Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH TIPPAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280327000637
Chalybeate Elementary
2471 HWY 354, Walnut, MS 38683 · (662) 223-4311 · Tippah County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
208 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 | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
51.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 54.4% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Chalybeate Elementary
Chalybeate Elementary's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalybeate Elementary this school | 264 | 78.8% | 58.9% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 254 | 79.1% | 56.7% |
| Baxterville School Lumberton | 217 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| Topeka - Tilton School Monticello | 298 | 80.2% | 51.3% |
| West Hancock Elementary Picayune | 349 | 75.1% | 72.6% |
| Biggersville Elementary CORINTH | 354 | 77.7% | 58.9% |
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 Chalybeate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #178 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #144 of 439 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #194 of 439 ▲ 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #352 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #65 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #353 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #259 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #242 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
264
+29 (+12%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 264 | 20.4 | 12.9:1 | 79% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 24.1 | 11.7:1 | 76% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 22.4 | 11.9:1 | 99% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 99% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 20.2 | 13.8:1 | 75% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 75% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 70% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 62% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 12 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chalybeate Elementary.
About Chalybeate Elementary
Chalybeate Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in North Tippah School District, located in Walnut, Mississippi. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 264 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 41% smaller than that.
North Tippah School District runs 3 schools with a combined 1,220 students. Chalybeate Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Chalybeate Elementary. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. In Tippah County overall, about 76% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.9 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 79%. For comparison, public schools in Tippah County average 79%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Chalybeate Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chalybeate Elementary's results are 4.1 points above predicted: 58.9% against 54.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Tippah County show that the median household income is $52,542, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. There are 9 public schools in Tippah County, enrolling about 3,623 students in all.
The closest other public school is Walnut Attendance Center, about 2.3 miles away. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Chalybeate Elementary is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment climbed 12% from its 2020-21 level of 235. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tippah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,523
Census ACS
Median income
$52,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Tippah School District
- Walnut Attendance CenterElementary · 480 students
- Falkner Attendance CenterElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Attendance Center2.3 mi · 480
- Falkner Attendance Center7.3 mi · 476
- Middleton High School9.2 mi · 410
- Middleton Elementary9.9 mi · 349
- Kossuth Middle School13.5 mi · 374
- Kossuth High School13.5 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Chalybeate ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chalybeate Elementary?
Chalybeate Elementary enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Chalybeate Elementary serve?
Chalybeate Elementary serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chalybeate Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chalybeate Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chalybeate Elementary?
At Chalybeate Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chalybeate Elementary in?
Chalybeate Elementary is part of North Tippah School District.
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