALHOUN CITY, MS 38916 · (662) 628-5111 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
215 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 | 23 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
61%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
42.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -10.9pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 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 are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 41.7% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Calhoun City Elementary
Calhoun City Elementary's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun City Elementary this school | 235 | 91.5% | 47.5% |
| Shannon Primary School SHANNON | 249 | 86.3% | 33.9% |
| Coldwater Elementary School Coldwater | 213 | 91.1% | 46.6% |
| Lumberton Elementary School Lumberton | 287 | 90.2% | 42.9% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 262 | 93.9% | 41.6% |
| North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg | 209 | 92.3% | 60.4% |
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 Calhoun City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #287 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #206 of 439 ▲ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #269 of 439 ▼ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #384 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #31 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #76 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #211 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #27 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
235
-56 (-19%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 235 | 19.2 | 12.2:1 | 91% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 26.5 | 9.8:1 | 88% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 27.2 | 9.9:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 99% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 19.9 | 18.1:1 | 89% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 90% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 71% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun City Elementary.
About Calhoun City Elementary
Calhoun City Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of CALHOUN CITY, Mississippi. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 235 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 47% below that mark.
Calhoun County School District serves 1,989 students across 5 schools.
The student body at Calhoun City Elementary is 51% Black. After that, the student body is 36% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Calhoun County, the Black share is about 27%. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Calhoun City Elementary are from different groups.
Calhoun City Elementary lists 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.2 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 91% of the student body. That is 15 points above the 76% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
On the allk12 Grade, Calhoun City Elementary lands at C, ahead of 33% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Calhoun City Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 48.4%.
The school is in Calhoun County, where median household income comes to about $43,125, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Calhoun County's 8 public schools enroll about 1,989 students and include Calhoun City Elementary.
The closest school to Calhoun City Elementary is Calhoun City High School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Calhoun City Elementary ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.5% against a local average of 56.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 235, down from 291 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Calhoun City Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Bruce ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- CALHOUN CO CAREER & TECH CTRHigh
- VARDAMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in CALHOUN CITY
- Calhoun City High SchoolHigh · 379 students
- CALHOUN CO CAREER & TECH CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Calhoun City High School0.6 mi · 379
- Vardaman Attendance Center7.9 mi · 624
- Bruce Elementary9.2 mi · 316
- Bruce High School9.4 mi · 435
- Houston Upper Elementary17.2 mi · 387
- Houston Middle School17.9 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun City ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Calhoun City Elementary?
Calhoun City Elementary enrolls approximately 235 students in grades PK-04.
Is Calhoun City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Calhoun City Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Calhoun City Elementary.
How diverse is Calhoun City Elementary?
Calhoun City Elementary reports a student body of 36% White, 6% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun City Elementary?
Calhoun City Elementary is overseen by Calhoun County School District in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.